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Introduction:   He introduced conflicts perspective to sociology. Critique of political economy Communist  Manifesto Das Capital Poverty of philosophy The German ideology The economic and philosophical manuscripts of 1844 Karl Marx was the architect of Socialism and champion of Communism. He committed himself to the cause of exploited working class. His views and thoughts were so influential that one-third of …

Okara is located at 127 KM south-west of Lahore on national highway and on Lahore Karachi main railway line. Its approximate height above sea level is 50 meters. Okara is named after a local tree “OKAAN”.  Before the !st July 1982 it was a subdivision of Sahiwal District but  to facilitate people by bringing administration to their door steps, a …

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928′ April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. He was the founder of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which is one of the largest political parties in Pakistan. His daughter, Benazir Bhutto has also …

The politics of Bahawalpur has gone way ahead for anyone to put the ‘geneie back into the bottle’ of its history. Whoever said that reading and writing history is not an art? The presentation of select facts without understanding or explaining the context doesn’t make for good history writing. Such historical analysis with a slant seems to be fueling the …

Feeling of unfair treatment, hostile behaviour of males (father, husband, brother or even son in few cases), media influence, clubbed with some expectation of shelter other than home, are trigger points for girls/women to leave their families and homes. Young girls may get this feeling of support from their lovers. And women may seek for some welfare trust. We do …

Polio which was once included among the world’s most dreaded diseases, has been virtually wiped out through successful vaccination programmes from most parts of the world, but the fight against it still goes on in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Only last year, the highest number of polio cases in the world were reported from Pakistan and in the …

How the 20th amendment in the constitution of Pakistan can be proved beneficial for the stability and continuity of democracy It is a great achievement by the parliament to get passed its proposed amendment in article 224 and introduce article 224-A in the constitution. It will be a step towards transparency in the selection of the care taker prime minister …

The Success of this Report would depend largely upon the quality of parliamentary leadership in overseeing its implementation. This has also huge stakes as far as civil-military relations are concerned. Mian Raza Rabbani, the head of Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), presented the recommendations of the committee in a joint sitting of parliament on March 20. While addressing the …

Some Important Facts About Ageing and Health in Pakistan During the last 60 years, there has been 23.4 % increase in the average duration of life in the country. 2.07 % of the world’s senior citizens live in Pakistan. 6.4 % of Pakistan’s population is 60 years old and above. Senior citizens will make up 15.8 % of the country’s …

Is the rise in oil price real or government is fleecing people by raising the oil price every other day? Pakistan is currently among the lowest performing economy in the Asian region. Pakistan’s GDP growth is being recorded as less than that of China, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is facing multifaceted challenges at the macroeconomic level which are …