Youth And Climate Change
By: Emaan Fatima and Aqsa Aslam Climate Changes is getting worse each year and is one of the most critical global challenges of our times. Recent events have shown our increasing susceptibility, particularly with regard to climate change. The consultations and the U-Report funding clearly indicate that there is an urgent need to engage, sensitize …
The Theory of Heartland
The Heartland theory is a form of geopolitics. Geopolitics is politics influenced by geography. Since human geography is about how humans are affected by geography, we would say that geopolitics has a lot to do with Human Geography. This theory was proposed by Sir Halford Mackinder in his 1904 essay “The Geographical Axis of History”. …
Chinese Flag Fluttered in Riyadh
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer akramzaheer86@yahoo.com President Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia is aimed at deepening China’s decades-old relationship with the Gulf region particularly Saudi Arabia. The tour is an effort to secure oil, and arms sales, technology transfers. A complex relationship has involving infrastructure projects as well. According to Gedaliah Afterman, director of the Asia …
Role of Azerbaijan in Promoting Intercultural Dialogue
In the present era when different parts of world are facing extremism and multidimensional cultural differences, intercultural dialogue and peace promoting activities are the need of hour. Such initiatives bring harmony and unity among the people of different religions and cultures. There are certain public figures, organizations and institutions that are currently working on raising …
Strong Navy is vital for safety and security of the country: President Alvi
Lahore, (Soon Times) The President said that Pakistan Navy was playing a commendable role to safeguard and protect Pakistan’s naval and maritime interests, despite resource constraints in a challenging maritime security paradigm and overall security situation. He also appreciated Pakistan Navy’s role in the flood victims during recent global climate induced super floods, providing them …
Pakistan-Russia Expands Strategic Cooperation
Gul.i.Ayesha Bhatti. PhD scholar International Relations Henry John Temple Palmerstone stated during the House of Commons session on March 1, 1848, “we have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and it is our duty to follow such interests”. Current global circumstances and imperatives have driven Russia …
An Extraordinary Decade of China in the New Era
Islamabad (Soon Times) Hosted by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, the Cultural Office of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and China Cultural Center in Pakistan have launched and online Virtual Reality exhibition “An Extraordinary Decade of China in the New Era” on its Facebook and social media platforms. The …
Pul Kanjari- The Legend of “Pul” and “Moran Sarkar”
By Sami Malik* In the long moments that divided a country into two, lives, dreams, families and parchments of history seemed to have been dissolved forever. In a dreadful storm of politics and the separation that followed, parts of land that belonged to the people were lost behind the lines. This is the rich history …
Innocent Souls 16-Dec-2014
By: Mushtaq Ahmad It was early morning. I was in school when the sudden news of the attack on APS created an atmosphere of anxiety and fear. Panic spread everywhere in the entire city of Peshawar. And the sirens of ambulances started ringing in the city. It was the most painful tragedy in my life. …
