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Major environmental issues currently confronting Pakistan include climate change, water-energy, pollution and waste management, salinity and water logging, irrigated agriculture, biodiversity and more that are too numerous to count. Pakistan, being one of the highly vulnerable countries to climate change impact, has to bear the brunt of its effects. Environmental hazards have become a major global issue this century. These …

The story of an intense competition to shape the future of Asia. Pakistan and Iran have cordial and fraternal bilateral relations besides being the neighbours. Both countries have embarked on ambitious plans to establish economic, trade and transport contacts with Afghanistan, Central Asian states and beyond, to create leverage in the region. Construction of Gwadar Port was necessitated due to …

If there are any two nations with enriched common interests overriding the gruesome perpetuated animosity cluster, those are Pakistan and India. What went wrong with these poverty-stricken emerging nations that they could not cleanse glued hatred of the past and fear of the unknown future? The problem rests with breaking from the past and opening up new avenues for creative …

AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROTECTION OF PAKISTAN ORDINANCE AND THE INVESTIGATION FOR FAIR TRIAL ACT The Investigation for Fair Trial Act, 2013 The Investigation for Fair Trial Act, 2013 was formally assented to by the President of Pakistan on 20th February, 2013 after its approval from the National Assembly and the Senate of Pakistan. The law is conceptually progressive as …

Literacy level of all others ethnicities is also much higher than that of Pashtuns. Tajiks and Hazaras are known to support Iran. Coming Afghan leadership has a clear tilt towards India. India is already operating 13 consulates along Pak-Afghan Border. Wake up. Pull up your socks. Tighten the ropes. Secure your footholds. Join hands. It’s time to unite rather than …

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his visit to Kazakhstan in September 2013, called for joint development of an ‘Economic Belt’ along the Silk Road. The proposal has been enthusiastically received both at home and abroad. The ‘Belt’ initiative is the continuation and development of the spirit of the ancient Silk Road. Over 2,000 years ago, the industrious and brave people …

The third Nuclear Security Summit was held on March 24-25, 2014, at The Hague, Netherlands, whereby 53 countries showed their commitment to effectively control illegal proliferation of nuclear and radioactive materials. This summit was in line with the previous two held in Washington DC (2010), and Seoul (2012) to safeguard the world against nuclear terrorism. Let’s analyse the objectives of …

At the League of Arab States’ (LAS) 25th summit, leaders gathered in Kuwait to address perennial concerns, ranging from the lingering Palestinian-Israeli dispute, to the more recent Arab uprisings and the devastating civil war in Syria. Inasmuch as significant differences remained, the delegates had considered not issuing a final communiqu’, although cooler heads prevailed and one was duly read out …

Ukraine, the terra incognita, once made world headlines in 1986 under Soviet rule, when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster claimed scores of dead, and thousands more suffered the long-term effects of nuclear radiation. This time, following political turmoil and the subsequent invasion and annexation of Crimea by Russian forces, Ukraine’s media infamy is part of a much larger situation. Though independent …

Afghanistan experienced yet another defining moment as millions of Afghans braved suicide attacks, roadside bombs, intimidations and even unexpected stormy weather conditions to take part in the presidential elections’ expected to produce the country’s first democratic and peaceful transfer of power. That is if, in spite of a possible run-off, the next steps in the electoral process will allow for …