Pakistan faces an energy crisis but Faheem Bin Tariq, a Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, explains that a nuclear power solution poses a controversial dilemma. Pakistan is facing an energy shortfall and a crisis which is badly affecting the economy of the war-torn county, as well as her part as an ally in the war on …
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Pakistan’s Paradoxical Phobia Against Gender Equality
March 8th, 2022As the world marks International Women’s Day, two parades in Pakistan – the Aurat March and Haya Mar …
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Unemployment is a problem for both rural and urban youth, but Naseema Perveen, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan, writes that technology can lead the way to opportunity and jobs. Youth unemployment in urban and rural areas of Pakistan has been a matter of concern over the past decade. Data from the Labour Force …
Young people are active in the campaign for a nuclear weapons-free world, writes Faheem Bin Tariq, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, who describes a new youth institute’s goals. Nuclear arsenals do not make any country safer. With their all power and unforgiving command, rather they are a massive threat to the security of mankind. …
Tolerance is not simply an attitude, writes Abdur Rafay Usmani, 21, a Correspondent from Karachi in Pakistan, but is an essential element for peace, unity and economic well-being of a nation or society. The meaning of tolerance is acceptance and understanding. Globalisation has made it easier for different communities to connect, meet and interact with …
International Women’s Day prompted Summaya Afaq, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, to reflect on Muniba Mazari, a woman who could rightly be called a warrior or ‘iron woman’ for her approach to extraordinary struggles. Pakistan’s Muniba Mazari is an artist, writer, motivational speaker, host and philanthropist, but she believes that she could not have achieved …
Tragedy cost Pakistan the opportunity to host international cricket, but Summaya Afaq, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, describes a home-grown league that is drawing fans. As the early March day in 2009 approached, the Sri Lankan team left a five-star hotel for the Gaddafi Stadium to play the third day of the second …
Social entrepreneurship provides ‘out of the box’ ideas for helping to uplift disadvantaged communities, writes Summaya Afaq, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan. When you ask a school-going kid about his future aspirations, the most expected reply is either to be a doctor or an engineer. I, too, always aspired to pursue a career …
Abdur Rafay Usmani, 21, a Correspondent from Karachi in Pakistan, argues that gender empowerment will not only allow the marginalised to overcome their sense of powerlessness, but will also have a profound impact on a nation’s economy. There is a widespread misconception that gender and sex are two interchangeable terms. Sex refers to the biological characteristics …
The world remains at the risk of nuclear weapons that are set on hair-triggers, writes Faheem Bin Tariq, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan, who describes events aimed at raising awareness and action on the issue of nuclear disarmament. 30 MINUTES! That’s the maximum time period it will take the nuclear arsenal to incarcerate us; …
Famine refers to a sudden scarcity of food that can result in mass mortality from starvation, but Abdur Rafay Usmani, 21, a Correspondent from Karachi in Pakistan, looks at political and other pressures behind the tragedy. For a majority of our history, we used to think of famines as an ‘act of God’, outside the …