A debate as old as time
The debate between subtitles versus dubbing made constant headlines even before the internationally acclaimed blockbuster ‘Parasite’ hit theaters worldwide. With Hollywood losing its title as a dominant force in the international film market, the global theater market has found an exponential growth, in becoming widely accessible through streaming of…
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In 2007, the historical event of Basant was banned in Pakistan. This court-ordered limitation happened as a result of the deaths of several people because of the use of strings coated with glass. In the many years since this court ruling, animated discussion springs up every year tinged with nostalgia around an event…
In 2007, the historical event of Basant was banned in Pakistan. This court-ordered limitation happened as a result of the deaths of several people because of the use of strings coated with glass. In the many years since this court ruling, animated discussion springs up every year tinged with nostalgia around an event…
March 13, 2020 saw the number of cases for Covid-19 rise to twenty one. As the pandemic became more prevalent than expected, the Federal Health Ministry made a strong argument to take the right precautionary measures. While most of the cases were in interior Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan, this did not mean that other parts of…
Pakistan has had a shortage of nurses, doctors and other health professionals for a long time and this lack of medical staff could have severe consequences for Pakistan now. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for every 1,000 people there needs to be at least eight nurses, two doctors and one dentist to take…
With the onset of the worldwide pandemic, educational institutions around the world have shut down, forcing scores of students out of their campuses into their homes until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
The world of students has come to a screeching halt and has thrown into question the future of many, as well as education. Is this…
The general perception about the virus known as COVID-19 is that it attacks the body only but we often forget that its effects go much deeper than that. Since the outbreak of the virus, most of the countries of the world have gone down on lockdown which means that there is quarantine everywhere. People are…
Over the past month, Amazon founder, CEO and President Jeff Bezos has received strong criticism over one of Amazon’s sub companies, Whole Foods requesting employees to donate part of their salary to sick employees who were staying at home. Last week, Amazon fired a worker for organising a walkout that protested Amazon’s lack of safety…
Many US officials and intelligence officers have recently claimed that China has been underreporting figures for the COVID-19 outbreak; the CIA appear to be investigating the matter in order to gain a more accurate total of cases and deaths in China. This is not the first time China has been accused of misreporting figures related…
The Corona Pandemic has infected over 110,000 people in at least 110 countries globally, according to the World Health Organization. This virus emerged in a Chinese city, Wuhan last December. Since then it has spread like wildfire across borders. Many are labelling it the worst crisis humanity has seen since WWII. A particularly disturbing cause…