This essay was declared the best in 1st JWT Essay Competition The pithy maxim above suits the contemporary situation of Pakistan. Much ails the country today’ from roads to courts, seminaries to granaries and educational institutes to public policy forums’ there is a lot that calls for our attention and adequate riposte. Is the state itself responsible for this incredible …

Water wars is a phrase used to describe increased competition for water resources, due to drought, climate change, or increasing populations; controversies over and reduced access due to privatization of water services; or the role of these tensions in leading to physical conflicts, within or among nations. This century would be an era in which rivers, lakes and aquifers will …

The All Parties Conference (APC) convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on September 9, 2013 to discuss the national security crisis, called upon the Federal Government to initiate the dialogue with all stakeholders to bring peace in Pakistan. The APC authorized the Federal Government to take all necessary steps, including development of an appropriate mechanism and identification of interlocutors. The …

The skirmishes between Pakistan and India in the wake of alleged killing of five Indian soldiers near the Line of Control (LoC) have brought the spotlight back on the bilateral trade relations. As the tensions grew, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told television networks that the ‘government isn’t currently considering granting most favoured nation (MFN) trading status to India’. This was …

The recent visit to Pakistan by US Foreign Secretary John Kerry’s saw the resumption of Pak-US strategic dialogue that was stalled after the Salala Check Post incident, in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were martyred after the bombing by the US fighter jets. Besides, the Raymond Davis issue also ignited public anger in Pakistan and led to heightened diplomatic tensions. The …

The recent visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Pakistan, after initially raising hopes of a thaw in Kabul-Islamabad bilateral relations, cut no ice in finding a solution to the Afghan problem. The statement by Afghan President Office at the conclusion of President Karzai reads: ‘The Pakistani side is expected to take specific and practical steps in accordance with the …

Pakistan is tangled in the web of foreign factors and domestic conflicts. The US and its Western allies, regional countries, judiciary, media, executive, religious leadership and feudal lords or industrialists, are the stakeholders of power here. Unless a contender appeases these stakeholders, it cannot get the power. A realistic analysis of the last three decades reflects that Muslim leaders were …

‘Don’t aim for success if you want it, just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. ‘DAVID FROST The 7 rules of success is a book by ‘Fiona Harrold’ the UK’s most successful business coach and personal mentor. Her powerful style has helped many people to achieve all their ultimate goals. She has provided an …

Malala has been a hot topic in national and international media since she was shot at by Taliban on Oct 9, 2012. Many international organizations, especially United Nations, encouraged her to raise voice for the education of girls. Malala earned huge fame across the globe in a short time through her sheer struggle to promote female education in backward areas …

It is a sad fact that our universities are still no match to the universities like Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale or Stanford which always make it to the prestigious list of world’s Top 10 universities. When it comes to choosing a university for a Master’s degree or PhD or even an undergraduate programme nowadays, Western universities are greatly preferred. One …