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Toxic Burn: Health Risks of Solid Waste Incineration
Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, grapples with a pressing environmental concern – the rampant open burning of municipal, agricultural, and industrial waste, posing a severe threat to both air quality and public health. The…
Reopening case of ZAB
The Chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has moved the Supreme Court to reopen the case regarding the capital punishment of former Prime Minister and founder of PPP Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Some 44 years ago, Zulfiqar…
US vetoes peace
In a move that has become tragically predictable, the United States has once again deployed its veto power at the UN Security Council, blocking a resolution advocating for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. This decision, far from…
Kashmir Conflict: An inextricable link between human rights…
Juan E. Mendez, a former UN special adviser on the Prevention of Genocide argues that addressing human rights violations and preventing their escalation is crucial in stopping the slide towards genocide. Hannah Arendt in her book 'The…
Navigating the landscape of access to healthcare in Pakistan
Healthcare access is a complex problem in Pakistan that has a big impact on the well-being of the country's diverse population. Geographical disparities, ranging from well-equipped urban centers to medically underserved rural areas,…
Journalism in Pakistan
In the realm of journalism, the pursuit of truth often intersects with a myriad of challenges, and nowhere is this more evident than in Pakistan. The country's media landscape, while vibrant and diverse, has faced its fair share of…
PML(N)’s objection on delimitations
The PML(N) has given indication to move the court against new delimitation of the constituencies as its main leaders have some objections because their old electoral constituencies have been disturbed badly. Earlier MQM and other parties…
International Human Rights Day: Kashmir, Palestine and Dilemma of…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a fundamental human rights document endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. It serves as a guide for states to protect people's rights and promote equality in the global…
Local Government: A Gift of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas
In the last 32 years in Azad Kashmir, the legislative assembly has completed its term six times. Throughout this period, several prime ministers came and went, each promising to conduct local elections with great enthusiasm in their party…
Remembering the Cause of Kashmir on the 75th Anniversary of UDHR
On International Human Rights Day, when in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), we are faced with a complex humanitarian crisis in Kashmir region. This region having a long…