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Causes and Consequences of Energy Crisis in Pakistan Energy crisis is defined as a shortfall in, or scarcity of, energy production. It is the imbalance between demand and supply of energy. If the resources of producing energy in a country are ample and the distribution system is also efficient to meet the demands, the country will be prosperous because a …

BRIEF BRITISH HISTORY British history can be divided into four stages. Each stage is antidote to the problems of the day. The first is the administrative stage. This starts from 1066 and goes up to 1500. It begins with the problem of succession which had led to the famous Battle of Hastings. After the issueless death of Edward the Confessor, …

5GW and Hybrid Warfare Implications for Pakistan Introduction “Every age had its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions, and its own peculiar preconceptions.” — Carl von Clausewitz The composition of war is changing in the contemporary world. Old conventional war tactics are being replaced with new ones and new tools of warfare such as information warfare, media propaganda …

RCEP and Pakistan Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the world’s biggest trade bloc that includes fifteen Asia-Pacific countries — 10 ASEAN economies along with China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia. It is larger than the European Union and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. RCEP countries comprise almost one-third of the world’s population and account for about 30% of the …

Raast Digital Payment System A Critical Piece in the Financial Inclusion Jigsaw As a part of his Digital Pakistan Vision to include the poor segments of society in formal economy, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched, on January 11, the country’s first instant payment system – Raast. Developed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in collaboration with Bill and Melinda …

Police Reforms, Use of Force and Accountability in Pakistan The tome of official/semi-official literature on police reforms in Pakistan shows that it caters to two types of the reforms: ‘policy’ and ‘service delivery’. While ‘policy’ part of reforms alludes to larger systemic issues like police law, its inter-linkages with larger criminal justice system issues and organizational governance, the ‘service delivery’ …

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HEC’s New PhD Policy Patching the Bumpy Road to PhD The HEC’s new policy said that in case of students who are unable to complete the program within eight years, the university may designate a competent authority to determine whether the delay was caused by circumstances beyond the student’s control, and if so, grant an extension in such exceptional circumstances. …

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons On January 22, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the first nuclear disarmament instrument in more than two decades, entered into force. The treaty is now a part of international law and is a legally binding instrument aimed at total elimination of nuclear weapons, under the aegis of the United …

Senate Elections Pakistan What is Senate? Majlis-e-Shura, the Parliament of Pakistan, consists of the President and two Houses, known as the National Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). The Senate was constituted for the first time in 1973 under Article 50 of the Constitution of Pakistan that stipulates a bicameral parliament.The Senate is a body that represents the …