Mental Health Pandemic Amid COVID 19By: Nabila Chauhdry on July 6, 2020I always felt butterflies in my stomach before entering the examination hall. The night before exam would seem never ending. Even if I did sleep for few hours my subconscious mind used to be fully alert. I was used to feel as if I was half asleep. But once the exam was over, I was […]
The Open Kitchen of Muslim HandsBy: Naveed Aman Khan on July 6, 2020Founded in Nottingham, the United Kingdom, in 1993 by the dynamic and visionary Syed Lakht e Hassnain, ‘Muslim Hands’ is an international non-government organization working in over 50 countries world wide to help those affected by natural disasters, conflicts and poverty. It motivates the entire world to become active part of it and get united […]
The Fetish for “Gori Rangat”By: Zafar Aziz Chaudhry on July 6, 2020In the current budget, to discourage the use of sub-standard skin-whitening creams, the government has proposed a five-year jail, and Rs 50 lakh fine for ads promoting fair skin. This is because, in sub-standard skin-whitening creams, the ingredients used include mercury, hydroquinone, ascorbic acid and tretinoin. All of them carry dangerous side-effects. According to the […]
Creating a global momentum for a causeBy: Saif ur Rehman on July 4, 2020Is Kashmir a really humanitarian issue or is it merely a territorial dispute between two countries? This question was repeatedly asked by some foreign journalists and diplomats when I happened to visit the United Nations office four years ago, followed by another visit to USA three years ago. It was indeed very disgusting. It was […]
The Afghanistan conundrum: who represent the people of Afghanistan?By: Maryam Mastoor on July 4, 2020Afghanistan is a country, where national cohesion hardly existed. The theory of nationalism that unified various nations in early twentieth century, seems to be redundant in case of Afghanistan. Though Afghanis never allowed foreigners to settle in their territory, yet they have always provided room for ‘others’ to maneuver, owing to their disunity. The over […]
Ethics – a fading trendBy: Huzaima Bukhari on July 4, 2020“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world”- Albert Camus On 2 December 2012, Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre, a municipality of Spain. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai-a bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeple chase at […]
Middle East: Region of Immortal WarsBy: Shahrukh Mehboob on July 2, 2020The Middle East has been the chrysalis of three of the world’s great religions. A profusion of prophetic absolutism has been the hallmark of a region suspended between a dream of its former glory and its contemporary inability to unify around common principles of domestic or international legitimacy. The Middle East has a vast and […]
Pakistan’s power sector: discovering opportunities in challengesBy: Dr Shahid Rahim on July 2, 2020Recent developments in the global energy markets have created an unprecedented and unique opportunity for our leaders to transform the seriously ailing power sector of the country into a viable and vibrant contributor to powering its development dreams. It would be unfortunate if they miss this opportunity by continuing to run this sector on traditional […]
GRU Paid Taliban Bounty to Kill Americans in AfghanistanBy: Muhammad Asim Siddique on July 2, 2020The US Presidential election this year has the potential to be even more contentious and unpredictable than the last. The Black Lives Matter movement and protests of police violence played a major role in the 2016 election, according to new research led by faculty from Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, Northwestern University, and George […]
Little concern for youthBy: Huzaima Bukhari& Dr. Ikramul Haq on June 30, 2020Every society tends to ignore its more troublesome characteristics. Most often they are taken for granted because their recognition would be painful for those who want to maintain the status quo. There is nothing surprising, then, if the rulers in this country show little concern when their actions subject the citizens to the greatest psychological […]