An official with a megaphone during the release of prisoners from Insein prison after a presidential pardon in YangonClick to expand Image An official with a megaphone during the release of prisoners from Insein prison after a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2020. © 2020 Thein Zaw/AP Photo When “Mi Mi” (a pseudonym) prepared for anti-coup demonstrations in ...

Many people will find the title to be comical, or a self-made fantasy, but in this article, I will provide a complete argument for the shocking claims that I am making. Almost everyone is aware that South Asia is the centre of all global activities, in which Pakistan, which has a geo-strategic position, is the most important and any decision ...

What sort of future do you imagine? Do you want a life of leisure and machine produced wealth? Do you want a world in which humans and machines merge or coexist? Do you think that humans will be controlled by machines? This debate on what will it mean to be human in the age of artificial intelligence and robots is ...

Like many other women health related issues, abortion is another which is neither discussed openly nor gets the attention or focus that it merits. Experts say the reasons behind this scenario are both religious and social. As per several media reports, majority of doctors don’t do abortion operations citing religious teachings, social norms and personal beliefs. And this is leading ...

Hardship and struggle often act as catalysts for people to understand their true strengths and reach their full potential. Hailing from the heart of suburban Faisalabad, a lower-middle-class woman – Balqees – triumphed over several personal, financial, and social hurdles to become an independent, self-reliant, and empowered member of society. Balqees, now aged 56, lives a humble life with her ...

Pakistan is a country which is situated in South Asia and has been experiencing a number of hazards and disasters from independence to the current date. Sometimes the term hazard is mixed with disaster but in actual they are both separate things related to one phenomenon. Hazard is a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity that may cause ...

Changing our behaviours is a quick way to change who we are. We put a high value on education in order to complete degrees, as well as a residency to be able to do what we want, but our learning is always directed towards academic courses due to which many people stop actively seeking to learn when they enter their ...

Fear of unknown and uncertainty has surrounded all of us today. As a Special needs psychologist it is of great concern how children with autism must be adjusting to the new routine. They have strong affinity to routine, this world was already full of chaos and uncertainty for them. The current scenario of COVID-19 has restricted us all in our ...

As the world slowly advances to give women the rights they deserve and accepts their potential in breaking the cultural taboos and working at par with men, more and more women are stepping out and making their voices heard. In Pakistan, previously, due to cultural restrictions, a woman was not considered respectful if she was found displaying herself on electronic ...

Blaming the politico-economic system for taking resources, leaving the destitute alone and starving. Money is the root of our evils. Everyone needs luxurious life style but no one thinks about the impoverished. Why are we becoming so materialistic? Is it lack of belief? If we truly develop empathy towards people around, then not only their condition would get better, the ...

Israel’s greed for land and its actual settler colonisation strategy of occupying more and more land that is inhabited by the Palestinians have had apparently no bounds over the decades. Long known for robbing the Palestinians of their very basic rights of existence and peaceful worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque—which is the third holiest site and one of the most revered ...

We are living in the world of technology as it shapes our social and economic life. Digital is the future. Technology has transformed the world, as it has entered in fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0), which ranges from Financial Technologies (FinTech), the Internet of Things (IoT), Deep Learning (DL), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). If we look at Pakistan, the country ...

By: Rabab Naqvi It has rightly said that the soul has no gender. We, citizens of Pakistan are generally drifting around gender discrimination. But do we care about the surrounding people? By the word ‘People’ I mean the ‘Transgender’ who are trapped by the naysayers. We live in a country where people are free to live and are equal. We ...

بلال شاہ قوموں کے عروج و زوال کی داستانیں اگرچہ فطری قانون کے مطابق ہوتی ہیں تاہم اس میں اسباب و عوامل کا بھی کافی عمل دخل ہے جو فیصلہ کن حیثیت رکھتے ہیں۔ جس قوم کے پاس علم و ٹیکنالوجی موجود ہے، وہ دوسری اقوام پر نہ صرف معاشی برتری پا لیتی ہے بلکہ ان کو مفتوح بنانے پر ...

وارث پراچہ دنیا بھر میں یوم آزادی صحافت منایا گیا۔ اس دن کو منانے کا مقصد کسی دباؤ کے بغیر آزاد اور ذمہ دارانہ اطلاعات عوام تک پہنچانا ہے۔ آزادی صحافت کا آغاز 1991سے نمیبیا سے شروع ہوا۔ 29 سال سے آزادی یوم صحافت منایا جا رہا ہے لیکن آج بھی صحافی کو خطرات لاحق ہیں۔ اکتوبر 2010 میں وکلا ...