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The new Saudi Arabia

In recent months Saudi Arabia has gone through strategic, social, and political changes. The word ‘change’ itself is interesting, especially when it comes to Saudi Arabia. There aren’t many countries, states, or people who would experiment with the idea of change. Not even the established democracies for that matter. Change is a ... from Opinions News https://ift.tt/2spnEOm

Digital Vision; Illusions and disillusions

Finally, much hyped Digital Imitative of PTI Government has been launched by PM Imran Khan. A senior ex Google executive Tania Aidrus has been tasked to head the implementation of Digital Vision. She while realizing the tough task ahead explained her approach based on five pillars to execute the vision. PTI has been talking about its Digital ... from Opinions News https://ift.tt/2Eh1Bfr

An open letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan

Your Lordship: I have been advised against writing this letter. People wiser than me have pointed out that writing this letter will be, at worst contempt, and at best an exercise in futility. Be that as it may, Sir, I am writing this letter in fulfillment of a promise. A promise made to a young man whose mother was forcefully taken off the ... from Opinions News https://ift.tt/34s9pWw

Past in Perspective

“Music is the literature of heart; it commences where speech ends.” –Alphonse De Lamartine   To an ordinary man’ mind, “great injustice done to a people” come at once at the mention of Palestine every time. To those who love literature, Mahmoud Darvish makes an image on the screen of their mind; and a ... from Opinions News https://ift.tt/2sraDUr

Will Myanmar pay for the treatment of Rohingya Muslims?

John Austin felt that international laws lacked a certain legal component with regards to enforceability  because there was no empowered body that could implement the law and hand out decrees or punishments. Therefore, he aptly renamed the international laws ‘positive international morality’. However, the case against Myanmar, filed by Gambia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) shows that the enforceability of international law is gradually redeveloping. Allegations of genocide have been levelled against Myanmar ever since the persecution and forced migration of the Rohingya community, based in northern Rakhine, began. Gambia’s minister of justice decided to take Myanmar to the ... Read Full Post from The Big Picture – The Express Tribune Blog https://ift.tt/2rJHsvK

Can Pakistan hold India responsible for religious discrimination?

A couple of days ago, the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Lok Sabha (upper house and the Rajya Sabha (lower house) of the Indian Parliament. Due to the discriminatory and exclusionary nature of the act, the Indian government is getting a lot of heat from the international media. Internally also, India has received and continues to receive flak from the liberal sections of the Indian press, Muslims and from populations of the northeastern states of India, who fear that the aforementioned bill will endanger their indigenous culture and languages. Several international humanitarian organisations, such as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Amnesty ... Read Full Post from Welcome to Pakistan – The Express Tribune Blog https://ift.tt/2EhrnjJ

Skills in higher education

Recently, government officials from Pakistan showed their willingness and resolved to learn from the experience of the United Arab Emirates for establishing the first-ever university entailing the concept of artificial intelligence (AI). This university, namely Mohammad Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), is scheduled to ... from Opinions News https://ift.tt/2YLtRA6