2014

The United States polls higher than Pakistan, Iran and China as a perceived menace to peace. As the year 2013 drew to an end, the BBC reported on the results of the WIN/Gallup International poll on the question: “Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?”

Dr Mira Phailbus Sitara-e-Imtiaz Punjab Ombudsperson Against Harassment of Women at Workplace “Numerous working women in public and private sector are still oblivious of their due rights”

This is unbelievable! Through a surreptitious manoeuver, the world’s three most influential cricketing countries have managed to divide the world cricket on the basis of money-making clout and credentials.

News from National & International Press National Dec 16: The National Assembly passed a resolution voicing concerns over the hanging of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah for aiding the Pakistan Army in the 1971 war. Dec 16: Islamabad High Court suspended the sacking of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed, Chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority. Dec 17: Samina Baig …

Essays 1.   Energy crisis in Pakistan: causes and consequences 2.   A critical analysis of education systems in Pakistan 3.   Democracy is a culture rather than a process. 4.   Not economy but politics is a key to success 5.   Dialogue is the best course to combat terrorism 6.   Social and economic securities for women in Islam 7.   Without good communication skills, …

Shale oil (light tight oil) is rapidly emerging as a significant and relatively low-cost new unconventional resource in many countries.

OPEC was organized in the early 1960s by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Venezuela with the primary goal of unifying the five countries’ oil export policies. The five countries certainly possessed that power when the cartel was initially formed, and while the cartel still produces about 40% of the world’s oil, OPEC’s dominance has declined over the years.

There is a huge difference between government and the governance; the former is a physical entity while the latter is qualitative and normative in nature. There can be a government but what determines its efficacy and effectiveness in improving the lives of its citizens is its governance.

There is a consensus among development thinkers that development helps to bring government closer to the people.

Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. It is a phenomenon that affects social and personal life in a big way.