Does the BJP rule play out like a 20th Century Fascist Regime? – Explained

After Modi’s government decided to revoke Article 370 in Kashmir , the Prime Minister of Pakistan likened the government to a fascist regime. In a joint Pakistan Parliamentary session held to discuss India’s decision to scrap Article 370, he stated, “The BJP's mindset is like the mindset of white supremacists who go on mass shootings…

ByFarah JassawallaAugust 8, 20190Comments

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The Indus Waters Treaty – Explained

The subcontinent’s partition of 1947 led to numerous land and water conflicts between India and Pakistan . While the Kashmir conflict has not had a solution yet, the division of shared rivers was set out in The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The water distribution treaty was brokered by the World Bank and signed in 1960 in…

ByRahima SohailAugust 4, 20190Comments

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Burnout: What Is It And How Do You Beat It?

“I want to run away from here. I am so tired. I want to just pause everything” We often find the modern worker voicing similar concerns. These statements are not a dabble at mere histrionics. They are ought to be taken at face value for what they try to convey as there is no other or…

ByWafa MalikAugust 1, 20190Comments

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Why Does Domestic Violence Still Not Get Reported Despite Laws In Place?

Pakistan’s lack of domestic abuse laws and implemantation is failing the victims Every day I come across a news story which reports a man somewhere in Pakistan being violent towards his female family member because the food was cold/she was talking to a man/she brought ‘dishonour’ on the family/had the audacity to stand up for herself.…

ByRahima SohailJuly 30, 20190Comments

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What Can We Expect From PM Khan’s US trip?

In a foreign policy win, on July 22 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be visiting the United States and the White House on the invitation of President Donald Trump. The visit comes after years of tumultuous relations between the two countries. The last visit by a Pakistani head of state to the United States was…

ByRahima SohailJuly 17, 20190Comments

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Satire : A Pakistani Drawing Room Conversation

It is a common pass time to sit with your friends and/or colleagues in your drawing room, sip chai (Tea) and discuss politics, in Pakistan and perhaps in other parts of the world too. Here you would find that the way politics is discussed is no different from those forwarded Whatsapp messages you may have…

ByZaid AbroJuly 8, 20190Comments

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Propaganda in the New Age: What are Troll Farms?

The history of propaganda can be traced all the way to ancient Roman empires; it has virtually existed since forever and continues to be an indispensable tool for political entities across the board. Mechanisms of propaganda have endured the test of time, specifically the rise of the internet, and are now more advanced and sophisticated…

ByAhmed ShiwaniJune 26, 20190Comments

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Rape and Repentance on the Pakistani Small Screen

The undeniable abhorrence of all sexual predators was an opinion I once considered to be widely held; I carried no other preconceived notions about social perceptions. I had hoped to identify recurring patterns and characters to better understand the values and standards of acceptable female behavior. This assumption was immediately dismantled in a profoundly disturbing…

ByFareeha ShahJune 22, 20190Comments

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Rape and Repentance on the Pakistani Small Screen

The undeniable abhorrence of all sexual predators was an opinion I once considered to be widely held; I carried no other preconceived notions about social perceptions. I had hoped to identify recurring patterns and characters to better understand the values and standards of acceptable female behavior. This assumption was immediately dismantled in a profoundly disturbing…

ByFareeha ShahJune 22, 20190Comments

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Pakistan is Academic Scholarship Deprived

All over the world, it is the academia that generates public discourse, engages the youth into problems that concern society at large and undertakes research work in attempts to find answers for questions no one yet has. It has only been a little more than a decade since the High Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan…

ByZaid AbroJune 19, 20190Comments