Articles

The latest case of blasphemy and persecution of minorities by the extremists in Pakistan comes from Chak 44 in District Mandi Bahauddin By Lee Erik Joseph Even though Pakistan’s existence is duly credited to the Islamic movement in India before the partition, but after the creation of Pakistan, Christians and other minorities never had to face such dire circumstances and ... Read More »

Finland, Norway and Sweden are the top 3 countries for working women The Nordic countries — Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland —  are the best countries to be a working woman, according to The Economist’s glass-ceiling index 2016. In these countries, women are present in the labour force at similar rates to men. Finland has the largest share of women who have gone through ... Read More »

Is it possible for Pakistan to strike a balance between ties with Saudi Arabia and Iran? The answer is Yes. Former Ambassador Masood Khan explains how.. By Masood Khan The essence of President Hassan Rohani’s visit to Islamabad was bilateral relations between Pakistan and Iran but the strategic overhang of the visit was no less important. Post-nuclear deal with six ... Read More »

International Women’s Day 2016 Feature Article  “I seek training, not for me, but for my family members, so that they understand what I am doing when I go out of the home to attend trainings, sell the product, and liaise with traders and officers”: Nepali women vegetable farmer By Dr Kamala Gurung and Dr Pranita Bhushan Udas On 21 January ... Read More »

Hydrogen fuel cell technology offers a great opportunity to meet the rising demand of energy and for the sustainable development of Pakistan By Umeed Younis Hydrogen fuel cell is a new technology which has a huge potential of meeting rising energy demands. The fuel used in fuel cell is hydrogen gas and an oxidant in the form of oxygen is ... Read More »

Story of rescue and release of Indian Pangolin found in Karachi. Out of eight species of the pangolin that exist in the world, only one – Indian pangolin – is found in Pakistan and there is an urgent need for creating awareness among the public so people don’t kill the animal By Asif Ali Sandeelo I go to bed late at night usually. ... Read More »

ISLAMABAD: Import of books declined by 45.89 per cent in fiscal 2014-15 to Rs71.453 million from Rs132.898m in 2013-14. Pakistan imports books from 45 countries. The daily Dawn quoted the Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir as saying that local publishers were more interested in publishing syllabi and local books. This information was provided by the minister in a written reply to ... Read More »

Washington and Ankara have agreed to work jointly in a declared attempt to tighten security along Turkey’s border with Syria, aimed at controlling the movement of ISIL militants in the region. The White House said in a statement that US President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan had reached the agreement on Wednesday. The statement said that ... Read More »

VIENNA — Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has assailed the Hungary’s decision to freeze EU’s article on refugees. Talking to his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto, the Austrian Foreign Minister has deplored decision announced by Budapest to opt out of the DublinLegislations on the status of refugees. Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz made it clear that it was “unacceptable” that a neighbouring country ... Read More »

MARDIN, Turkey – –  Hollywood star and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has arrived in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin to visit Syrian refugees. The Oscar-winning American actress and director arrived Friday night in Turkey on a private plane to visit Syrian and Iraqi refugees, who fled clashes in their countries, in temporary protection centers in the Midyat district of Mardin. Jolie is expected to participate in a program, which will be held ... Read More »