Structural Prejudice, Nuclear Technology and World Peace on November 18, 2019Recently, the news of Iran stepping further away from the nuclear pact has surfaced and ignited a debate of nuclear proliferation once again. Iran, the P5 (the US, Russia, China, France and UK) and EU made a “Nuclear Deal Framework” back in 2015, which the US had withdrawn from in 2018, and imposed economic sanctions […]
The ‘China Dream’ and the new directives of the foreign policy of People’s Republic of China on November 10, 2019The analysis of different phases of Chinese leadership indicates the key factors that have shaped the Chinese National Security Policy over the years. According to John Garnett, states learn by experience and from history. Xi Jinping’s well known idea of “China dream” calls for the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” – and an ingredient […]
Is CPEC a game-changer for Balochs? on November 6, 2019The One Belt One Road (OBOR) is kind of a revival of the centuries-old silk route that connected the world to the centre of the globe (areas surrounding the Mediterranean and the Caspian Sea). This was once a hub of linguistics, culture, commerce, trade and religious activities. Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province in terms of […]
Giving ‘Jinnah’s Pakistan’ back to the Religious Minorities on July 12, 2019Pakistan has an overwhelmingly Muslim community, which accounts for 95 per cent of its 216 million inhabitants. The Muslim population however belongs to several doctrinal groups. Sunnis are in the majority amongst Muslims, with Shia Muslims and Zikris facing discrimination. In 1974, the National Assembly of Pakistan has declared Ahmadis (also called Qadianis) a non-Muslim […]
Who will guard the guards? on December 9, 2017 “Quis custodiet ipsos Custodies?” is a Latin phrase from the Roman poet Juvenal which translates as ‘who will guard the guards’. This single phrase can be applied and understood in different contexts. However, I am going to particularly focus on a certain theme; one of the many sacred cows of our beloved homeland i.e. […]
No cure without care on May 10, 2017With one in four people likely to be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives, mental disorders are among the leading cause of ill-health and disability in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). A study conducted by Whiteford and others in 2013 found that major depression is […]