The El Niño Chaos
The El Niño Chaos We really are in uncharted warm waters Ghufran Wakeel The planet is already running a fever. The last eight years have been the eight hottest on…
Mastering the Art of Happiness
Mastering the Art of Happiness Muhammad Asim Jasra World Happiness Index The United Nations Development Solutions Network's Happiness Report 2023 ranked 137 countries based on the following six factors:1. Social…
Lurking Food Insecurity in Pakistan
Lurking Food Insecurity in Pakistan Zohaib Ahmad Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) jointly published a report titled “Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings…
Bollywood Movies and Islamophobia
Bollywood Movies and Islamophobia Lights, Camera, Politics! Dr Hassaan Bin Zubair After politics, business and academics, the ostracization of Muslims has gradually permeated into Indian entertainment industry as Islamophobia in…
Extension of CPEC to Afghanistan
Extension of CPEC to Afghanistan Opportunities, challenges and recommendations Mairaj ul Hamid Nasri CPEC, the flagship project of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is fast becoming a jugular vein…
Booming Pak-Iran Ties
Booming Pak-Iran Ties The Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace opens opportunities Aftab Abbasi On May 18, Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhamamd Shehbaz Sharif and President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated…
Federal Budget 2023-24
Federal Budget 2023-24 Yet another ritualistic exercise? Muhammad Hamza On 09 June, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, presented a proposed budget of Rs. 14.460 trillion…
Pakistan Economic Survey 2022-23
Pakistan Economic Survey 2022-23 A bad report card? Ugh, blame Canada! Magazine Desk Key Highlights1. Growth and InvestmentGDP growth (FY2023): 0.29% (Provisional) against 6.1% last year.Agriculture sector growth: 1.55% (4.27%…
Trafficking in Persons in Pakistan
Trafficking in Persons in Pakistan The role of federal and provincial governments Kamran Adil Pakistan has a written constitution that is federal in nature which means that the work between…