Other geophysical hazards (volcanic activity, mass movements) and hydrological hazards (landslides) had a low occurrence in 2021 and resulted in relatively minor human and economic losses compared to other types of disasters recorded in EM-DAT.

From the 1970s onward, Washington made continued efforts to erode General Assad's position. There was the 1982 Hama revolt in western Syria, which resulted in a decisive victory for Assad's Syrian Army.

When the Baloch Sardars talk about the rights of the Baloch people, they mean themselves. All the cultivable land, water resources, and grazing grounds are the private property of these chieftains. The common man ekes out a miserable life in Balochistan.

Civilizations have come and gone. With the inability to look into the future with certainty humans tend to find answers & solace in their past. And what is better to a humiliating present than a glorified past.

Russian revanchist behavior will have dangerous ramifications for Ukraine in terms of the food security crisis, mass migration, killing of a segment of the civilian population, rehabilitation processes, and a shattering economy in Eastern Europe.

For the US, the only challenger that matters in more than just the economic calculations has been China. The U.S has been weighing options to contain the Chinese economic, military and to a lesser extent, cultural stretch in Asia and beyond.

While using Pakistan as bait for the Russian bear, the Americans, with their characteristic duplicity, told ISI that it would be on its own and that no maps of the Soviet territory would be provided. It was not that their satellites were not taking pictures.

The massive increase in fuel costs will lead to hyperinflation, plummeting the already dismal popularity of the Sharif family. Governance will become a nightmare, more so as IK’s call for fresh elections gains further momentum.

These are all ‘slogans without substance’ where nations wallow in the filth of their own creation while these catchphrases are loudly broadcasted only to silence the multitudes who question the leadership as to what road they are on being taken down.

The 'Darbar Hall' was extensively used to deliver relief to the suffering masses. Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi operated in isolation, detached from the party workers. Mian Azhar decided to step down when he could not support his party leadership.

Pakistan’s friendship with the US has a long history of seven decades, but, also faced several ups and downs. Pakistan protected American interests in the regions and ensured that the US have achieved all its strategic goals. Yet, Pakistan faced the hardest sanctions too.

The juxtaposition of the Russian and Nordic pavilions at the Biennale graphically illustrates the battle for the shape of this century’s world order that is being fought in the streets of Ukrainian cities, towns, and villages.