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Pakistan at Seventy Pakistan is a country that has attracted enormous amount of international interest and, in the process, it has had its share of controversies. And thus, no matter what perceptions about it may exist, for various reasons, it remains an important country. Firstly, it was created after an extended freedom struggle in South Asia and under very unusual …

PERSECUTION OF MINORITIES IN INDIA   Atif Sheik  he PR also mentioned the increase or decrease in the country’s population during the first decade of the current century. It said, “The proportion of Muslim population to total population has increased by 0.8 percentage point (PP) in 2011. The proportion of Hindu population to total population in 2011 has declined by 0.7 …

The Strength of Human Rights Education Ghufran Wakeel The violations of human rights have always been the fate of a majority of Pakistanis. Although such violations are exposed at a larger scale by the print and electronic media, yet there is no let-up in them. Today, a little development to protect and promote the rights of Pakistanis is undoubtedly indebted …

Paul A. Volcker The Fed chairman who believed ‘no pain, no gain’ Paul A. Volcker, who defeated runaway inflation as Federal Reserve chairman in the 1980s, establishing the importance to the economy of an independent central bank, and whose “Volcker Rule” became a controversial element of post-crisis banking regulation in the Obama administration, died On December 08, at 92 years …

The ideas of Immanuel Kant The foremost thinker of the Enlightenment Magazine Desk Born in 1724 in the Prussian town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia), Immanuel Kant had a strict education and traditional Protestant upbringing. At 16, he enrolled at university to study philosophy. After a time working as a tutor and lecturer, in 1770 Kant was appointed Professor of …

World’s 20 Most Beautiful Airports World Going to the airport is not exactly considered a joyful experience. But sometimes the facilities can make air travel slog feel a bit nicer. Many airports across the globe boast striking architecture, beautiful art, luxury shopping, and even special amenities such as zen gardens, spas and movie theatres. Here are 22 beautiful airports around …

Lowy Institute’s Global Diplomacy Index 2019

An Interview with Prof. Dr Ashraf Shaheen Qaisrani Former Head, Islamic Studies Department, University of Balochistan Muhammad Atif Sheikh Intro Prof. Dr Ashraf Shaheen Qaisrani is popular among intellectual circles of Balochistan. He has remained head of the Islamic Studies department at the University of Balochistan and also the head of its Seerat Chair and retired in 2012 from the …

A Road to Self-Connection Laiba MuhammadAamir In today’s world, where science and technology are conquering every small aspect of life, and people are running after material success, the connection of a person to his/her soul is completely broken. We have already surpassed the past ages in the field of material development but the bridge to one’s soul will hardly be …