Why is Polio still rampant in Pakistan? Explained.

What is Pakistan’s Polio problem? In the early hours of Wednesday, on December 19, unknown attackers shot at two police officers on their way to a polio vaccination drive in the Lower Dir District area near the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. The officers died on the spot. According to the local police, these officers were…

ByNaufil AyazDecember 22, 20190Comments

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The Case of Amazon Workers – Explained

On 15th July 2019, the Amazon warehouse workers in Shakopee, Minnesota, launched a 6-hour strike on Prime Day, which is Amazon’s biggest shopping event of the year. The protest was organized to bring awareness to and protest the deplorable working conditions of Amazon workers. However, of the 100+ expected protesters, only a handful of employees showed…

ByFarah JassawallaDecember 21, 20190Comments

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The Myth of the Mama’s Boy

Ah yes! The age-old theory of the effete, confused and archetypal male of the society, whose close bond with his mother hampers his emotional development- this dynamic captured in the vernacular with the term “Mama’s boy” Psychoanalytical theories such as the famous Oedipus Complex by Freud have fostered this stigma surrounding boys, following them well into…

ByWafa MalikDecember 18, 20190Comments

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Bloodbaths and Injuries: Iraqi Protests Explained

"At least 460 protesters were killed in October and November in various central and southern cities, including Baghdad," Ali al-Bayati, an Iraqi Human Rights Commission Representative said in a statement. Al-Bayati was referring to the death toll from the anti-government protests in Iraq, which took root in October 2019 and came to a culmination on December…

ByFarah JassawallaDecember 15, 20190Comments

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The inflation-crime nexus. Rising street crime in Pakistan explained

On November 30, around three or four armed men in a car reportedly abducted a young woman, Dua Mangi, from the city of Karachi in Pakistan. Haris Fatah Soomro, who was accompanying Mangi, was shot at and severely injured. According to the Karachi police, it appeared “to be a case of kidnapping for ransom as ascertained…

ByNaufil AyazDecember 14, 20190Comments

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The Inflation – Crime Nexus. Rising Street Crime in Pakistan Explained

On November 30, around three or four armed men in a car reportedly abducted a young woman, Dua Mangi, from the city of Karachi in Pakistan. Haris Fatah Soomro, who was accompanying Mangi, was shot at and severely injured. According to the Karachi police, it appeared “to be a case of kidnapping for ransom as ascertained…

ByNaufil AyazDecember 14, 20190Comments

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Cognitive Dissonance; An Everyday Part of Life

“Dissonance is as fatal in ailments of the mind as it is in those of the body.” ― Georges Rodenbach, Bruges-La-Morte A cognitive dissonance is a form of dissonance that is experienced by a person when there is a conflict between their beliefs, attitudes or behaviors. The term itself might not be used commonly in circles, but…

BySeirut JavedDecember 11, 20190Comments

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PTI UNDER PRESSURE

It has been a little over a year since the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government led by Imran Khan took the reins of power. They were elected under suspicions of electoral fraud and third-party meddling by the establishment. The elections of 2018 had also been preceded by arrests of several notable opposition leaders, including the Sharif brothers,…

ByImaad HasanDecember 8, 20190Comments

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It’s time we talk about the Coral Reefs in Pakistan

Coral reefs- a laborious product of nature provides a home to millions of marine species. But nature’s homes are now on the verge of extinction. This is especially alarming as it takes 100 years for one coral to grow one inch- once destroyed, they cannot be recovered. Research Progress on Corals in Pakistan Mainly distributed along…

ByWafa MalikDecember 7, 20190Comments

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Azadi March 2019

The roads of Islamabad were once again swarmed with protestors chanting the slogans of democracy as they did under the leadership of Imran Khan up until just over a year ago. The difference is, this time the protest is led by the current opposition instead. Spearheaded by the chief of Jamiat Ulema-I-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman…

ByMomina KhurshidDecember 1, 20190Comments