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Corruption, a word having diverse meanings, is defined as dishonesty, misconduct, malversation, fraud, and is a vice-ridden and wicked act certainly an immoral and irreligious action, unethical and unlawful move, and so on. However, the basic sense remains the same’ it is a despicable act in every sense. Though numerous problems are being faced by the humans across the globe, …

Is it just a coincidence that when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was putting his foot on the American soil on October 20, the Pak-US relations also turned 66? Pak-US bilateral relations were established on October 20, 1947. October 2013 brought another happenstance with it; Eid-ul-Azha, on October 16, marked the sacrifice of 7 million animals by Pakistanis, however, many would …

This essay got 3rd position in 1st JWT Essay Competition The failure of a system definitely points towards the malfunctioning of some or all the essential components of that system. Indeed the smooth running of a system is only guaranteed if all major constituents of that system continue to work efficiently in harmony with each other. A state’s system which …

Li-fi is a technology that has been in a process of development for quite some time now. The term Li-Fi ‘Light Fidelity’ was coined by Edinburgh University Prof Harald Haas in 2011, though the technology is also known as visible light communications (VLC). Reading about new energy-efficient technologies that can transform the world to a cleaner and greener place, with …

The ‘Dead Reckoning: Memories of the Bangladesh War’ brings truth to light Sarmila Bose, a granddaughter of Sarat Chandar Bose, a famous Indian nationalist leader and a brother of Subash Chandar Bose is a senior Research Fellow in the politics of South Asia at the University of Oxford. She has been a political journalist in India and combines academic and …

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the eight goals of progress to be achieved by the year 2015. In 2000, 189 states endorsed these goals following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. They are meant to establish trends in primary education, maternal health, gender empowerment, infant mortality, extreme hunger and poverty, environmental sustainability, global partnerships for development, and …

At a time when civilian Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) need to have very clear aims and objectives and concentrate on security and curbing terrorism in Pakistan, Punjab Police is compelled to divorce its main counterterrorism unit. Designers have decided to transfer the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) from Central Police office and place it under the Home Department of the province. …

Before discussing the terms ‘evil’ and ‘menace’, it is indispensible to define the terms ‘imperialism’ and ‘terrorism’. The word terror and terrorism have become nearly-synonymous to our daily lives. These two terms are not new for us, but still ambiguous. Succinctly, imperialism is the process whereby powerful countries try to extend their power and increase their wealth by bringing the …

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh recently stated that “the contract for supplying gas to Pakistan is likely to be annulled,” and cited Pakistan’s inability to pay for the cost of laying the pipeline as the major impediment to its implementation. His assessment was based on the government of Pakistan’s recent request to the Iranian government to extend financial assistance …

It is commonly said that crises bring with them a set of challenges and opportunities alike. But, in order to convert these challenges into opportunities, a dynamic and visionary leadership broad-based consensus on, and unshakeable faith in, the national purpose. In the absence of a clear direction, crises only culminate in confounding the confusion and sharpening the already existing divides. …