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HOW EFFECTIVE ARE PSYCHEDELICS IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS?

PSYCHEDELICS BREAK THROUGH THE MEDICAL FIELD The legalization of medical cannabis in 2018 paved the way for other psychedelics entering the medical field. Additionally, countries across the globe underwent a drastic shift in attitudes regarding medical marijuana. This increased tolerance was followed by a more open-minded approach towards the medical benefits of other stigmatized psychedelics…

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Uncovering The Problematic Elements Surrounding The Single National Curriculum

WHAT IS THE SINGLE NATIONAL CURRICULUM, AND WHY WAS IT LAUNCHED? The Single National Curriculum (SNC) is an attempt at reform made by the prime minister of Pakistan to eradicate the inequality rotted within the education system. The prime minister’s approach to rid Pakistan’s education system of existing divisions is based on the enforcement of…

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A GLIMPSE AT HOW THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY HAS PROGRESSED IN PAKISTAN

HOW HAS THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY EVOLVED IN PAKISTAN? Pakistan currently has the eighth largest farm output in the world. Features such as an abundance of rich natural resources across a range of ecological and climatic zones contribute to Pakistan’s high agricultural output. However, the agricultural industry’s share in Pakistan’s total gross domestic product (GDP) has…

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 The Ambiguity of our Country’s Identity; Can Pakistani Cultures, Norms and Traditions really be Considered Our Own?  

Despite being an individual country for well over half a century, Pakistan holds little recognition globally when it comes to its culture. Generally, when one thinks of South Asia, India immediately comes to mind with its vast diversity of people, languages, cultures, and ethnicities. This can be attributed to the fact that 74 years ago…

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Sharbat Gula; a Victim? Story behind the Afghan Girl Portrait that Shook Nations. 

Known by millions then, and yet still, the portrait of the Afghan girl had a widespread impact around the world. Published as a cover of National Geographic magazine in June, 1985, this portrait was that of one adolescent girl named Sharbat Gula, who is depicted wearing a tattered reddish maroon dupatta (headscarf), with…

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Naegleria fowleri; The Brain Eating Bacteria Outbreak Which Claimed Several Lives in Karachi.  

According to PMD (Pakistan Meteorological department), many cities in Pakistan have hit record-breaking heat in the summer of 2021. Data collected shows that almost every city in Pakistan has recorded over 40 degrees Celsius with areas like Jacobabad reaching 48 degrees while KPK and surrounding areas recorded the temperatures to be between 46 degrees to…

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