The Rise and Rise of Australian Rules Football in Pakistan Part 1By: Michael Gallus on August 7, 2020The game of Australian Rules Football, which was first played in Winter in 1858 by students from Melbourne private schools to keep their fitness up during the cricket off season, has made its way to Pakistan and is igniting interest and passion by all who are introduced to it. Australian Rules football is a game […]
Casual attitude of Pakistani’s about virus complications is alarmingBy: Mahrukh Khan on July 30, 2020Study conducted by Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong revealed that “One in six Pakistani adults believe that they and their families were safe from the coronavirus even without any preventive measures”. Pakistani researchers conducted an online survey of 1,406 adults across Pakistan over the first two weeks of May […]
Why do Karachiites don’t want it to rain in their city?By: Yusra Salim on July 27, 2020With the nastiest sewerage and drainage system of the city, the rain is what the Karachiites pray to get until a few years ago but for the last 5-6 years, people in this city don’t want it to rain. We conducted a small survey where we asked if they want it to rain or not […]
You want or not, pay TV feeBy: Yusra Salim on July 19, 2020When I asked around in my family Whatsapp group and few other friends group I realized there were hardly ten people who knew that they pay TV fee in their electricity bills. What does this trend explain? Everyone living in Pakistan and getting their electricity bills are paying a TV license fee whether they have […]
Growing Influence of Regional Powers in Indian OceanBy: Damiya Saghir on July 17, 2020The Indian navy has halted the exercise Milan for the year 2020. Milan is one of the multinational naval exercises. India this year had invited approximately 42 navies to join the exercise at India’s eastern naval command at Vishakhapatnam. Milan has grown to be one of the biggest Multinational exercises and this year it was […]
2nd Interactive Youth Forum 2020 (Virtual)By: Joshua Dilawar on July 13, 2020Every year, on July 11th, The World Population Day is celebrated throughout. This year, in commemorations with The World Population Day on 11th July, 2020, Institute for Social and Youth Development (ISYD) arranged a one day online 2nd Interactive Youth Forum 2020 with the generous support for Population Council and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation […]
Threshold of feminism in mystical Islam – Influential Muslim women in sainthoodBy: Najwa Aziz on July 10, 2020500 million years ago the feeling of being aware of surroundings developed known as the consciousness with the evolutionary origin of brain. Mysticism requires a person to be self aware which is directly linked with the consciousness. Since the start of it both genders have been a seeker of the source of existence of this […]
Pretty faces for bad adsBy: Nazia Jabeen on July 9, 2020My office is always swarmed with ad-seeking staffers of different media houses from 9am to 4pm. Being an officer with the information department of the federal government, I am tasked with dealing with advertisements for print media houses of Punjab. She was one of those early morning visitors on one such working mornings. “Thank God, […]
Beyond the signature’s phrase, “ Ghabrana nahe hai”By: Zahid Raza on June 28, 2020I burst out laughing, as I have come to know that Khan’s prominent catchy-phrase, “Ghabraana Nahe Hai” has made its way into Pakistan’s showbiz industry. According to details, Saba Qamar, a well-known versatile actress has renamed her movie as “Ghabrana Nahi Hai“which was earlier named as ‘Zubaida Mard Bann’. Contrastingly, the flip side of the Khan’s signature’s […]
A Cybercrime Pandemic?By: Rafiah Farrukh Rashid on June 20, 2020Given the outbreak of Covid-19, dependency on cyberspace due to social distancing appears to be the new norm. While cyberspace provides a dependable platform with ever-widening vistas, it also provides an opportunity to cybercriminals for their malicious activities. Thus, leaving the unaware public vulnerable. While we are hopeful that we will recover from COVID-19, will […]