A school of thought believes there is no discrimination on the basis of gender in the world, so no need to talk about gender inequality because no one’s rights are being violated. These people, to solidify their point, provide some examples like Article 25(2) of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, which guarantees that “There shall be no discrimination on the …

Outline INTRODUCTION UN in Historical Context – Mankind’s Last Best Hope UN in Hypothetical Framework: A Saga of Not Impeccable in Practice but Still Operational in Law SUCCESSES Avoiding another large-scale war Hegemony of powerful nations so far challenged Widening international law Awareness by media and civil society regarding organization Commendable efforts for humanitarian assistance and development FAILURES Failed to …

OUTLINE: 1) Introduction 2) The UN Peace Preserver? 3) U N Charter remains unexecuted 4) Successes: Prevention of Third World War Guaranteeing Sovereign Territorial integrity to weaker states Peacekeeping and Prosecutions of Charles Taylor and Slobodan Milosevic  Checking Nuclear Arms Proliferation  Services in Economic and Social Sector  Provision of succor and relief in times of crises  Efforts for fighting Poverty …

The controversial statement by American Presidential hopeful Mr Donald Trump whereby he invited India to keep a check on ‘unstable Pakistan’s nuclear weapons’ as Pakistan — according to him — is likely to go rogue, has popped up many questions. Fragility of peace in the capricious and highly volatile security complex of South Asia that is mainly triggered by action-reaction …

Pity a nation that despises a passion in its dream, yet submits it in its awakening. Pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years, and whose strongmen are yet in the cradle. Pity the nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation. (Gibran Khalil Gibran) Not many moons ago, the land of the pure literally flowed with …

The question of “accountability” has for long been one of the major issues in politics and administration. In the Western literature, two groups of theorists — the Marxists and the Liberals — have given basically contradictory opinions on this issue. However, both groups have serious weaknesses which have led many others to think of alternative approaches to this concept. Today, …

Students should learn to write correct English. Here are some sentences with grammatical and linguistic errors. Read them carefully to understand the errors in them and their correct version. 1. Japan is very interested to invest in Pakistan. (incorrect)Japan is much interested in investing in Pakistan. (correct) 2. He is the best and more deserving candidate. (incorrect)He is the best …

arraign: charge, prosecute, indict, incriminateHe was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor. besiege: surround, enclose, encircle, close in on, hem inThe main part of the army moved to besiege the town. brandish: wave, display, exhibit, flauntHe appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. brouhaha: hubbub, uproar, commotion, turbulenceThe brouhaha of the crowd startled even the players. callousness: heartlessness, insensitivity, coldnessI …

During the last quarter of the previous century, international relations witnessed a strong surge towards regionalism. The underlying idea was to promote peace and economic progress through multilateral partnership of states in the region by pooling the available resources. Further impetus was provided by the emergence of new issues that threatened the fabric of international norms, such as terrorism, drug …

Clash of Civilizations or A Fatal Trap for Europe? It is sad to see how a continent that was one cradle of civilisation is running blindly into a trap, the trap of a holy war with Islam — and that six terrorists were sufficient to bring that about. It is time to get out of the comprehensible “We are All …