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The limits of the calamity

The coming hot weather will helpBy: Dr Riaz ul Haq RamayWhat are the limits of Covid-19 and when will it be wiped out? It is a one-hundred-million-dollar question still to be answered. Spe

Apr 16, 2020
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The politics of coronavirus

Right-wing nationalism rises up at the wrong timeBy: Muhammad Firas ShamsThe outbreak of covid-19 is already being viewed globally through the partisan lens of right wing nationalism, maki

Apr 16, 2020
Social distancing and PakistanBlog

Social distancing and Pakistan

By Kiran Mohammad Ali Khan  The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus which meets no boundaries or borders of any sorts has forced many governments to shut down their economic activiti

Apr 15, 2020
Coronavirus in Pakistani prisonsBlog

Coronavirus in Pakistani prisons

By Dr Usman Hameed  On March 20, Islamabad High Court, in a bid to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus in Pakistan’s overcrowded jails, ordered the federal government: to

Apr 15, 2020
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Growing Xenophobia Amid COVID-19

Along with deaths, hatred is also risingBy: Abdul Rasool SyedAmid the covid-19 pandemic, another concomitant pandemic, xenophobia, has also enveloped the world. Xenophobia, more specifical

Apr 14, 2020
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Strategizing special measures

Existing structures should be used optinallyBy: Dr Nasir IdreesCorona Virus pandemic is understood to take a longer course than perceived, as more information and time unfolds the curve;

Apr 14, 2020
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Increased testing for COVID-19

Possible role of Pakistani Universities By: Sunil ShafqatMaximum testing and identification of coronavirus patients has proven as an important weapon to help stop the COVID-19 outbreak. A

Apr 13, 2020
Silence of critical voicesNATIONAL

Silence of critical voices

By Iffat FarooqUnited Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, on International Human Rights Day in December 2019 while addressing Human Rights Convention, admitted that "the world has failed o

Apr 10, 2020
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Lockout for remote learning –

The virtual classroom is not easy to set upBy: Faran KhalidAn epidemic has forced a nationwide reckoning with the lack of internet connection available to areas and of devices for students

Apr 9, 2020
The Masque of Global CapitalismColumns

The Masque of Global Capitalism

The coronavirus through Poe-coloured spectaclesBy: Haris Ali VirkIn Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, Prince Prospero, along with his favoured nobility, retires to the deep

Apr 8, 2020