Reading Time: 4 minutes Since independence, Pakistan and India have been at loggerheads over every possible issue imaginable. Whether it be over distribution of resources at independence, to the issue of water distribution fifty years after, to a seemingly benign game of cricket or hockey, the two countries have been…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The effects of colonialism on us South Asians has been catastrophic. This is a known fact, and the cultural, moral, material, and even spiritual impact of the white man on the subcontinent has been so detrimental that the effects are being felt to this day.
Reading Time: 4 minutes What exactly is Whataboutism? What does it entail? What is its history? And how can we sharpen our frame of analysis to be able to look through it, and overcome it in order to work towards better discourse?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Among the crops grown in Pakistan, wheat, rice, and cotton play a significant and positive role in the country’s GDP. Despite the importance of agriculture to the economy of Pakistan, the sector faces problems in keeping itself stable. Recent events, however, may bring positive changes.
Reading Time: 4 minutes military operations in the region, tourism flourished once again. Shah reported, “Foreign tourists were not allowed to move without armed escorts in previous years,” Shah said. “This year, they were allowed free movement and the opportunity to communicate with the locals.”
Reading Time: 3 minutes For fourteen years, Coke Studio has brought together Pakistani artists, both from the old and the new to bring about a unique mix of music that has produced remarkable tracks for more than a decade. Every year saw an improvement in production quality as well as…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pakistan has a very complex relationship with charity. On one hand, a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. On the other hand, Pakistan is one of the most charitable countries in the world where close to one percent of its GDP is donated…
Reading Time: 4 minutes According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Vincent de Gournay coined the term Bureaucracy in the 1700s. The word is derived from the French word for table. So now we know why a Bureau is a Bureau and there is, in fact, a connection between the two seemingly…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Remittances are highly important to a lot of developing and third-world countries in the modern age. These provide an economic lifeline for those back home, provide an emergency fund for when disasters strike and local jobs are at risk, and serve as a sort of buffer…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Though weight-loss is healthy for people who are over a certain weight and are facing functionality issues due to it, there is too much misinformation about weight-loss and a myriad of problematic behavior surrounding it. Anxiety leads to binge-eating and purging and bulimia or unhealthy periods…