Behind Bars, Imran Khan Seeks to Make History as Oxford’s Next Chancellor M on August 30, 2024Imran Khan, the former cricketer and Ex prime minister of Pakistan, is running for the historic position of Chancellor of Oxford University from behind bars. This unexpected bid comes as Lord Patten, the current chancellor, is set to step down in February. Khan has garnered support from several British politicians, including Tory peer Lord Daniel […]
Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather Events: Lessons from Global Floods on May 12, 2024Floods have ravaged communities across the globe, from Kenya to Dubai, underscoring the devastating impact of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change. While not all floods can be directly attributed to global warming, they occur against a backdrop of record-breaking temperatures and mounting evidence of climate change’s influence on weather patterns. Climate change is […]
Pakistan’s Political Landscape, Navigating Uncertainty in 2024 on February 19, 2024In the complex tapestry of Pakistani politics, few figures loom as large as Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan. Their trajectories, marked by resilience and controversy, intersect in a political landscape fraught with uncertainty. As Pakistan grapples with the aftermath of the recent general election, the country finds itself at a crossroads, with no clear path […]
From Fear to Freedom: Pakistan’s Struggle Against Domestic Abuse on February 2, 2024In Pakistan, the safety of women is increasingly under threat due to a surge in incidents of domestic violence. This social menace, encompassing physical, verbal, and psychological abuse, poses a grave threat to the well-being and dignity of women across the country. According to statistics, domestic violence affects between 21% to 50% of women in […]
Pakistan’s Media Evolution: From Broadcast to Bytes on January 15, 2024Pakistan’s media landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation in the span of just two decades, evolving from a state-dominated broadcast sector with limited print and online presence to a scenario where private broadcast and print sectors struggle amidst a dominant state broadcast sector and a burgeoning online sphere. The internet, with its promise of relative […]
75 Years of independence- Where are we standing now? on August 18, 2022Crisis-stricken Pakistan is an entirely different country from the one envisioned by its founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid-e-Azam succeeded in evolving his vision of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent into reality. However, the present state of affairs in Pakistan indicates most of what Jinnah had informed against. Pakistan continues to face […]
Religion Card and Politics in Pakistan on July 21, 2022Pakistan was created as a Muslim state and therefore religion has a distinct role in its political evolution. Since, Islam has been the one thread creating a national identity in a state otherwise divided along ethnic, provincial, cultural, religious, class, and linguistic lines. Civilian and military leaders have used Islam to gain legitimacy for their […]
More than just words..!! on June 30, 2022Language has a huge impact on the way political processes move forward. Politicians have been long engaged in publicizing themselves by employing discrete speaking styles to signal social standing, competence, or a shared background with their audience. In today’s globalized era, words are extremely important in politics, given the abundance of false information available to […]
Politics killed Humanity In Kashmir! on January 31, 2020Kashmir conflict continues to brew between Pakistan and India. The issue was first raised after the partition of India in 1947. The partition agenda holds that the partition was based on majority, and the majority of the Kashmiris were Muslims so as per the rules, Kashmir is a part of Pakistan. However, India does not […]
Are lawyers dispersing the morals of law and order? on December 15, 2019Lawyers disperse the morals of law and order. Law-makers attacked the Punjab Institute of Cardiology; keeping the domestic and international laws at the tip of the shoe. The so-called drunk thugs of power may have forgotten the law. According to the Geneva Convention, the civilised world has agreed to not target hospitals and patients in […]