“However tall the mountain is, there is a road to the top of it”. Afghan Proverb The United States and the Taliban signed an agreement in February 2020 which was to pave the way for withdrawal of US troops and integration of Taliban in Afghan political system. The next step was exchange of 5000 Taliban…
The most unprecedented unfavorable business environment ever encountered because of the coronavirus crisis has hit the economy very hard. The economic meltdown thereof has made mandatory layoffs as the only option because many of our good clients have had to reduce their guards on their contract. Only a handful of Embassies have graciously volunteered to reduce “posts”…
Faced with an unprecedented situation from the moment Chinese authorities began fighting the outbreak of Coronavirus in Wuhan city a high measure of organization, flexibility and imaginative implementation was the need of the hour. What has unfolded has challenged even the most advanced countries that have well organized state institutions and health care systems have…
Abstract The course of bioscience has taken the whole world by surprise particularly in the aftermath of COVID-19 conspiracy theories. The pandemic is real though, what made us skeptical is about its origin. Is the virus byproduct of bioscience experimentation or is the world facing another natural outbreak? From scientific explanations to propaganda warfare, the…
After more than a quarter of a year, the global pandemic continues with little indication that the threat from the very efficient and deadly virus is diminishing. To a large extent, the novel virus remains a mystery with increasing hope being placed on deployment of a vaccine, which according to the most optimistic estimates is…
IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva recently stated that the world is entering a recession that will be worse than that following the global financial crisis in 2009. US President Trump is already talking about a “task force” to revive the US economy. Potentially among the countries likely to be hit hardest in the aftermath of COVID-19,…
Infantryman Dr. Juan Manuel Torres, Purple Heart Recipient and Veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. This 86 years old decorated Korean and Vietnam veteran, beloved father and grandfather passed away after a courageous battle with cancer and pneumonia. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and raised in the…
The medium of modern Communications are television, internet, cinema, newspapers, radio, magazines and social media. Having become the basic needs of any society, they facilitates exchange of information, organizing of daily lives, economy, culture and developing of ideas. The tools of mass communication are a means to transmit information and opinion, to entertain, teach and…
Introduction The root cause of evil in our society like religious intolerance, extremism, social, moral, economic, political misconduct, polytheistic rituals and many other problems is due to the abandonment of the Qur’an.[1] Bad practices are spreading rapidly in our society without any check while many of the Ulema, (religious scholars) instead of playing their pivotal…
Dear Readers, Pakistan’s Senate approved a law in Jan 2020 that allows the government to extend the term of the country’s Army Chief. Previously, extensions were granted to several Army Chiefs, either by themselves when ruling the country, or by a civilian prime minister. It certainly is rare for an Army Chief to say: ‘I…
