The civil -military establishments have divided the country in to two zones; Security “guaranteed zone”, is Punjab, the other three units are security “risk zone” Bertrand Russel says; nationalism is the basic brick of internationalism; it is stronger because, it ...
Read More »Geostrategic vs. Geoeconomic
Obsession with the geostrategic has been deeply rooted in the ethos of the Pakistani state since its very inception. The survival instincts of a fragile new state probably necessitated it. But the geostrategic theories of the colonial ideologues also had ...
Read More »Sports for Development Programs and FATA Youth Festival
“The people of FATA have suffered tremendously, their landscapes marred by the decades-old wars of others, their cultural values under constant threats, they deserve the utmost treatment under incubation” Sports is defined by UN as ” All forms of physical ...
Read More »Challenges Faced by Women Workers in Pakistan
In the past few decades, the role of women in our society has been drastically changed. Women can be fighter-jet pilots, educationists, customer services heads, company executives, admin heads, banking, HR and telecom sector leaders. Women are making a tremendous ...
Read More »Standard of Education in Pakistan: Is it designed to produce Scientists or Radicals?
The colonialist destroys the social fabric, the values of the society, the local human wisdom, and evolution of mind and leave behind a huge intellectual vacuum; where they can implant their stooges or lackeys and above all drill in the ...
Read More »Why are Pakistanis reading less?
Our education system has to be transformed along the lines which inculcate lifelong learning habits among the students Books are man’s best friend. They are the carrier of his intellectual heritage and a matchless source of recreation. In a consumerist ...
Read More »Pakistan’s media restricted to reporting on urban centers, media can’t report on half of country
“Journalists in Pakistan need to be trained on the fact that a small local story is very important than the religious narrative of anti-Israel and anti-India international content.” Community journalism is an essential part of contemporary society and is the ...
Read More »Will peace ever return to Afghanistan?
There is no “Quick fix” to the problem. The scenario is too crowded. The atmosphere is too foggy and dark. It is difficult to know for sure who is who? To differentiate between friend and foe is too difficult because ...
Read More »Sexual Harassment in NGO Sector of Pakistan: A Brief Story of Ghazala Naaz
Often a complaint can create even more problems for the woman being harassed Data on the number of women affected by harassment is hard to come by since there is no law under which cases can be registered; this means ...
Read More »Extreme Religion
An irrational belief and adherence to a religion, religious text, more commonly termed ‘fundamental’, leads to extreme behaviour, often with dire consequences. Many religions develop fundamentalists, however, the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, exhibit some of the worst traits ...
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