June 2022

Lahore Needs Urban Forests A cry of the city that has lost 70% if its tree cover The city of Lahore, which once was called the city of gardens and trees, is now counted among the most polluted cities in the world. This is a dramatic change to which I …

WHO’s Global Centre for Traditional Medicine Blending ancient practices with modern science The World Health Organization has launched its Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar in Gujarat state of India. Aimed at unlocking the potential of traditional medicine by blending ancient practices with modern science, the hub will …

Significance of steel sector and proposal for improvement Steel sector plays a significant role in economic growth and development of a country. Empirical results provide evidence of a long association between steel production and economic growth. Per-capita consumption of steel is an important index for measuring economic development and standard …

Pakistan’s Blue Economy Protracted Opportunities and Challenges Introduction With an increased economic interdependence of the countries in this era of globalization, different avenues have been persistently explored and tapped so as to spur economic growth. Blue economy is one such avenue and a novel idea in this context. ‘Blue Economy’, …

IIOJK Delimitations Gerrymandering to achieve BJP’s objectives On May 05, the Indian government published a new list of redrawn political constituencies for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Finalized by a delimitation commission, headed by a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, Ranjana Prakash Desai — and …

TRANSITIONING TO A RIBA FREE ECONOMY On the Historic Verdict of the Federal Shariat Court After 20 years of pendency of the case on Riba (interest), a three-judge bench, led by its Chief Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) finally declared, on April 28, that the prohibition …

In the grip of severe DROUGHT In the following write-up, we will discuss what is drought and when and how it starts and ends. What is drought? Drought is a lack or insufficiency of rain for an extended period that causes a considerable hydrologic (water) imbalance and, consequently, water shortages, …

Criminal Justice Response to Extremism Pakistan’s legal and judicial system has long been seen as ineffective insofar as the criminal justice response to extremism is concerned. This may be generally true, but it is changing and the response is transforming gradually. The transforming response may be a result of highly-sceptical …

Western Leaders Witness Loss of Ukraine National Freedom and the Russians are Coming and Coming! How to Stop the Leadership Cruelty All tyrants get corrupted by their own tyranny. The global warriors have infested mankind with tyranny and transgression. The resulting killing of civilians, destruction of human habitats, cruelty and …

UNGA Resolution on Veto Power UN dribbles self in search of relevance On April 26, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus, i.e. without voting, a landmark resolution that requires the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to justify the use of the veto power. The resolution, …