North Korea is one of the most controversial countries on Earth, with images of grey and black, censorship and dictatorship colouring opinions of the general public. It is a state that is notorious for being ready for war, one hand hovering over the missile board switch, at any sign of altercation.
The nation is often juxtaposed…
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Corona Virus was discovered back in December in the city of Wuhan. The health authorities in China have since been fighting an uphill battle against the outbreak of a pneumonia-esque illness.
The virus is caused by a novel coronavirus formally called SARS-CoV-2, and was first reported to the WHO on New Year’s Eve. The virus has…
Growing up in Pakistan, there is always a very distinct presence of the supernatural in our lives. Our language, culture, and heritage are laced with mysticism and intrigue. We tell each other scary stories about jinns and witches. The languages we speak, for example, flow beautifully from word to word, almost creating poetry. We express our innate…
With the 2020 elections in the United States just around the corner, the world is gearing up for another round of insane politics, plot twists, and surprises at every turn.
In 2016, Donald Trump won the majority in the Electoral College, making him the President of the United States of America. The news shocked and devastated…
Around the world, the last ten years have been monumental when it comes to research, and Pakistan is no exception to this rule. As a country with a huge student population, many of whom will carry their studies onto the post-graduate level, Pakistan creates a lot of research. Although the country may struggle with the…
Bodie Ashton, a citizen of Australia, wrote about the alarming situation in Australia in a thread of tweets, “More Aussie land is currently burning than exists in the entire country of Belgium. The smoke is causing breathing problems in New Zealand, 2000 km away. Half a billion animals have been killed. Eight people are…
Social media has inevitably become a permanent part of our lives. If a natural disaster hits the area we're living in; we flock over to Facebook to mark ourselves safe and check on our family and friends. Twitter, despite its character limits, has become a forum for every kind of political debate, mainly due to…
CPJ’s report analysis
The recent global survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was an eye-opener for anyone who wants to know more about the situation of press freedom all over the world. This fourth yearly report, which states that at least "250 journalists have been imprisoned around the world in 2019 so far…
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, in 2018 in Sindh alone, there were 1308 murders, 1590 attempts of murder and 3167 abductions and these numbers are only the reported ones. Due to the corruption in the police force and judiciary system, most of the cases go unreported, which means that the actual numbers are not available…
As of now, India is home to 200 million Muslims. Over the course of Narendra Modi and BJP’s tenure, the peaceful lives of Indian Muslims have been looming in the balance, as they faced threats to their autonomy and status. From religious intolerance to crackdowns and lynching, Muslims have been subject to it all in…