In a lush green valley nestled between the mountains of the Himalayas lived a carpet weaver named Kalash. His village flourished, its threads woven from the vibrant lives of its people – the merchants, the artisans, the farmers. But a storm loomed, threatening to undo peace and tranquility. Murmurs of problems and whispers of discontent…
The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) was established in 2005 and serves as the central regulatory and management authority for Pakistan’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector under the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. Their vision is clear: “Skills for Employability, Skills for All.” To achieve this, NAVTTC fulfills…
Tell us about your educational background, and what motivated you to join NAVTTC? I am a psychologist. I have worked in the sub-sectors of drug rehabilitation for children battling abuse and women in distress. I am also interested in civic education and I also have a degree in governance. Then I joined the development sector….
Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution and a Dalit by himself, was one of the most farsighted souls of the then Indian Subcontinent, as he had the vision of empowering millions of scheduled castes lingering under the lines of apartheid and discrimination in a fellow-Hindu dominated society. That is why he once turned down…
Bomb Blasts/IEDS On May 31, at least four Army personnel were killed and several others were injured in a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeting a military vehicle in Gowash area of Kharan District in Balochistan. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack. Seven Army soldiers, including a Captain, were killed…
ContextOn May 13, India signed a 10-year agreement to develop and operate Iran’s strategic Chahbahar Port, committing $120 million, along with an additional $250 million loan credit facility for related projects. This landmark deal between Iran and India has unsettled the US and threatened China and Pakistan by India’s full-scale presence next to the Gwadar…
The Indian quest for increasing its trading connections with the outside world has led the New Delhi-based policymakers towards Asian power politics, where the region’s power dynamics are witnessing a transitory phase. The concentration on New Delhi’s growing economic ties with the key Asian powers appeared in the literature emerged from diverse directions, and the…
China’s weapon modernization is intensifying its strategic competition with the US, leading to instability in the international security environment. To begin, what is the strategic competition that creates such situations? When Chinese officials were asked, they said that there is no such strategic competition with the US, rather China is compelled to fall under this…
The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, also known as North Korea, has been posing a constant threat to global non-proliferation efforts. Despite UN Security Council sanctions and high-level diplomatic efforts, North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles’ development. The recent expansion of the Kangson Uranium enrichment facility has raised concerns…
Historical Perspective Turan is referred to as a specific region in Central Asia and the term Turan is perceived as denoting lands inhabited by Turkic-speaking tribes. Turan appears next to Iran on numerous maps of the 19th century to designate a region encompassing modern Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and northern parts of Pakistan and…
