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Discover the Power of TV!

Discover the Power of TV! World Television Day 2019 Atif Sheikh “The problem with television is that the people must sit and keep their eyes glued on a screen; the average American family hasn’t time for it…for this reason, if for no other, television will never be a serious competitor (to radio).” This was the commentary New York Times made …

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Need to Re-invent the Soft Power of Pakistan

Need to Re-invent the  Soft Power of Pakistan Mian Majid Ali Afzal  Soft power is associated with the rise of globalization, technological revolution and neoliberal international relations theory. However, it is not merely the application of non-traditional instruments such as culture and commercial goods, rather the fulcrum on which the principles of soft power stand are society, institutions and policies to attain state objectives. Similarly, all …

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Mir Imran

    Mir Imran The terms ‘inventor’ and ‘entrepreneur’ seem wholly inadequate to describe Mir Imran. He is a prolific inventor of medical devices and has founded more than 20 life sciences companies. He has been building medical device companies for 40 years and holds more than 360 patents to his name. He is most well-known for his pioneering contributions to …

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Food Waste Generation

Food Waste Generation Consumer Behaviour at different Restaurants of Lahore city Daniyal Naeem & Ayesha Iqbal Approximately 1.3 billion tons of food waste is produced globally per year which is equal to one-third of the total food production.. This amount of food waste causes a great loss in terms economic value, approximately US$ 1 trillion a year. The global food …

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Magazine Desk Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning (the acquisition of information and rules for using the information), reasoning (using rules to reach approximate or definite conclusions) and self-correction. Particular applications of AI include expert systems, speech recognition and machine vision. AI can be categorized …

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US-China Trade War and Future of Globalization

US-China Trade War and Future of Globalization Political pressures could once again effect a rollback The verdict of history is that the trade war that’s now raging between the United States and China will lead to no good — with consequences that could go well beyond trade and threaten the world’s geopolitical and economic stability. How this plays out is …

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Pakistan’s Prison Class System

Pakistan’s Prison Class System What makes the better class so important and how is it allotted? The recent accountability drive has seen a number of high-profile prisoners — including former president, Asif Ali Zardari, and former prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi — demanding that they be provided better class facilities in jail. However, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in its latest …

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The Quandary of a No-Deal Brexit

The Quandary of a No-Deal Brexit Mahmudur Rahman The British prime minister faces many challenges as the deadline for Brexit comes near When Boris Johnson became prime minister, he did so on the platform that, come what may October 31, Britain would exit the European Union, deal or no-deal. Within days, he had set up two separate groups: One that …

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