Reading Time: 5 minutes Imran Riaz used his platforms to critique the regime change and was quite outspoken on the matter in the time following the unpopular change. He ended up pointing fingers and making remarks that were sensitive in nature. Mainly he openly classified the regime change as an…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes How many quotas are allowed to each country is largely dependent on their Muslim population but the Saudi Government and the various countries allotted these quotas are constantly under a barrage of allegations of being corrupt or mismanaging these quotas.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Despite efforts across the world for many years, and there being existing technology that is both cost-effective and good for the environment that can replace tech requiring fossil fuels, we are still very much dependent on the very thing that is killing our planet. Not only…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The quaint little village of Saidpur is located near the capital city of Islamabad, Pakistan. As it is nestled right beside the Margalla Hills, it is often considered to be scenic. The village is known for its artisans, heritage, legacy, and so much more. It is…
Sustainability is the word of the day. Well, more like the word of the century at this point. Short-term economic benefits have seduced most of humanity into shooting themselves in the foot-in the long-term. Cutting down trees, pumping fossil fuel exhaust into the air, burning plastics and petroleum products, dumping micro-plastics into the sea.
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Pakistan is a culprit like all other countries in the ongoing climate crisis. Pakistan’s waste generation statistics are alarming. In a day, 0.283 to 0.612 kg of solid waste is produced per capita, and 49.6 million tons in a year which increases by 2.4% annually. According to the Government of Pakistan's estimation (GoP), 87,000 tons…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Depp v Heard trial might be the biggest televised trial since the OJ Simpson trial. In both cases, the verdict has been reached and has caused massive waves across the mainstream media sphere. Since the beginnings of the trial itself, social media sites have been…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The World Health Organization’s recommendation for the percentage of GDP of a country to be spent on health care is 5% but Pakistan’s stats are deplorable. The Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-2021 stated that the country’s healthcare expenditure out of its GDP is 1.2%. On a per…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rs 310 Billion worth of tax dodging occurs in Pakistan annually. And this too, from just five sectors. To put that into perspective, this is three times as much as the total budget allocation to the HEC, both developmental and non-developmental.
Reading Time: 4 minutes PIA would serve to be a source of pride for the nation, with technological and service developments that would rival those of other international juggernauts while retaining the national roots that gave PIA its flavor. The famous slogan “Great People to Fly With”, the slogan of…