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Anatomy of the Earth   Earth’s surface is an amazing place to behold. Yet even the deepest canyon is but a tiny scratch on the planet. To really understand Earth, you need to travel 6,400 kilometres (3,977 miles) beneath our feet. Starting at the centre, Earth is composed of four distinct layers. They are, from deepest to shallowest, the inner …

  Purposeful Education Lessons to learn from CSS 2019 result Jalal khan The recently announced final result of CSS 2019 (2.5 % passing rate) is a glaring manifestation of the deeply-entrenched flaws and fault lines in our education system. The result is a crystal clear message for the stakeholders on the decay and decadence of our education system that, being …

India-China Standoff Dialogue is the only pragmatic option Asif Khan Shinwari In the freezing heights of the Karakoram mountain range, a dangerous power play is unfolding. A military stand-off between India and China on their disputed border in the Himalayas has escalated into deadly clashes. The face-off in eastern Ladakh region, which was carved out of Indian-administered Kashmir last August, …

From Jinnah to Khan The story of Pakistan retold Hassaan Bin Zubair The creation of Pakistan was a catalyst to the largest demographic movement in recorded history. Nearly seventeen million people—Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs—moved in both directions between India and the two wings of Pakistan (the Eastern wing is now Bangladesh). As many as 60 million of the 95 million …

  Climate Change A multifaceted threat to security of Pakistan Asad Noonari Humankind is faced with a looming climate crisis. An immediate, perpetual and common response to cope with this situation is inevitable. According to a 2018 report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there are only 12 years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of …

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy   Shafqat Javed “We never pick a fight or bully others. But we have principles and guts. We will push back against any deliberate insult, resolutely defend our national honor and dignity, and we will refute all groundless slander with facts.” — Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China

Penchant for Corruption How to root out the evil Qasim Dhillon Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perception Index ranks how crooked a country is on the basis of perceived levels of public-sector corruption. While we have reduced corruption to the files of government offices and people in charge of those, it is evident in every sphere of life. We are corrupt …

Online Education Not a casual joyride Hassaan Bin Zubair Pakistan has observed a steady hike in the spread of Covid-19, which continues till this day. To halt the spread of the killer virus, a two-week closure of schools and universities in Balochistan and two-day closure of educational institutions in Sindh was announced. Afterwards, amidst the fast spread of coronavirus the …