Salt: China’s deadly food habit
Monique Tan | People in China have used salt to prepare and preserve food for thousands of years. But consuming lots of salt raises blood...
ICJ lawfare and likely outcomes in Kulbhushan Jadhav Case
Hassan Aslam Shad | On 17th July, the International Court of Justice or ICJ will be announcing its judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case – a...
The Implications of Climate Change
Dr. Zeeshan Khan | Climate Change and its Impacts on Earth’s Health Climate change has significant implications on health as rising temperatures will likely lead to...
Judge Arshad Malik: A hard pill to swallow for PML-N
Saad Rasool | The saga of Judge Arshad Malik has marked a new low in the already checkered politico-judicial history of Pakistan. It has struck...
From political mentors to monsters
Dr. Farid A Malik | Pakistan has been devoured by ‘political monsters’ of all kinds and sizes. There is an Urdu verse “Kaaba kis Munh...
Climate crisis: migration cannot be the only option for people living on ‘drowning’ islands
Becky Alexis-Martin | The evidence of the climate crisis is now undeniable. But state responses to climate change often have social and political motivations, rather than addressing the realities...
So far cultured meat has been burgers – the next big challenge is animal-free steaks
Natalie R. Rubio | The meat you eat, if you’re a carnivore, comes from animal muscles. But animals are composed of a lot more than...
The Decline of Sports in Pakistan and how to Revive it
Dr. Zeeshan Khan | Cricket is religiously observed in the Sub-continent, a common passion that runs through almost every Pakistani’s veins. But dropping out of...
Trump is finished with the Afghan war
M K Bhadrakumar | There could be several ways of interpreting the US State Department’s decision on Tuesday to designate the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a...
Almost a third of Scots are now obese – and at risk of more cancers than smokers
Naveed Sattar | Once smoking was the killer health problem in Scotland. Now comes the news from Cancer Research that around 29% of adults in Scotland are obese whereas 18% of the population...
Anti-immigration attitudes are disappearing among younger generations in Britain
Anja Neundorf | Britain’s long-running drama of exiting the European Union has revealed stark generational differences. Among some of the explanations suggested for the 2016...
Persian Gulf: Terrifying tension – Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Persian Gulf region seems to be heading towards a volatile situation. The war clouds are looming despite President Donald Trump...