The rapid spread of the coronavirus over the past few weeks has forced most governments to lockdown on day-to-day public life. Globally, the only things spreading faster than the virus is fear itself and the use of digital services. In a way, the virus and screen time going out of control together. Around the world,…
Sesame Street is a children’s educational programme and has served generations. One of the most famous Muppets on this long running show is the Cookie Monster who is best known for its voracious appetite and for eating almost anything, including inedible objects! After finishing off everything, it still wants more. Thus, if you give a…
Human spirits never die. Most recently on April 4 2020 the Chinese government observed national day of mourning which was a vivid reflection of its holistic policies towards economics of humanity. Economics of humanity has multiplier effects which pay back its unlimited dividends for centuries to come. It also upheld the philosophy of Confucius which emphasized correlation…
1. PROLOGUE 1.1 Nature of Coronavirus-19 Generally speaking the virus is a non-cellular microorganism. It contains genetic substance (DNA or RNA). A virus particle is surrounded by protein coating. Coronavirus is a family of viruses. It is crown like in shape and varies in characteristics from region to region. It is one of the fastest proliferating viruses….
The relations between states always witnessed various changes based on major events that compelled the leaders of the nations to redefine their positions in the political landscape of the world. The outbreak of wars, the signing of treaties, creating alliances, and the outbreak of epidemic diseases proved to be the turning points of world history….
The escalation of the number of infected and dead caused by corona virus are accompanied by growing restrictions for the public are bound to create panic among our population. Relatively new terms like ‘pandemic’ or ‘quarantine’ are new for many and details of their meaning have not been properly explained to the larger public with…
While COVID 19 has completed its whirlwind trip around the globe, most of our national level leaderships are only half awake, scoring poor on comprehension and action. A popular term COVIDIOT refers to the leaders having idiotic awareness about the calamity and there is no shortage of such pygmies. International institutions like the IMF are…
Abstract Introduction Islam is based on the Quran and Sunnah of the Messenger of God, Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) The Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) in twenty three years, which was preserved through memorization and writing. Through the efforts of the first two of four Rightly Guided Caliphs the copy of…
Overview What we are generally analysing in this context is the shift in global power following the election of Donald Trump as POTUS and the acceleration of China’s ‘Multinational Infrastructure Projects’ as per the BRI formula, of which Pakistan’s portion via CPEC is of key importance. As part of its role in this framework, Pakistan…
PM Modi, you may pat yourself on the back and think that you have outsmarted the world! But remember that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip especially in a complex, globalized, interdependent world with 24/7 visibility of all that you have done and said. The future may have surprises for…
