Despite vaccines being declared safe, there is a dilemma regarding the safe administration of vaccines to expecting mothers. However, after reviewing the latest medical news from the West, Dr. Aneela Kamil thinks Pakistan should follow the West's example and encourage pregnant women to get vaccinated.
The partition between India and Pakistan was a major event in the Sub-continent's history. While highlighting all the important incidents that took place, Mr. Zia thinks that the entire process of partition was a botched affair and could have been managed in a better way.
The 21st century marks an era of intense power competition between the US, China, and Russia. According to Dr. Shoaib Malik, a strategic affairs analyst, China and Russia have risen again and are giving a tough time to the US. China continues to challenge the US economically, whereas Russia has great military outreach. However, despite great power confrontational rhetoric, there are several avenues of cooperation.
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The US has always blamed China for initiating global warming by emitting high levels of carbon emissions. Mohammad Jamal Ahmed puts things in perspective by explaining that while China does account for more than 25% of the world’s emissions, it also diligently leads the fight against climate change.
According to Tamseel Aqdas, the Wakhan Corridor is steadily becoming a new point of competition for countries. The current dynamics lie in favor of China and Pakistan; nevertheless, both India and the USA have initiated measures to alter the tide.
According to Ex-DG ISI, Lt Gen (R) Asad Durrani, it is rather immature of the media and relevant experts to be awed by the recent developments in Afghanistan. He argues that this was bound to happen, and analyzes the situation by revisiting the international history where similar incidents have happened.
Experts recently published articles on Pakistan's alleged diplomatic challenges. However, they failed to mention the rapid Russian-Pakistani rapprochement. According to Andrew Korybko, a Russian political analyst, the experts' failure to mention this important geostrategic development makes their analyses incomplete.
Ayaz Muhammad Khan gives us an insight into how social media is misused. Instead of encouraging enlightened discussions, social media has become an important tool for fifth-generation warfare. Through social media, propaganda and cyber crimes spread.
According to Raffaello Pantucci, Pakistan is losing its regional security significance as it cannot maintain a balance between the great powers. However, Andrew Korybko negates Mr. Pantucci's claims and states that Pakistan is actively balancing between China, Russia, and the US and has a strong multi-alignment policy.
Dr. Zohaib Zahid, who is an Assistant Professor at Islamia University, talks about why Pakistani universities are failing to make it to world rankings. He points out the areas that need improvement in our education system and how lawmakers should be more strict when it comes to the implementation of laws.
