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   The feeling of being vulnerable and alone is worst of all. You might be thinking why have I said that well the answer is “solitary confinement.” Whenever a person is subjected to any kind of abuse, it is very common to develop vulnerability, loneliness, and adrift. The children are facing this …

Pakistan has strived with its uncontrollable dilemma of poverty for a long, long time. Shouldn’t Pakistan learn from its successful neighbor? Xi Jinping, the president of China, recently claimed that the country has finally accomplished the long-sought attempt of eliminating severe poverty from the rural areas of China. Ever since …

Being the fourth largest milk-producing country in the world, Pakistan can earn more than 30 billion US dollars each year. So what’s really stopping us from being a global major milk exporter?  The only industry that comes to mind when we discuss our country’s exports is Textiles. Why don’t fish …

The JF-17 Thunder is a single-engine, lightweight, low cost, multi-role combat aircraft.  The JF (Joint Fighter 17) was developed through the combined efforts of CAC (Chengdu Aircraft Corporation) of China and the PAC (Pakistan Aeronautical Complex).  The JF-17 was assigned the multi-role title due to its compatibility in various roles …

Some would argue that the current era of modernization in Pakistan is at its peak. Especially among the Pakistani youth, who are so heavily influenced by western culture by means of media, social media, books, and content. Most of the youth strive to establish themselves in a foreign country. It …

The night of January 9, 2021, brought the largest power blackout Pakistan has ever experienced, plunging 200 million people into the dark. That is 90% of the entire country’s population.  Power outages are not uncommon in the country. During the peak demand season, the transmission and distribution capacity leads to …

One of the promises which Pakistan’s leaders made when Pakistan gained independence was that everyone would have been given the liberty and freedom to practice and choose religion. However, the recent governments have, and authorities have failed to deliver the promises made by our leaders. The recent killing of the …

Pakistanis have always been very tolerant in general towards minorities or people with different beliefs. We were more open to a multicultural society. The biggest problem Pakistan faces right now is sectarianism. It wasn’t like this in the past; we Pakistanis used to participate in one another’s religious occasions before …

In the north of Pakistan, in the Hindukush range along the Afghanistan border lives a small tribe of people known as Kalasha or Kalash. The Kalash valley is sub-divided into three valleys named, Birir, Bumboret, and Rumbor. The Waighli or Kalash people are descendants of Dardic Indo-Aryans, with their own …

Born on November 6, 1950, in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Sheikh Rasheed has been many things. He is a government official, TV celebrity, an open figure, and the author of the starting point of Pothwari.   In 1985 he was chosen as a national legislator, and after that, he was elected seven times …