2020

Coronavirus and Refugees Far from home and dodging the pandemic Hassaan Bin Zubair “The core principles of refugee protection are being put to test – but people who are forced to flee conflict and persecution should not be denied safety and protection on the pretext, or even as a side effect, of responding to the virus … Securing public health …

Ratios, Proportions & Variations

Revisiting the 18th Amendment Is 7th NFC Award the bone of contention? Zafrullah Saroya Advocate After the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan there has been a lot of debate on the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. Some federal ministers like Shibli Faraz and Asad Umar flared up the debate by hinting that the government wants to change …

Turning the Local Global. Introduction The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan has done little to change the status of local governments in Pakistan. Despite application of several iterative reforms so that they are able to tackle the subjects devolved to them, the performance of local governments seems to lack essence. The passage of the 18thAmendment meant that local …

Trump’s Middle East Plan Violates International Law

The Future of the European Union Aftab Abbasi  Leaders of the European Union have been, of late, insisting that the 27-nation bloc needed to change. For instance, at the end of a frustrating six-hour teleconference with EU leaders at the end of March 2020, French president Emmanuel Macron warned that the Covid-19 pandemic was challenging “the survival of the European …

The Brexit Issue. The Henry VIII period laid the foundations of the growth of modern English nationalism. A growing consciousness of Englishness with the background of historical, social and religious support crystallized as a new attitude of the English nation. This new formation of consciousness brought a new attitude of superiority to the English people.

Teleschooling in Pakistan Under the current situation due to Covid-19, first reason will be instrumental in filling the gap and help students learn during the period when their institutions face closure. The second reason is, indeed, a long-term ambition of government as it intends to expand this project for the betterment of education system and literacy rate. However, achieving these …

Stephen R. Covey ‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is then not an act but a habit’. — Aristotle In 1989, Stephen R. Covey, a noted American educator, author, businessman and keynote speaker, introduced a new genre in literature: personal development. This book sold like hot cakes and became an international bestseller in no time. All the successful and …

Sovereignty in International Law When you ask those born in this age of the internet about the concept of royalty or monarchism, you should expect mixed answers. Anything from the latest Disney movie to the fairytales of the British royal family seem to be the accepted definition. The world has forgotten that just about a century ago, most of human …