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CAP: Documenting the History of Pakistan
May 22, 2013The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Pakistan’s unique history and [...]
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- A trend of missed opportunities to resolve the Palestinian issue, the latest of which was the
Women’s Rights
Why International Women’s Day is Amazing
March 5, 2014International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across [...]Achieving Full Women Empowerment in Pakistan
February 27, 2014Women empowerment calls for responsibility and requires them with intellect taking up the posts instead of women who have been [...]Stop Violence Against Women
February 26, 2014As long as society does not realize the need to end patriarchal and feudal tyranny, it will be impossible to [...]
Freedom and Democracy
Liberals Face a Daunting Task in Pakistan
January 4, 2014Mumtaz Qadri’s killing of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer for protecting basic religious and human rights should be a wake-up [...]Why Has The World Neglected Balochistan?
December 11, 2013Why does the international community mourn the loss of Nelson Mandela while ignoring the thousands of forced kidnappings and [...]
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Sports
This 31-Year-Old Jordanian Scuba Diver is Ready to Set a New Guinness World Record
July 12, 2018Adnan Alnassrat, a 31-year-old Jordanian scuba diver, is poised to break a new world record in October 2018. It is said [...]Pakistan Youth Defy Fear Watching Cricket
February 17, 2014Despite the daily violence, Pakistani youth from Rawalpindi and Islamabad defy fear by watching the Lahore Lions vs Faisalabad [...]Afghanistan Cricket Team Makes Us Proud
December 9, 2013Afghanistan faced Pakistan for the very first time in the T20 international cricket match on Sunday evening in Sharjah, United [...]
China
What Pakistan can Learn from China
December 25, 2014It seems like the time has come for Pakistan, keeping the insurgency in Balochistan in view, to learn a lesson [...]Will this New Route Improve Pakistan and China’s Economy?
June 4, 2014Experts, government officials and locals have high hopes for a new Pakistan-China Economic Corridor to bring prosperity and [...]Hail Mary: Pakistan’s Economic Option
November 29, 2013Pakistan can extricate itself from its economic quagmire by learning from China and strengthening private sector trade and [...]
Russia
Pakistan Needs a Seliger of its Own
August 7, 2013A couple of months ago, while interacting with my friend in Pakistan, I was introduced to the Seliger Youth Forum [...]Kerry-Lavrov Meeting Brings Hope for Syria
May 15, 2013For the first time, the US showed flexibility on its stance as Kerry hoped to get something out of the [...]
South Asia
Nearly Two Million Children in Balochistan Out of School
January 15, 2015Balochistan faces massive education challenges to encourage nearly two million children to return to school. QUETTA —1.8 [...]Dera Bugti: The One Town We Missed
January 8, 2015Dera Bugti is a no-go zone in Balochistan, which has escaped media coverage for years. I would not start my [...]New Education Challenges in Balochistan
January 6, 2015Balochistan faces serious education challenges as youth quit school to protest the enforced disappearances of their family [...]
- 164 Bullet-Riddled Bodies Found in Balochistan in 2014
- Peshawar Attack Exposes Pakistani Denial
- Why Pakistan’s Richest Province Remains Backward
Syria
Will Syrian Sectarianism Spill Over Internationally?
January 12, 2014The Syrian Civil War, triggered ostensibly with the calls for sweeping constitutional reforms and to end the authoritarian regime [...]Aiding Syrian Opposition Could Be Harmful
May 31, 2013A foreign intervention with the aim of aiding the Syrian opposition could potentially be more chaotic and dangerous than Libya. [...]Kerry-Lavrov Meeting Brings Hope for Syria
May 15, 2013For the first time, the US showed flexibility on its stance as Kerry hoped to get something out of the [...]
United States
My Incredible Trip from Pakistan to America
March 14, 2014The 40 days I spent in America was such an incredible journey in my life. It has been quite a [...]Time to Reexamine Our View of 9/11
January 16, 2014After a decade has passed since the horrific terrorist attack against the United States, perhaps it is time to reexamine [...]Kerry-Lavrov Meeting Brings Hope for Syria
May 15, 2013For the first time, the US showed flexibility on its stance as Kerry hoped to get something out of the [...]
