July 2021

Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities For Pakistan, climate change carries a high significance as it is amongst the top 7 frontline states that are most vulnerable to the increasing climate variability. Germanwatch in its 2017 Global Long-Term Climate Risk Index has ranked Pakistan No. 7, just after the Philippines and …

Afghanistan on the Edge of a Precipice It is now a mathematical certainty and all the expert opinion points to it that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan appears to be a mere formality now, as the group continues to fight its way back into the power corridors. If the Doha …

Amazon Comes To Pakistan The US e-commerce giant Amazon, one of the best online marketplaces that you can use to sell and buy products, recently added Pakistan to its approved Sellers’ List. It opens the door to SMEs and individuals across the country to engage through a variety of online …

Black Fungus A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India’s healthcare system as it deals with a massive second wave of Covid-19 infections. The following lays out information about mucormycosis, opinions from health experts and the scientific evidence …

The Failure of John Austin’s Command Theory of Law  Introduction Austin’s command theory, being a reductionist view of law, fails on multifarious grounds. In addition to illimitability of the sovereign, it fails to explain the essentials of a legal system such as effectiveness of primary rules and validity of secondary …

Lina Khan Chair of the US Federal Trade Commission On June 15, Lina Khan, a prominent antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech’s immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Observers are terming Ms Khan’s appointment as a signal that the agency is …

A Proposal to End the COVID-19 As the IMF has warned, economic recoveries are diverging dangerously. The disparities will widen further between wealthy countries that have widespread access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, and poorer countries still struggling to inoculate frontline healthcare workers. As of the end of April 2021, …