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The long journey of “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity” was embarked on by 189 countries of the world in 1995 with the signing of the Beijing Declaration. And, now when the year 2015 is fast moving towards its culmination, a review of implementation of this historic agendum of women’s rights in form of United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is also …

“The chaos in Middle East has spread its tentacles and if the state of affairs does not improve soon, then we may see disintegration of Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Libya”

Fiza Farhan, Co-founder and CEO of Buksh Foundation and Director Buksh Energy, recently made it to the prestigious Forbes’ list of “30 Under 30  Social Entrepreneurs” for 2015. Ms Farhan is one of Pakistan’s youngest CEOs within the field of social entrepreneurship. From the platform of Buksh Foundation, she works to bring clean energy projects to poor, rural areas of …

1. A Big Deal Jan 25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Sunday ended the six-year-old deadlock over operationalising the landmark civil nuclear deal signed in 2008. 2. Hard Times Ahead Jan 26: Radical left leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister. The 40-year-old Alexis broke with tradition and took a …

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Promoting Courage, Spirit and Resilience “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” _Nelson Mandela

National, International News & MCQs National Dec 16: More than 130 schoolchildren and 10 other people were killed when heavily armed militants stormed Army Public School in Peshawar. Dec 16: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) shelved its plans for countrywide demonstrations against the government. Dec 16: The Supreme Court restrained the Sindh government from executing a land deal of 350 acres of …

“Education is the key to the future of any country.” We hear these words numerous times a day, and it’s not untrue, at all. Educated people get higher wages and unemployment rate among them remains low. It is also true that the countries which are far ahead in terms of educated population, grow and develop faster and innovate more than …

Some incredible things happened in the science world in 2014, but one of the best things about science is that we learn more and make progress every year. We take new steps that we couldn’t imagine decades ago. And if we look at the rate of change over time, it’s astounding.  As retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recently said, “In …

“The relevance of Islam in the modern world” is the most talked-about topic in the discussions on religion. One often finds oneself in a quest to find the answer of the question: “Are Islamic traditions (shariah) relevant to the problems faced by the modern world?” The most argued point in this regard is the situation of the Muslim world in …