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Taliban’s Return to Power Social Response in Pakistan In Pakistan, the reaction to the return of the Afghan Taliban to Kabul has ranged from joy and satisfaction to fear. On Pakistani social media, there was a clear division in views as a majority (Group A), which comprises mostly those segments …

Government of Taliban in Afghanistan (After the Fall of Kabul) and the International Law With the fall of Kabul to Taliban in Afghanistan, legal questions abound. The standard security and geopolitical lenses applicable in many such situations often treat legal questions peripherally until the clarity of facts is attained that …

BRICS Summit 2021 On September 09, the 13th annual gathering of the world’s leading emerging economies – including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (comprising the acronym BRICS) – was held virtually, due to the pandemic, for the second year running. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the meeting …

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 …