Several Islamic countries are engaged in proxy wars with each other for the last three decades or so. Increase in defense budget coupled with luxurious living style of the ruling elite has severely affected the development process in these countries. Resultantly, there is not even a single Islamic country, including […]
The whole F-16 fiasco has started to look more like a case of “can’t swallow it and can’t spit it out”, for Pakistan. Amidst the US’ dwindling position on the agreement, and the Congress’ reluctance with regards to utilizing Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to offer subsidiary on the sale of […]
Brazil, the biggest country in Latin America, has been rocked by political scandals. President Dilma Rouseff has stepped aside by giving her position to Vice President Michel Temer, till the investigations against her are finalized. The stories of corruption are not strange in Brazil but the political fiasco made global […]
On 4th January 2011, the highly influential former governor Punjab Salman Taseer was killed by his own security guard, Mumtaz Qadri. The killer took a plea that he killed Taseer out of love of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Mr. Qadri alleged that Taseer had dishonoured the Prophet and that is why it was his […]
The Prime Minister of Pakistan recently made an optimistic statement that by 2047 Pakistan will be among the top ten economies in the world while referring to his government’s Vision 2025. Keeping in view the ground realities it seems quite a challenging task as the country is going through testing […]
The great deception is a propaganda which a devious section of the west is doing against the religion of Islam in all spheres of life. The gist of the propaganda is that Muslims are terrorists, savages, extremists, they do oppression against women and above all, they violate basic human rights. The […]
The word family can be defined as “a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit.” Mutual link between male and female is most important for expansion of family. Marriages are done in every society to establish this link. This link is inevitable for continuance […]
Thomas Fuller wrote in his compilation of proverbs “Gnomologia” that we never know the worth of water until the well is dry. It’s a sad on the part of humans to ignore the importance of our natural resources, using them to the point of threatening its existence. When it comes […]
Media being the fourth pillar of the state is considered vital for maintaining social, economic, and political stability of the country. It has a powerful effect on the people. Sociology sees media through one of its major perspective, structural functionalism, and classifies media’s functions into two categories. Its manifest function […]
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), University of Peshawar has launched its first ever website on Thursday providing a platform to local journalists to learn from best practices and promote development journalism in the region. Secretary Planning and Development Department – FATA, Shakil Qadir was the chief guest at […]
