2020

Pakistan at Seventy Pakistan is a country that has attracted enormous amount of international interest and, in the process, it has had its share of controversies. And thus, no matter what perceptions about it may exist, for various reasons, it remains an important country. Firstly, it was created after an extended freedom struggle in South Asia and under very unusual …

PERSECUTION OF MINORITIES IN INDIA   Atif Sheik  he PR also mentioned the increase or decrease in the country’s population during the first decade of the current century. It said, “The proportion of Muslim population to total population has increased by 0.8 percentage point (PP) in 2011. The proportion of Hindu population to total population in 2011 has declined by 0.7 …

World in Focus (DEC-19 JAN-20) International    Dec 16: Chinese President Xi Jinping reposed trust in Hong Kong’s beleaguered leader Carrie Lam and told her that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support”. Dec 16: Jean-Paul Delevoye, the French government official whose controversial pension reform plans have triggered nationwide strikes, resigned. Dec 17: The Geneva-based World Economic Forum released its Global Gender …

National  Dec 16: The Supreme Court of Pakistan held that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa would stand retired after six months unless parliament allowed him extension of tenure by amending the relevant army laws. Dec 16: A European group the ‘EU DisinfoLab’ uncovered a network of obscure NGOs and think tanks that assist over 200 …

Turkish ATTACK on Syria Russia-Syria Ties                                                                                                               …

  The Lahore Process Challenges and Opportunities  The first round of the Lahore Process was held on June 22, 2019, at Bhurban, Murree in which heads of various Afghan political parties participated. The participants of the conference discussed the internal challenges to the restoration of peace in Afghanistan. It was followed by a roundtable conference in Serena Hotel, Islamabad on …

Social Justice World Day of Social Justice 2020 In recent years, the term “social justice” has become as prominent as “human rights”. Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. It is the equal access to wealth, opportunities and privileges within a society. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote …

Rule of Law and Economic Development  In the Declaration of the High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law, Member States noted that “the rule of law and development are strongly interrelated and mutually reinforcing, that the advancement of the rule of law at the national and international levels is essential for sustained and inclusive economic growth, sustainable development, the eradication …