Socially, even the most remote Lebanese communities are feeling the pressure of this massive population growth with refugees now living throughout Lebanon in more than 1,700 localities, with refugees now outnumbering local residents in some areas.

On October 17, 2021, the leader of the opposition Shahbaz Sharif (SS) while speaking in the joint session of the legislature remarked that not only the 'Aiwan' (House) but all its members were 'Mauziz' (Honourable). It is the conduct that counts not the expensive attire

The world has turned topsy turvy in India since BJP came in power on the Hindutva agenda. PM Narendra Modi got away with the genocide of Muslims in his home state of Gujarat. Even the US had refused a visa and maintained its stand and succumbed to its temptation

The liberation of the occupied territories from the Armenian illegal occupation is a stunning victory for Azerbaijan. Had it not been for Azerbaijan's remarkable victory against Armenia, Azerbaijan's rich cultural heritage in those areas would have been lost.

Slavery was officially abolished in Qatar in the 1950s but in 2010, when the resources-rich nation won the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, human rights groups were quick to point out the country's shiny new venues were still being built with "slave labor".

In this proxy war primarily between the capitalist U.S. and Marxist Soviet Union, the highest cost was paid by the people of Afghanistan. The strategies of attack taken by the U.S. led to casualties of several hundred Afghan civilians. This has also led to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.

Pakistan continues to face multiple sources of internal and external conflict. While incidences of domestic terrorism have reduced, in part due to measures taken by the Pakistani state, extremism and intolerance of diversity have grown. The establishment has shown much flexibility

Hemant Karkare AC was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad. He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was credited with solving the serial bombing cases in Thane, Vashi and Panvel, and led the investigation of the 2008 Malegaon blasts.

Last month, Turkey offered to assume the responsibility of running and protecting Kabul’s strategic Hamid Karzai Airport landlocked Afghanistan’s main gateway to the world after American and NATO troops complete their withdrawal from the war-battered country.

Pakistan first tested nuclear weapons in May 1998 in response to nuclear tests by its regional rival, India. The program owes its success in part to A.Q. Khan’s clandestine international nuclear smuggling network. Pakistan has vastly expanded its nuclear forces and remains outside the NPT.

Erdogan is a controversial figure, one who has frequently appeared in international media due to his brusque remarks and increasingly authoritarian practices, both abroad and domestically. During his premiership, he successfully changed Turkey’s political fabric

Yahya Khan put forward his plan for elections and power transfer in a speech on 28 November 1969. He declared that he will promulgate a Legal Framework Order (LFO) which will lay down the rules for the election and post-election period until the newly elected national assembly frames a constitution.