Month: October 2022
Pakistan: Where Used Cars Have More Lasting Value Than Money
Pakistan is an unusual place for cars. You can buy a new vehicle, drive it…
U.S. Stockpiles Anti-Radiation Drugs
The US government has purchased a significant supply of radiation-injury drugs Nplate, to treat acute…
‘Heech’ or ‘Nothingness’: The Face of a Dervish
The art of attaining closeness to God via the annihilation of the ego which includes not…
Future Knowledges and the Dilemmas of Decolonization
In this talk, philosopher Achille Mbembe (Africa is a Country) considers the possibilities of a…
Sri Lanka: Three Top State Institutions Merged
COLOMBO TIMES Reports: An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued bringing the Department for Registration…
World’s First World Fair: The Palace and the Water Lily
The building’s chief architect, Joseph Paxton, was not an architect by training. He was a…
Was Bajwa’s Advice Reason for Imran Khan Moving Out of PM House?
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa had already warned former prime minister…
Is the Age of Fusion Upon Us?
Economically viable fusion energy will be one of the greatest boons in human history, but…
These ‘Nuclear Bros’ Say They Know How to Solve Climate Change
Shannon Osaka in The Washington Post: The typical “nuclear bro” is lurking in the comments section…
Africa’s Century of Growth?
On Morten Jerven’s The Wealth and Poverty of African States (Cambridge University Press, 2022) Review…
The Hunt For Red October
IRSHAD SALIM: Every year, as October comes, I recall a few nuggets from my memory…
Karachi is Volatile, But London is Bland
Kamila Shamsie’s new novel, “Best of Friends” chosen as a book of 2022 by The…