October 2016

Integration is the most pressing need of all societies as it plays a vital role in achieving the dream of development. The more a society is integrated, the more it would be developed. As a great unifying factor, it is the national integration that transforms a heterogeneous society into a strong, united nation. National Integration proves to be a great …

Author: Tina Dhabi (IAS 2015 Topper) The Cold War was marked by heightening tensions and suspicions, arms race — especially of nuclear arms — strategic and ideological bipolarity with the world getting divided into two antagonistic camps. However, all of this happened without risking a direct military confrontation. This was the most distinct feature of Cold War that it saw …

The concept of halala has always been a debatable issue in Muslim societies. Many people get misled by different discussions on the subject. Through this article, I have made an effort to examine the legal and Islamic positions on this topic in order to elucidate the topic and I hope that people don’t get confused on the issue anymore. Mode …

Renowned British statesman Sir Winston Churchill once said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” His words, indubitably, hold true to everything and to every field of life as improvement is a phenomenon that should never stop. A change happened in Pakistan when in April 2015, the Federal Public Service Commission took the radical step …

The paramount geostrategic significance of the strife-torn Afghanistan lies in its offering a gateway to Central Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia. And, this very fact explains the voraciousness of various regional actors to hold sway over Afghanistan. The country is often termed as the “Graveyard of Empires” owing to its long history of successful resistance to external incursions. …

Gender mainstreaming was established as a major global strategy for the promotion of gender equality in Beijing Platform for Action from the fourth United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. It entails bringing the perceptions, experiences, knowledge and interests of women as well as of men to the domain of policymaking. Mainstreaming should situate issues of gender …

The economy of Pakistan is largely agro-based. According to Economic Survey of Pakistan 2015-16, this sector alone contributed 19.8% to GDP. About 42.3% of labour force is employed in this sector and the rural population of the country largely depends upon this sector for livelihood. It is also to be remembered that Pakistan, at present, is the sixth most populous …

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the buzzword these days, not only in Pakistan and neighbouring countries but also in the capitals of many countries around the world. CPEC is not a standalone project, it’s a part of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative under which Chinese government envisions to connect China in general, and its western regions in particular, with …

The people of Jammu and Kashmir have a long history of undergoing the despotic rules and brutalities. The historical atrocities have been compounded by ongoing human rights violations by India. According to Asia Watch, ethnic cleansing, fake encounters, extrajudicial killings, torture, sexual violence, and arbitrary arrests and detentions have reached unprecedented proportions in Kashmir. Moreover, the use of pellet-guns on …

Emergence of China as a rapidly-growing economic power and its tremendous outreach in global market has left the world powers perplexed. China’s journey from a lingering agricultural country to a global manufacturing giant has literally shaken the world’s political players. Her ‘One Belt, One Road’ vision is giving may sleepless nights to the rulers and policymakers of global heavyweights. The …