Lessons from Pakistan’s Universal Service Fund on January 2, 2023While the internet and connectivity are key concerns in the global cyberspace narrative, the lag in efforts by dominant Pakistani enterprises to shape local telecommunications has been daunting for a long time. Effective internet governance stands at the core of any thriving society, attributable to its ability to advance sustainable human development. Pakistan’s perpetual dismissive […]
Halting the Upsurge of Future Pandemic on June 1, 2020It seemed just like last year, perhaps even more recently, that Africa was confronted with the outbreak of the deadly and highly infectious Ebola virus disease. Well, it happened only in 2014, but we still remember, the scale of deaths, and panic of the citizenry. But the incredible heroism of certain front liners to the […]
Pak-Corona economic turmoil on March 15, 2020Since the coronavirus outbreak in China and the increased number of affecters reported in the neighboring countries of Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan has put in efforts to curb the reported COVID-19 cases by sealing off its border after more than 21 cases have emerged until now. With such stringent measures, an economy was strangled nearly […]
Should we publicly hang? on February 13, 2020Lawyers are mandatorily made to undertake pro bono services before acquiring the licence to practice law in the United States. Agreater purpose is served to voluntarily dispense legal services to promote justice and a sense of responsibility owed towards the weaker members of society, and a greater cause is achieved through the implementation of the […]
Muslim’s new home: detention centers on January 11, 2020It’s hard to analogy “Detention centers” and “Concentration camps” are reported of coming into existence to prison the revolutionary crowd. These camps yet have surfaced with different names but serve the same purpose, have historical ties with the internment camps in Vichy France that detained refugees from occupied Europe in the 1940s. The French camp […]
Gullu’s Lawyering on January 4, 2020With immense grief and sorrow, I have been questioning myself of pursuing law once a noble profession of Pakistan’s founder – Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The recent ugly episode of lawyers versus doctors in Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) has kicked off a new debate about the sanctity and professional ethical code embodied in their constitutions, […]
Who is responsible for the Syrian Crisis? on November 1, 2019It is important for Turkey to limit the length of its military incursion, and to initiate a comprehensive dialogue with the Syrian regime All stakeholders have contributed to the exacerbation of the Syrian crisis, and only punishing Turkey via imposing sanctions would sabotage regional stability It is easy, thousands of miles away, to blame Turkey […]
Telecom Taxation is booming Pakistani economy on July 9, 2019Since the introduction of mobile telecommunications in Pakistan in 1991, there has been continuous expansion in this sector. The range of connections grew by a combined annual growth rate of 52.8 percent over the period 2000-2013. In the last two decades, the mobile sector in Pakistan has enabled 60 million users to gain access to […]
Squashing domestic Terrorism on May 12, 2018Terrorism has mantled the world, drenching it into the bloodshed of millions of innocents, thus losing a hope for a new lease of life. The militant infestation has continued to outgrow, devastating regions to countries and striking the peace with a blow of absolute horror. Counter attempts to root out terrorism around the globe have […]
Women, as Imams on March 14, 2018From the reminiscence of early ages, it sounds as ancient and a radical act as Emmeline Pankhurst, who chained herself to the British parliament’s fence for women’s right to vote, however, for others, a Muslim congregational prayer led by a woman, desecrates the principles of Sharia surfaced since the advent of Islam. First reported back […]