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By: Muhammad Bilal Butt With thousands of accredited colleges and universities in the United States, how do you find the one that is right for you? Despite tonnes of information online and numerous educational consultancies in Pakistan, students end up, sometimes, going to a wrong place. Either the institutions aren’t reputable enough, or there are visa issues, or simply the …

By: Abdul Rasool Syed The so-called re-education camps for Uighur Muslims What’s happening in China under the guise of re-education of the Uighur Muslims is quite shameful. It seems that China, like the West, is suffering from paranoia against the Muslims. Islamophobia is mounting unprecedentedly with each passing day in Chinese society. It is quite evident in policy of the …

Q 2: Précis Dealing with Children The author says that educationists wrongly prefer not to interfere with children whereas they should enjoy their company. If one likes children the way one likes one’s pets, they will be more responsive without complaining much. If one tries to create in them a social sense and has in mind some future expectations of …

DEMOCRACY & ILLITERACY DO NOT MOVE TOGETHER 1. Introduction 2. Democracy and its ingredients 3. Illiteracy: definition and concept 4. Facts which prove that democracy and illiteracy do not move together Political Facts Illiterate electorate elect undeserving candidates Illiteracy decreases voter turnout Illiterate politicians don’t let democracy deliver Illiterate rulers focus on short-sighted policies Illiteracy discourages decentralisation of power and …

We are in a pressing need to police the police  “When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe” — Mary Frances Berry Policing in Pakistan faces many of the problems affecting the whole Subcontinent. Adding to those is the deteriorating security situation in the …

By: Qurat ul Ain Aman The world we live in is not only moving but is also changing with every passing day. It has become a global village today. Given this state of the world, it is impossible for a country to live in isolation. And, that holds true for Pakistan as well. Pakistan’s archrivals, especially India, have log desired to …

There is a lot of literature written on Islam and democracy where most of the authors and scholars argue that Islam is not compatible with modern-day democracy owing to the latter’s origin from the West, and differences between the two. But, this seems to be a myopic view as they focus, mostly, on differences only. If we analyze deeply, there …

Tourism and related activities are considered a great source of revenue generation for an economy as this sector contributes a fair share to a country’s economic development and growth. It supplements foreign exchange earnings, and sometimes also finances the import of capital goods necessary for the growth of manufacturing sectors in an economy. On the other hand, rapid economic growth …