Pakistan in Search of Freedom and Security Today, Pakistan is crippled with catastrophic floods, rising insecurity and rampant socioeconomic and political exploitation. The country’s ruling elite and the Generals are not open to reason and accountability. They cannot realize the imperatives of hopes and expectations of a new generation of …
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A Cursory Look at Pakistan Demographic Survey 2020
A Cursory Look at Pakistan Demographic Survey 2020 Recently, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released Pakistan Demographic Survey (PDS) 2020 – the twentieth round of a series of surveys – that provides detailed information on various demographic indicators at national level with urban-rural breakdowns. These indicators are Life Expectancy, Crude …
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The Rise of Far-right The danger not of bombs but ballots Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, many societies around the world faced the phenomenon of far-right extremism or right-wing radicalism. The infamous Ku Klux Klan, an American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist organization that perpetrated homicides and other heinous crimes …
Read More »NATIONALISM IS THE IDEOLOGY OF OUR AGE
NATIONALISM IS THE IDEOLOGY OF OUR AGE At the very moment, the world needs to work together to address global problems that cannot be resolved without global solutions, it is being pulled apart not just by conflicts but also by a rising protectionism. And while it is not difficult to …
Read More »An Overview of Local Government System in Pakistan
An Overview of Local Government System in Pakistan Local government is one of the vital organs of a state through which programs of development are formulated and implemented for a community. The democratically elected members at the local government level represent the community and advocate its interests in the social …
Read More »Managing the Troubled Sino-US Relationship
Managing the Troubled Sino-US Relationship On November 14, a day before the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali, China’s President Xi Jinping and US President, Joe Biden Jr. had a historic in-person meeting wherein the two presidents exchanged views on issues of strategic importance in China-US relations, and …
Read More »World in Focus (OCT-NOV 2022) National & International With MCQs
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Protecting Soils Man’s relationship with soil is eternal. Health, fertility and stability of soil are considered essential elements for the existence of life on planet Earth. But by the unwise use of this nucleus of his survival, man is pushing it towards degradation. However, keeping in view the criticality of …
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