Eye in the sky
For as long as we have existed, humans have been enamoured with the skies. Whether it was our desire to soar like a bird or a fantasy of snatching a…
Apollo to Artemis: Why America is betting big on private space
A private Houston-based company is set this week to lead a mission to the Moon which, if successful, will mark America’s first lunar landing since the end of the Apollo…
Canada immigration
Bookseller Zulema Diaz fled her native Peru after being kidnapped, beaten and robbed, hoping to find safety in the United States. Instead, she said she experienced homelessness and sexual harassment…
Social and economic trends
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has recently released the key findings from two major surveys – the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLSMS) and the Household Integrated…
America has sent five rovers to Mars — when will humans follow?
With its impeccable landing on Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance became the fifth rover to reach Mars — so when can we finally expect the long-held goal of a crewed expedition to…
2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China’s rise
From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s first powered flight on another world to the launch of the James Webb telescope that will peer into the earliest epoch of the Universe, 2021…
Punjab is the problem
Because of population and wealth, Punjab is the dominant element in the Pakistani state. Whoever commands Punjab rules Pakistan. Punjab is not without its high achievements. Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain,…
Multidimensional poverty
The Planning Commission has recently published a report on Multidimensional Poverty in collaboration with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and the UNDP in Pakistan. The primary source of…
The Kishanganga verdict
On May 17, 2010, Pakistan instituted arbitral proceedings against India on the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project (KHEP) under provisions granted by the Indus Waters Treaty. On December 20, 2013, the Permanent…
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