This book is a compilation of my research on criminology that was done in Australia, along with the 20-year experience of policing in Pakistan though these were not, primarily, written for publishing in form of a book. These essays are the outcome of my laborious work on criminology-related concepts. Being the writer, I was well-aware of the level and importance …
Read More »Calm Before the Storm
John Kerry’s Pakistan trip might be all smiles and handshakes, but there’s a crisis brewing beneath the surface. On July 31, following several false starts, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Islamabad for meetings with Pakistan’s political and military leadership. And while the visit comes at a turbulent time for Pakistan — on the heels of a massive …
Read More »Counterterrorism Models for Pakistan
Pakistan has been a victim of terrorism since many years now. Besides some separatist groups in Balochistan, Tehrik-a-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is the major terrorist network operating against the state and its people. Nevertheless, a strong desire is present among both at Federal and KPK Provincial Government to hold talks with TTP to bring about peace in Pakistan. Generally, the term …
Read More »Immigration Reforms 2013, New Policies Would Benefit Everyone
Prosperous nations such as the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK have always attracted immigrants who are looking for better opportunities. Since the foundation of the United States of America, immigration has been an essential factor to the growth of the nation as well as a continuous source of conflict. In 2007, illegal immigrants outnumbered legal ones at approximately 12 …
Read More »Study in CANADA
A beautiful country endowed with a diverse culture, Canada, is a North American country. It is like a paradise for foreign students who aspire to further their studies in various fields of education. Every year, approximately 200,000 students from various countries go to study in Canada. Studying in Canada is an exciting and rewarding experience. Why Canada? Canada’s education reputation …
Read More »Global IT & Techno-Jingoism
By 2020, the world will have about 50 billion connected electronic devices. We will have our own smartphones and computers, and organizations will have them spread everywhere from offices to tractors and boats to planes, monitoring rivers, air and soil. To start understanding what this means, think of cellphones. About 1.75 billion sets were sold in 2012, and Samsung and …
Read More »Cricket Hit Wicket Again
The first whiff of sleaze in the game came in 1994-95 when an Indian bookmaker offered money to Australia cricketers Mark Waugh and Shane Warne in exchange for information related to pitch and weather conditions. Inconclusive evidence resulted in the players being let off and the episode fading away from public memory. But this laxity meant that by 2000, fixers …
Read More »Can Pakistan Survive Climate Change?
The lighting is dingy, the walls are faded and the desk is well-worn. But the proud green sign outside the building reads “Ministry of Climate Change. Few developing countries — and few developed countries, for that matter — have such an agency devoted to addressing the impacts of rising global temperatures. This one recently launched a national climate change policy …
Read More »How To Crack CSS SCREENING TEST
Here is a brief analysis of the components of the test along with a pragmatic approach to realize your dream of getting through. PART- I : ENGLISH (WEIGHTAGE = 20%) Vocabulary The candidate’s ability to handle the structure of English will be tested by framing items based upon grammatical categories. The test will comprise: Synonyms Antonyms Pairs of Words …
Read More »DRONE ON, Why is Obama still blasting militants after he announced new drone rules? Because the rules are a joke!
Recently President Obama announced restrictions on US drone strikes. He touted the rules’ ‘written policy standards and procedures that formalize and strengthen the Administration’s rigorous process’ for authorizing targeted killings’ in a policy statement, a speech, and a background briefing by senior administration officials. In the last week of May, Obama went right back to business. He killed a Taliban …
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