2020

  Effects of Covid-19 on Global Economy Athar Mansoor Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, the deadly disease has spread to more than 215 countries and territories across the world. By the end of the second week of April 2020, around 1.9 million people had been infected and more than 119,000 died …

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Water Disputes with India and Afghanistan Water is a basic human right but the population explosion, technological boom and high demand for water has led to a global water shortage that is endangering millions around the world. Pakistan, especially, is in trouble as both its eastern and western neighbours, being hostile to the country, are putting in collaborative efforts to …

The ICC’s Probe into  Atrocities in Afghanistan In what is being termed as an unprecedented move, the Hague-based Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that the court’s prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, can finally proceed—following a preliminary examination of more than a decade—with a formal investigation into atrocities allegedly committed during the armed conflict in Afghanistan. “The Appeals …

The Coming Refugee Crisis Syria VS Russia the EU.. Europe’s most serious humanitarian crisis of the 21st century, long in the making but recently in hiding, has resumed with scenes of chaos and despair at the Greek border. Turkey’s opening of its borders with two EU members, Bulgaria and Greece, in the wake of a Syrian strike that killed 34 …

Pakistan-Turkey Partnership and the Muslim World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent visit to Pakistan came at a testing time for both countries, and manifested truly the special nature of their fraternal relationship. Pakistan-Turkey ties are rooted in their history and culture going back to the centuries of Muslim rule in India, but a unique emotional dimension of this relationship goes …

Four Cardinal Principles for Pakistan’s water diplomacy in the region must be based on four cardinal principles: Pakistan’s regional diplomacy should seek to proactively respond to India’s efforts to keep a lid on water as a bilateral matter and deal with each neighbour separately. Pakistan is not the only country with which India has unresolved water issues. In fact, India …

‘DEAL OF THE CENTURY’  President Donald Trump very recently rolled out, in his usual flowery words, “the peace proposal of the century” in the US, strangely with only his good friend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his side. He was assisted by his son-in-law Jared Kushner in chalking out the plan. Trump is volatile, simplistic and allegedly suffers from …

CRIMINAL LAW AND  THE PUNJAB SENTENCING  ACT, 2019 Constitutionality of Criminal Law    Modern states claim to assert their monopoly over lawful use of force within their jurisdiction through criminal law; in this sense, criminal law enables states to maintain their internal national security and to keep order in the society. Historically, Pakistan’s criminal law has not been rewritten. Colonial …

Coronavirus and Global Economy There are growing apprehensions among financial experts that coronavirus outbreak and the economic fallout it has sparked could plunge the world economy into a recession. Having largely ignored COVID-19 as it spread across China, global financial markets reacted strongly when the virus spread to Europe and the Middle East, stoking fears of a global pandemic. Since …