The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and the subsequent civil war that plagues Afghanistan to date, have been the harbingers of terrible unrest and destitute in Afghanistan. As a result, thousands of Afghans have fled to safety in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which not only shares an extensive border with Afghanistan, but also holds strong ethnic…
Pakistan
Reading Time: 5 minutes akistan as a nation is ‘Food Secure.’ However, the presence of excess food does not really mean that the populace is able to successfully access this food. Poverty, poor management of resources and not enough modernization has left millions malnourished and under the constant risk of…
Thousands of Sikh devotees gather at the Dera Baba Nanak Shrine in the Gurdaspur district of Indian Punjab every year. From here they can view but not access the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur which is situated across the border in the Pakistani Punjab. To be able to visit the shrine, every year pilgrims have to…
Reading Time: 5 minutes While debt, in general, may not be all that bad and many countries borrow a massive amount of money from abroad, it may not be ‘good debt’ if it is taken to ease existing expenditures such as a fiscal deficit or to pay for imports. If…
Every educational system aims to facilitate the learning of information, to refine and polish skills, as well as to harness personal interests and qualities. Over the course of time, many institutions have sprung up in the name of providing academic opportunities to impressionable minds. They range from the affluent and popular choice of private schooling…
Over the past couple of years, the possibility of a nuclear war is becoming more likely, owing to factors like tensions between the US and North Korea, US and Russia and more recently, India and Pakistan given the illegal usurpation of Kashmir by India . As events have unfolded over the last weeks with no…
Tharparkar district in Sindh is the largest in the province by land. Unfortunately, it has the lowest Human Development Index in all of Sindh. The district which spreads over 19,638 sqm is known for its culture and religious harmony, with a little less than half of its population being Hindus.
In recent years, Thar has been…
The UN and UNSC in a Nutshell
The United Nations is an international organization that dates back to 1945. It was established in the wake of World War 2, in an effort to prevent devastation and massacre of that scale ever again. All 193 Member States of the UN participate and engage in dialogue within…
Innovative startups often play a key function in developing countries like Pakistan. There are a variety of consumer needs that often remain unaddressed by conventional models of business, which then creates large spaces in the market for innovation and creativity. These gaps are often identified and filled by motivated and innovative entrepreneurs, who thrive at…
On August 5, India in a controversial move repealed Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and usurped Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Article 370 allowed J&K, a Muslim majority state, autonomy over its own affairs. With Article 370, J&K was allowed to have its own constitution. The state even had its own flag. J&K was even…