“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is’’1 said Albert Camus. It means that the being of man is a being of possibilities. Considering the gregarious nature of human beings Aristotle declared man by nature a ‘social animal’ 2. In the proceeding centuries several philosophers expanded on his observation and deemed […]
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Pakistan is a country formed as a result of a struggle of a minority for religious, social and political freedom in India under the British rule. Yet, the question of religious freedom for minorities residing in the now Muslim majority state remains in limbo. Pakistan is home to a diverse religious minority. According to the
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Abstract (Development economists and socialists argue that the only morally appropriate response to the climate catastrophe in Pakistan and the devastating floods would be to unconditionally cancel the country’s external debts. These resources should be used to support Pakistan’s most vulnerable rather than to service foreign capital. It is a minimal first step toward reparations.
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Political realism and its emphasis on power has been a prominent international relations theory since Thucydides (c. 460 B.C – c. 400 B.C.). Principles of equality and justice, on many occasions, can be supplanted by national interest and the pursuit of power within the realm of realism. Irrespective of the theoretical lens used to interpret
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* The author is a barrister and entrepreneur. Pakistani history and politics hold great interest for him. He can be contacted at: [email protected] It is a cold winter morning in the dying days of 1975 and the scene is the GHQ in Rawalpindi. General Tikka Khan, two months away from retirement after a four-year tenure
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