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AUKUS US picks up stone to smash its own feet The complicated feelings of US allies go far beyond this. This new trilateral alliance highlights the Anglo-Saxon ancestry, making all other US allies strongly feel an order of distance and closeness with Washington. The Five Eyes used to be the …

DR. AMJAD SAQIB The social entrepreneur extraordinaire Dr. Amjad Saqib, a revered Pakistani philanthropist and founder of Akhuwat Foundation, has been conferred with this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award for his extraordinary contributions to the eradication of poverty in the South Asian country. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Board described him …

The Booker Prize 2021 1. The Promise by Damon Galgut Brutal emotional truths hit home in Damon Galgut’s deft, powerful story of a diminished family and a troubled land. The narrator’s eye shifts and blinks, deliciously lethal in its observation of the crash and burn of a white South African …

Syed Ali Geelani “Hum Pakistani hain aur Pakistan Humara hai” A man of few words, Geelani sahib made history as he stood firm as the sole voice of millions of Kashmiris under illegal Indian occupation. He led the freedom movement with prudence and resilience. He was cautious in his approach, and …

What Makes a Failed State? The term ‘failed state’ can be traced back to the 1990s. It was first used to describe Somalia, which crumbled into chaos after a coup toppled its dictator, Siad Barre, in 1991, and the country’s clans started fighting among themselves. When fighters threatened aid workers, …

Uranium Theft in India Posing a threat of nuclear terrorism The countries in the region including China and Pakistan have time and again called for strengthening regulations following repeated incidents of theft of nuclear material in India. Such incidents raised concerns about India which has, of late, emerged as a …

World in Focus (AUG-SEP 2021) National & International With MCQs Aug. 16: Dr Khawar Jameel, a son of Dr Jameel Jalibi – the shining star of Urdu literature – established “Dr Jameel Jalibi Research Library” in memory of his father. Aug. 16: The government promoted Air Commodore Muhammad Ikramul Haq …

Understanding  Ecocide The word ‘ecocide’ originates from the Greek word oikos which means home, and the Latin word caedere which means an act of killing or demolishing. Hence, the term ‘ecocide’ simply stands for ‘killing our home’. Independent Expert Panel’s recent definition of ecocide stands as “unlawful or wanton acts …

The Royal Prerogative in The United Kingdom On the logic of A.V. Dicey and Sir William Blackstone, these prerogatives are residuary and discretionary Crown powers. This makes them exhaustive and limited unlike statutes which are ever-proliferating. New claims of executive powers are capped. Their long judicial recognition is necessary for …

In Conversation with Jawad Hussain Pirzada 35th in Punjab, PMS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Jawad Hussain Pirzada (JHP): I hail from Jhang. I completed my secondary and higher secondary education from Chenab College, Jhang. Later on, I did Electrical …