Student Solidarity March: a harbinger for freedom and change
Students will march on Friday, Nov 29, in over 50 cities of Pakistan and its administered Kashmir as well as
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World on course for over 3°C spike in temperature: UN report
https://youtu.be/u0QRcFuT2Sg Herald Report Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for
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Faiz and the world
Raza Naeem offers an exhaustive review of this year’s edition of the Faiz International Festival The Faiz International Festival
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Breaking the class ceiling: New books challenge the meritocracy trap
by TIM STRANGLEMAN Neither faith in, nor critiques of the idea of meritocracy is new. Michael Young’s famous 1958 book The Rise
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Ex-Afghan President Karmal who lived a secret life in a Czech forest
KRASLICE, (Czech Republic): In the winter of 1978-79, Afghanistan’s communist regime deployed a hit squad to find and kill Babrak
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‘Azadi March’: a catalyst for democratic change or contradictory processes?
The Maulana has dared to challenge an authoritarian system, but the fate of democracy will remain in doldrums until
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Animated film on snow and glacier fuels territorial controversy
Abominable tells the story of a young girl living in Shanghai and a yeti Herald Report A newly released animated children’s
Read MoreBook review: For aid effectiveness, better spending, localizing global SDGs needed
A new book highlights gaps between aid agencies and communities, the efficacy of aid in poverty reduction and human development
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East India Company invented corporate lobbying
Historian William Dalrymple’s new book, The Anarchy, indicts the East India Company for “the supreme act of corporate violence in
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Socialism ought to come back: Francis Fukuyama
The End of History author on what Karl Marx got right, the rivals to liberal democracy and why he fears
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Vulture population shows signs of recovery in Pakistan
KARACHI: Once a prime candidate for extinction, the population of vultures in Pakistan has shown tentative signs of recovery in the
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Islamabad braces for ‘Freedom March’ demanding IK’s resignation
HAH Report Islamabad: Tens of thousands of charged protesters descended on the federal capital on Thursday calling on Prime
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A future in the balance
Unprecedented ocean and cryosphere change requires urgent action, IPCC report finds Herald Report Our oceans are warming, ice sheets are
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Martial law in KP
KP Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019 is a disgraceful law that violates fundamental rights, principles of justice and
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Thunberg tells world leaders ‘you have stolen my dreams’
Youth leaders at UN Climate Change Summit demand bold action UNITED NATIONS: Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Monday
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