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Conocarpus’s Crumbling Effect on Karachi

A short drive on the traffic-laden roads of Karachi makes one thing clear, greenery is hard to spot in the city. Perhaps this is the observation that drives the notion in many people’s minds that the scorching rising temperature of the city is due to the lack of trees in the area. With such a…

BySeirut JavedMarch 2, 20210Comments

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Running from our problems-The right thing to do?

The advent of the pandemic has affected our lives in so many ways that it is difficult to document them all. Like whack-a-mole, more and more of the effects of the spreading disease and the ensuing quarantine period are coming to the fore. Apart from rising mental illnesses, high unemployment rates, and skyrocketing cases of…

BySaad RashidFebruary 22, 20211Comment

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Why was Karachi Demoted as the Capital City of Pakistan?

Not many people know that the City of Lights was also known as Krokola, Kalachi-jo-Goth, and Kurrachee at different points in history. The inhabitants of this vibrant city remember hearing tales of it being referred to as Kolachii by elders. The one consensus regarding Karachi is that it is the hub of business, culture, and…

BySeirut JavedFebruary 19, 20210Comments

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Paranoid Maulvies and the Vilification of Vaccines

As this article is being written, more than 150 million people worldwide have received the COVID 19 vaccine. China has gifted Pakistan with half a million doses and the frontline workers have already started receiving the vaccine. However, when the first few doses were being administered it was followed by press conferences by health specialists…

BySaad RashidFebruary 17, 20210Comments

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Sufism in Pakistan and Its Portrayal in Mass Media

Sufism (tasawwuf) refers to a spiritual branch of Islam, a mystical belief system that promotes principles and practices that aim at direct communication between a human being and God. Sufi practices are specifically designed to free people of any desires that could keep them from the experience of pure divine love. It demands complete abandonment…

ByZainab HasanFebruary 14, 20210Comments

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GameStock-A win for the Proletariat

Most of us have become familiar with the terms “Short-selling”, “GameStop” and “Buy and Hold” over the last month or so. Even if most of you have never dabbled in the stock market, or have ever shown enough interest to want to learn about it, it has become an inescapable part of the news cycle.…

BySaad RashidFebruary 9, 20210Comments

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The Plight of the Hazara- A generational Curse

Introduction Pakistan, as a state, does not exactly have a stellar reputation when it comes to the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities. Be it the forced conversion of young Hindu girls, or the blatant killings of individuals of the Ahmadi faith, it seems that unless you are a Sunni and a Punjabi as well,…

BySaad RashidJanuary 12, 20210Comments

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India and Pakistan – Two stories about one place.

India and Pakistan are quite similar in culture, language, and cuisine. Even though the separation of the subcontinent came about ostensibly due to the fact that Muslims and Hindus could not live in a single state in harmony, we are more alike than we are dissimilar. We eat the same food, we have similar marriage…

BySaad RashidJanuary 6, 20210Comments

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Capital Punishment in Practice: The Courts’ Decision

Until recently, the world’s largest population on death row was in Pakistan. China has since surpassed us in this category, but we continue to follow second in line, neck to neck with the USA. Around six thousand people are waiting to be executed in Pakistan, which raises the question: who are these people? Why are…

ByKhudeeja AsifDecember 31, 20200Comments

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Genghis khan and Global warming

The mention of Genghis Khan evokes images of war, carnage, and archers riding horses, raining death in the form of arrows. The impact of his rise and the expansion of the Mongol Empire in the 12th century is discussed, and felt, to this day. Who was Genghis Khan? Genghis Khan rose from complete anonymity and…

BySaad RashidDecember 28, 20200Comments

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