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The Indus Waters Treaty – Explained

The subcontinent’s partition of 1947 led to numerous land and water conflicts between India and Pakistan . While the Kashmir conflict has not had a solution yet, the division of shared rivers was set out in The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The water distribution treaty was brokered by the World Bank and signed in 1960 in…

ByRahima SohailAugust 4, 20190Comments

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Is Boxing A Dying Sport?

Muhammad Ali was a household name, not just in the United States, but around the world. The same is true for Mike Tyson. There is not a nation around the world where both of these men could walk the streets without being recognised and photographed. These people were international icons who pulled in hundreds of…

ByIbrahim MahmoodJuly 25, 20190Comments

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Racism In Football Runs Deeper Than Just The Fans

Reading Time: 3 minutes Racism in football continues to persist. It is still acceptable to make monkey chants at players, throw banana peels at them or refer to Muslim players as terrorists.

ByRahima SohailJuly 23, 20190Comments

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What Can We Expect From PM Khan’s US trip?

In a foreign policy win, on July 22 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be visiting the United States and the White House on the invitation of President Donald Trump. The visit comes after years of tumultuous relations between the two countries. The last visit by a Pakistani head of state to the United States was…

ByRahima SohailJuly 17, 20190Comments

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Schadenfreude: Why We Feel Happiness Seeing Other People Suffer

“To see others suffer does one good. This is a hard saying, but a mighty, human, all-too-human principle.” -Friedrich Nietzsche There is not a single word in the English language that can describe the concept of Schadenfreude, which is a German word and translates to damage-joy. It basically describes the feeling of joy a person…

BySeirut JavedJuly 15, 20190Comments

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US-Iran Tensions : What You Need To Know

Trump told Iran he could ‘obliterate’ it. Is he leading the US into war? Here’s what you need to know Tensions are flaring between the United States and Iran. US President Donald Trump has tweeted threats at Iran. In a tweet on 20 May, Trump said: "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official…

ByRahima SohailJuly 11, 20190Comments

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Satire : A Pakistani Drawing Room Conversation

It is a common pass time to sit with your friends and/or colleagues in your drawing room, sip chai (Tea) and discuss politics, in Pakistan and perhaps in other parts of the world too. Here you would find that the way politics is discussed is no different from those forwarded Whatsapp messages you may have…

ByZaid AbroJuly 8, 20190Comments

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The Pakistan Cricket Team: Who Has Led It The Best?

Cricket is perhaps one of the few games of the world where the on-field captain can radically change the direction of the game. Not by performing with the bat or ball, but by simple bowling changes, field placements, taking the new ball or the kind of direction being given to the bowler and fielder. Depending on…

ByZaid AbroJuly 5, 20194Comments

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The Perils of Automation

The UK Office for National Statistics recently reported that about 1.5 million workers in Britain are threatened by automation; this is consistent with broader reports on how automation poses serious threats to traditional labor and indicative of growing anxiety about the future of low-skilled labor. By and large, automation in the 21st century seeks to fundamentally…

ByAhmed ShiwaniJuly 3, 20190Comments

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The Politics of the “Paindu”

“Their new house looks so gaudy with the pillars and everything,” drawled Shazia*, scornfully surveying the drawing room over the rim of her delicate teacup. “New money, you know. Itnay paindu hein (They are so tacky). You can’t buy class.” I remained silent, which, of course, is a part of the problem; but it is…

ByFareeha ShahJune 3, 20190Comments

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