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Greenhouse Effect (Causes, Effects and Solutions) Explained

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Introduction The term ‘Greenhouse’ effect is a buzzword these days. Barring a few instances, environmental landscape is getting significance with every passing day. Every time you hear something about environment, you can’t really elude hearing the words like global warming, climate change and fossil fuels. The Importance of environment can be gauged from the fact that a plethora of international accords and Agreements pertaining to the subject have been put in place in a span of last three decades. It has literally shaken the World Order. And sane voices are suggesting entirely ways of how this world should work; what should be the level of cooperation among different countries and international institutions? Why countries can’t afford complacency in this regard? To everyone’s surprise, the Greenhouse effect sits at the very heart of this emerging environmental discourse. Therefore, it is pertinent to understand what it is, what are its ramifications? What humans can do to mitigat...

Nontraditional Security Threats to Pakistan

What is a non-traditional Security Threat? “NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY (NTS) CHALLENGES ARE THREATS TO THE SURVIVAL AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLES AND STATES THAT ARISE PRIMARILY OUT OF NON-MILITARY SOURCES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NATURAL DISASTERS, IRREGULAR MIGRATION, FOOD AND WATER SHORTAGES AND OTHER FORMS OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES.”, DR. MELY CABALLERO-ANTHONY Following are the threats:  1. Climate change Pakistan among the most vulnerable countries (ranked 7 th ) to climate change. Hottest year 2017, Karachi’s temperature 53 degree centigrade, heat wave killed 1500 people, Smog in Lahore has paralyzed the lives. Thus endangering the lives of people in many ways.    In Pakistan, low-probability and high-impact events such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, storms and cyclones have been increasing in frequency, inflicting unbearable human and financial losses. The case in point being the earthquake of 2005 that caused approximately 0...

29. Winners and Losers in the recent Indo-Pak tussle: Pulwama attack and the Abhinandan episode

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As many as 49 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in Pulawama attack on February 14, 2019. The Jaish e Muhammad, having roots in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack. As a matter of fact, the attacker was a Kashmiri boy,  Adil Ahmad Dar ,   who was humiliated by the Indian security forces multiple times before joining hands with the freedom fighters in Kashmir.  Although it was a failure on part of the Indian government, the military forces and the intelligence agencies, Indian PM Narendra Modi was clever enough to divert the attention of people away from his government’s policy failure in Kashmir. He wasted no time in blaming Pakistan for the attack without any proof or evidence and vowed to avenge the “blood of soldiers”. He assured his people that “time for negotiations had passed”.  And Indian media came into play as it had the best opportunity to whip up sentiments of the people in India against Pakistan and push for a “war” with Pak...

28. Social Problems of Pakistan: Causes, effects and solutions

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What are the major social problems of Pakistan?  According to multiple studies following are the major social issues in Pakistan: Unemployment  Overpopulation' Child Abuse Drug Addiction Juvenile Delinquency  Child Labour Bonded Labour These issues have far-reaching effects on overall growth of Pakistani society. Unless the state of Pakistan addresses the underlying problems, there is not way that the country treads a forward journey of prosperity and success.  Major causes of social problems in Pakistan ·          Bad Governance--weak service delivery institutions ·          Political instability ·          poor law and order situation--judicial system ·          Widespread corruption at all levels ·          Illiteracy ·    ...