July 2020

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy   Shafqat Javed “We never pick a fight or bully others. But we have principles and guts. We will push back against any deliberate insult, resolutely defend our national honor and dignity, and we will refute all groundless slander with facts.” — Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China

In conversation with Farangis Azim 8th in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PMS 2017-18 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Farangis Azim (FA): My initial schooling started with Ibne Sina College, Lahore, followed by a brief stint in Tajikistan. Later, I did my matriculation from Qadims Lumiere, Peshawar. Moreover, I attended Southwest Senior High School, …

Dr Mukarram Sultan Sahu 15th in Punjab, PMS 2018-19 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Muhammad Adeel Khan (MAK): After completing my matriculation from New Haven Public School, Multan, I did FSc from Punjab College. The following year, I got myself enrolled in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Bahauddin Zakariya University …

Penchant for Corruption How to root out the evil Qasim Dhillon Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perception Index ranks how crooked a country is on the basis of perceived levels of public-sector corruption. While we have reduced corruption to the files of government offices and people in charge of those, it is evident in every sphere of life. We are corrupt …

Online Education Not a casual joyride Hassaan Bin Zubair Pakistan has observed a steady hike in the spread of Covid-19, which continues till this day. To halt the spread of the killer virus, a two-week closure of schools and universities in Balochistan and two-day closure of educational institutions in Sindh was announced. Afterwards, amidst the fast spread of coronavirus the …

New Waves of Feminism and Pakistan Nobody gives you power; you just take it Faridullah Despite having been through a long quest of motley waves, has feminism compassed its purported mark of gender equality in Pakistan? Ever since its independence, this beloved country of ours has been toiling to meet women rights and to bring womenfolk to the fore—making them …

Hong Kong National Security Law Explaining the Chinese move Ghufran Wakeel  On May 28, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) approved a decision to move forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong. The vote approves the standing committee to draft legislation to punish secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and acts that endanger national security in Hong Kong. Beijing has …

Fate of Populism in Post-Covid-19 World Fatima Razzaq Political trends had never been this synchronized until the turn of 21st century when the entire world saw a whole new lot of politicians rising around the globe. These world leaders, labelled populists, gained more power in years to come. The 9/11, economic crisis of 2008, and the migration crisis of 2015 …