The Changing winds from Pakistan towards Afghanistan By: Jawad Yousafzai on October 3, 2020Government of Pakistan has announced new visa policy for afghan nationals; living or visiting across Pakistan. In a revised policy, the government of Pakistan has relaxed visa policy for Afghan citizens specifically for students, businessmen, investors and medical patients. The decision came at the time when the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation […]
Citizen Schraider and Biggy Boy release new animated visual for “M’paka Di’l Sa” By: Web Desk on September 29, 2020The COVID-19 outbreak has put a lot of Artists on hold, some artists canceled concerts, some postponed Albums and tracks, but that hasn’t stopped Citizen Schraider and Biggy Boy from dropping his love song for the fans. The song is about a female he loves but don’t know how to tell her, most people used […]
Honour Killing By: Zahbea Zahra on September 28, 2020Honour killing is whereby a victim is murdered because the perpetrators believe that the victim has injured the honour of the family. The victims are associated with the murderer in some way, usually being a close relative. The primary motive of the murderer is their belief that the victim has brought shame and dishonour upon […]
The Rise of Unemployment rate in Quetta: Challenges and Remedies By: Hummas Lashari on September 26, 2020One cannot address crime without addressing poverty, and one cannot address poverty by addressing Unemployment. That said, these things often go hand in hand. And sadly, all these issues are arising in Pakistan, especially in our province Balochistan. Demographically Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan, and Quetta being its capital, is facing backwardness due […]
The Rise of the Pakistani Taleban and the Pakistani Unity By: Hammad Saleem on September 25, 2020As Zaid Hamid said, “It’s not that we like the Taleban, but they are all we’ve got,” (Leiven, 2011) .This statement was very important then and now also. Pakistan and mainly ISI discouraged the use of power against the Taleban. It was the reason that after 2002 Taleban had grown strong roots in Pakistani society especially […]
Covid-19 widening the digital divide between developing and developed states By: Ayesha Zafar on September 25, 2020COVID-19 has transformed the global strategic equations, it has impacted each part of human life so has it highlighted the divide in the access to information technology by the general masses. The virus that is itself unseen has shaken the structure, with severe ramifications for all states. After the announcement of lockdown by each state, […]
China expands network of detention centers in Xinjiang, ASPI reports By: Web Desk on September 24, 2020The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has reported an expansion in the network of detention centers in Xinjiang, China. The institute’s report has identified at least 380 suspected camps, that are newly built or significantly expanded recently, “since 2017, a government crackdown in the far-western region of China known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has […]
Brucellosis outbreak infects thousands in China after a factory leaked contaminated fumes By: Web Desk on September 20, 2020While the novel coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc across the globe, the Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province of China, has released a report confirming an outbreak of a infectious bacterial disease Brucellosis that has affected several thousand people in northwest China. According to the report released this week, out of […]
Usman Amjad Rathore, gold medalist weightlifter talks about his journey By: Qurat ul Ain Ali on September 17, 2020Hailing from Gujranwala, Usman Amjad Rathore is a Pakistani weightlifter who has made the country proud on several international platforms. We had the privilege to talk to Usman about his journey. Here’s how our conversation went: Tell us about yourself? What made you choose this field? I was born on January 10,1987. I belong […]
TTP – Challenge for Afghan Taliban? By: Jawad Yousafzai on September 17, 2020The peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are underway in the capital of Qatar. The start of negotiations aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed thousands of combatants and civilians. During peace deal, the Afghan Taliban have several time lauded on media that they will not let anyone to […]