• Impacts of Smog on Pakistan’s Economy and Human Security

    Impacts of Smog on Pakistan’s Economy and Human Security0

    Testing times for the people living in the urban centres of Punjab are back as smog has again engulfed major cities. According to initial reports, there has been an abrupt increase in respiratory, throat, and eye related ailments in smog affected areas, mainly the city of Lahore. The ‘City of Gardens’ as it is knownREAD MORE
  • What Lies Ahead of Gen. Asim Munir?

    What Lies Ahead of Gen. Asim Munir?0

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently appointed Gen Asim Munir as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) formally ending Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s six year long term. The incoming COAS has held key military positions, most prominent of which were his tenures as Director General Military Intelligence (DG MI) and Director General Inter Service IntelligenceREAD MORE
  • Pakistan’s Afghan Refugee Problem

    Pakistan’s Afghan Refugee Problem0

    Successive foreign invasions, political uncertainties, and economic chaos triggered one of the largest migration refugees from Afghanistan into Pakistan. Today, Afghan refugees are present in more than 70 countries all over the world, a vast majority of who are being hosted by neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. Despite being a non-signatory to the Geneva Convention ofREAD MORE
  • What to Improve in Pakistan’s National Security Policy

    What to Improve in Pakistan’s National Security Policy0

    As it gets closer to a year, Pakistan needs to review its National Security Policy in accordance with the document’s clause to ‘review and recommend updates to the Policy on a yearly basis’. Introduced on January 2022, it is the first-ever security policy in the country. It presents the idea of a new security paradigmREAD MORE
  • Understanding Laws Related to Smog

    Understanding Laws Related to Smog0

    Air pollution is considered as one of the core areas of the Pakistan national conservation strategy. Pakistan is ranked 3rd in worst air quality globally & Lahore is most polluted city of Pakistan. Pakistan is the country with the massive population of some 212.2 million people making it 5th most populated country in world. Many largeREAD MORE
  • Pakistan’s border security: Challenges from Afghanistan

    Pakistan’s border security: Challenges from Afghanistan0

    It has been 75 years since independence and Pakistan still does not have a border policy. The recent National Security Policy 2022-2026 formulated by the government does not state clear objectives for border security and territorial integrity. The insecure borders invite smuggling, human trafficking, terrorism and many other problems that Pakistan has been facing forREAD MORE