Pakistan’s people have been unable to see the fruitful results of democracy as it has sporadically been overthrown by the army. Pakistan needs an accountable and participatory democracy that delivers for the people, writes Asim Nawaz Abbassi, 27, a Correspondent from Islamabad, Pakistan. Democracy is a most basic and beautiful form of government, but there …

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Pakistan recently marked its Independence Day but Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan, says continuing issues of poverty and violence undermine the sense of celebration.  On the way to work this morning I had to get public transport. Two men sitting at the back seat started using bad language with each …

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Debate about Pakistan and extremism rarely involves the country’s large youth population. But Faheem Bin Tariq, a Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, writes about a conference where youth made it clear that peace is the goal. Pakistan, one of the most populous countries in the world, has been in the global limelight since terrorist attacks of …

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Few of Pakistan’s urban dwellers are aware of the connection between the nation’s extensive mountain ranges and the environment, writes Faheem Bin Tariq, a Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, but a dedicated network of youth is putting mountain conservation and education on the agenda. In Pakistan, we find huge mountain ranges in the Northern and North-Western …

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Meet Atif Abdul Majeed, an entrepreneur and tech graduate who is working on automated voting solutions that will enable Pakistan to hold elections in just 15 days, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan. INTESOL Pvt. Ltd is the name of company. Atif is the man behind it. Atif Abdul Majeed  …

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A government plan to encourage youth entrepreneurship will fail unless the energy crisis is solved, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan, who says policy makers and politicians need to coordinate their efforts. I want to put forward a few of my thoughts about the youth loan scheme just launched by …

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Another round of bombings in Pakistan underlines the need for peace talks, writes Shumaila Shahani, 20, a Correspondent from Karachi in Pakistan, but may also have shattered hopes for the success of those talks. Another attack comes in the way of peace. Last week Pakistan Prime Minister Mr. Nawaz Sharif announced that his government wants …

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The stereotype of rural poverty has been turned on its head in Pakistan, where urban poverty is a dire problem that needs intervention through new government policies, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan. Pakistan has been reported to be a place which is dangerous for human life; it faces a …

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Pakistan was founded as a country of peace and brotherhood, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan. But the growing threat of fundamentalist activists is turning those principles upside down. Pakistan was established in the name of Islam, a state where freedom of choice and freedom of faith was to be …

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Three wars have failed to resolve the fate of the Kashmir Valley, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan, who says residents of the disputed territory need a solution that will let them live in peace. Historically Kashmir was ruled by Muslims from the 14th century until 1819, when Ranjit Singh, …

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