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MICHAEL COLLINS The ‘forgotten’ astronaut of Apollo 11 American astronaut Michael Collins, who as pilot of the Apollo 11 command module stayed behind on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin travelled to the lunar surface to become the first humans to walk on the moon, died on April 28 at age 90. Often described as the “forgotten” …

ISRAEL’S IRON DOME Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system has been the object of lavish praise in Western media outlets over the past few days, as the Israeli military bombards Gaza and uses the system to shoot down rockets fired by Palestinian groups into Israeli territory. However, according to open sources, Israel underwent the longest-reaching rocket assault in its history at …

Gaza Bleeds, Again Who will hold Israel accountable for its war crimes?

PAKISTAN TO HOST WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021 June 05, Pakistan will host, for the very first time in its history, the World Environment Day. This year’s observance of World Environment Day with the collaboration of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will be on the theme of ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ and will focus on resetting our relationship with nature. It will also …

PERSIAN GULF A symbol of peace and friendship  The historical, geographical and commercial position of the Persian Gulf, a place for all living civilizations to live and interact, makes it special to celebrate a day for; a day for all the Iranians to have a short opportunity to defend the historical and authentic truth of the Persian Gulf. This day …

A Tribute to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan on the evening of April 21, 2021, the world not only lost an eminent thinker, scholar and a guide but one of the most ardent advocates of peace and peaceful coexistence. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan was an intellectual giant and an erudite scholar who devoted his life to pursuance of principles of peace. Always clad …

HOPE The Key to Unlocking the Doors of Magic Hope structures our ways of negotiating the ongoing circumstances. Having a mighty hope also awards unending positivity regarding a successful future and optimistic vision which, in turn, seeds a resilient and versatile nature that assures one that one will pass through the tough time. It creates an aura around the individuals …

The Cilimate Pledge of the World’s top Emitters Under the Paris climate agreement, nearly every country is to drastically reduce their carbon emissions, and they were supposed to submit renewed plans to do so by the end of 2020. The first raft of “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs) submitted in 2015 would put Earth on course to be at least 3 …

Sports for Development and Peace-II Sports are present in almost every society. Their popularity transcends political, national and ideological boundaries and their use for development and peace continues around the world. When 34 countries were invited by the Sports for Development and Peace International Working Group and asked to provide information on the steps they were taking towards the sport …

Urban Centres in Post-Covid-19 World Building resilient, sustainable and secure cities Around 55 percent of the world’s population currently lives in cities and this ratio is expected to surge to 68 percent by 2050, with most concentrations occurring in developing countries. On the other hand, cities around the world generate more than 80 percent of global GDP. However, the Covid-19 …