Reading Time: 4 minutes Airbnb’s rapid growth, initially a solution for a sold-out conference, has disrupted housing markets globally. While it offers financial gains for property owners, its popularity has led to a scarcity of long-term rentals, raising rents significantly. Many cities have responded with regulations, mandating property registration and…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes In response to the dire situation of mistreated stray dogs in Pakistan, the Supreme Court has mandated the Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF) to draft humane regulations for managing their population. ACF, a prominent non-profit animal rescue organization, has been actively addressing the needs of injured, homeless,…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The “Road to Makkah” project is a Saudi Arabian initiative to simplify the pilgrimage process for Muslims traveling to Makkah for Hajj and Umrah. It includes e-visas, document verification in pilgrims’ home countries, and direct luggage transportation to hotels. Although facing delays due to time constraints,…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ludo. We’ve all played it. All of us have felt the rush when our goti was able to get away from chasing opponents to reach home and win it. We have also felt the incredible frustration of getting sent back to square one and then not…
Reading Time: 5 minutes From being labeled as the Devil’s Drink to becoming the base of social revolutions around the world, coffee has seen it all. For something that exists in almost every household around the world right now, coffee has a surprisingly rich history permeated with controversies. So how…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The practice of fasting and abstinence predates Islam and is a part of many religions that even predate monotheism. This is mainly due to the fact that a period of abstinence and hardship allows for a kind of self-reflection and a “sharpening” of the spirit that…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bank runs have been happening for a long time too, it is when the regular public believe that the banks will become insolvent is when this kind of thing happens. In that way it is a sort of thing that is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Royal families of the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands often make the headlines. The world is pretty familiar with their monarchs, but there are 43 sovereign states around the globe that don’t always occupy the spotlight. While the role of…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Walkability is based around the concept of making urban areas something more than just concrete corridors for automobile transport. The idea is making urban-spaces complete living spaces with all of the amenities of a community available to them through foot-traffic as much as possible. Unfortunately, it…
Reading Time: 4 minutes AirSial became the third private domestic airline of the country in 2020. Inaugurated by the now deposed PM Imran Khan during a time of severe pandemic related lock-downs, AirSial has had a beginning fraught with turbulence. Though, just a few years ago, any company looking to…