Forced marriages – reasons and circumstances By: Madiha Iqbal on December 8, 2022This article examines the reasons why and the circumstances in which Pakistani women began a common-law relationship against their will, and the role played by their families. A recent national survey shows that 4.1 per cent of indigenous women was obliged to marry and 4.8 per cent was sold. This practice is conceptualized as an […]
Feminism as a curse; a myth or reality By: Muhammad Zakria on December 8, 2022Feminism is considered a negative word in Pakistan and is often used as a code word for atheism, Western allegiance, or just general systemic threat. I’m not an atheist or a Western agent, but I am a feminist, at least in terms of my own beliefs. I pose a danger to system and the status […]
The rule of law: A concept and reality in Pakistan By: Faheem Amir on November 11, 2022It is a simple truism that a stable, prosperous, democratic and egalitarian state does not exist and survive without implementing and following the rule of law. The term “rule of law” comes from the French word “le principe de legalite” meaning “the principle of legality”. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, “the rule of law, also […]
Taking advantage of the Sea By: Reema Shaukat on November 2, 2022Oceans and seas have played very important role throughout the history of mankind. Nations who understood the utility of seas ruled this world because of their extended reach, economical voyages and lift capacity. World economies have been sustained and survived over sea trade. A nation which has the sea is considered blessed as enormous potential […]
Public Policies By: Syed M Hamza on October 28, 2022 In the realm of policies, according to Mackinac Center, “public policy is best described as the broad area of government laws, regulations, court decisions, and local ordinances”. There is mostly the five-stage model that tends to be the most used one throughout this globe for formulating and implementing policies. The five-stage model involves firstly […]
Vikrant: Capability or Conundrum? By: Sohail Ahmad Azmie on October 19, 2022Indian navy has recently commissioned one of its biggest ever warships, INS Vikrant, a 42,800-tons vessel. This is the second aircraft carrier taking the name Vikrant, which means ‘stepping beyond’ or ‘courageous’, the first being ex-Royal navy’s HMS Hercules commissioned in the Indian navy in 1961; which was decommissioned in 1997. This carrier did not […]
Indian policy: playing all sides By: Jawad Falak on October 3, 2022Amid the military conflict in Ukraine, Russia held its Vostok (East) 2022 exercises alongside other nations in Siberia. Although, the US had already announced its apprehension of any country that militarily cooperated with Russia after the initiation of its military operation in Ukraine and despite the West’s best efforts, many countries participated in the exercise […]
The portrayal of China in Western media By: Imran Muneer on October 3, 2022Nathan Roger argues in his book Image Warfare in War on Terror that the mass media system has been shifted to a rhizomatic (grows horizontally under the ground) media system. That system relates to deterritorialized (take the control of) circulations and weaponization of images and this has resulted in the paradigm shift from techno-war to […]
INS Vikrant: Too little, too late By: Jawad Falak on September 21, 2022With much fanfare and aplomb, the Indian Government unveiled its purported indigenous aircraft carrier INS VIKRANT on 2 September. The opportunity was used by both the Indian Government and its subservient media to showcase Indian prowess as a major defense products powerhouse. However, a closer look will instead substantiate that the Vikrant is actually a […]
Time to refute false narrative By: Reema Shaukat on September 17, 2022Though never been a colony, Afghanistan has gone through a number of invasions from Maurya Empire to the recent one by US and its allies. It has remained a politically unstable country largely due to the interference of global and regional powers combined with multiple actors working to fulfill their own interest, leaving behind a […]