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IRSHAD SALIM (Updated) — The OCHA Humanitarian Advisory Team (HAT) in Pakistan has published its latest situation report (SitRep). It covers the period from 13 to 26 August 2022. Sixty-six
Continue readingPakistan Floods 2022: ‘Most Misgoverned Parts Are Worst Hit’
The deadly flooding in Pakistan is the worst disaster in a decade –at least 33 million people (represent about 15% of the country’s population) have been affected. Nearly 1,000 people,
Continue readingFloods in Pakistan: THREE Videos on Human Endurance, Resilience
The Strait of Hormuz linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of
Scott Alexander in Astral Codex Ten: If the point of publishing a book is to have a public relations campaign, Will MacAskill is the greatest English writer since Shakespeare. He
Nayyara Noor renders her voice with music to the poem written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz after his visit to Bangladesh (former East Pakistan) in 1974, and captured the feelings, having
Continue readingNayyara Noor Renders Faiz Poem on Former East Pakistan (Video)
“Pakistan required strong rule of law and stronger institutions” Pakistan is a land of opportunities with an unprecedented talent pool to rise and emerge as one of the most developed
Continue readingCONVERSATION: Pakistan a ‘Soft State With a Very Strong Society’
by Raji Jayaraman in 3QuarksDaily: In the last two decades the topic of inequality has entered the public discourse across a broad spectrum of issues, with an urgency that is
IRSHAD SALIM — The United Nations (UN) chief has called for an independent and impartial legal process for former PM Imran Khan who has been charged with anti-state rhetoric. Stéphane
Continue readingUPDATE on Imran Khan: Slapped With ‘Terrorism Charges’
In his new book, philosopher William MacAskill implies that humanity’s long-term survival matters more than preventing short-term suffering and death. “His arguments are shaky.” Kieran Setiya in the Boston Review:
Jon Cohen in Science: When Alice Hughes downloaded a preprint from the server Research Square in September 2021, she could hardly believe her eyes. The study described a massive effort to survey
Continue readingAnywhere But Here: Where Did the Pandemic Start?
Watch and listen to Dr. Kethoser Kevichusa (of Nagaland, India) discuss how the Greeks looked at the society in general: the idiot, the tribes people, and the citizen personalities. “Unfortunately,
Continue readingThe Idiots, Tribes People, the Citizen Personalities (Video)
UPDATED: The French President’s recent internal speech “foretells the future events that are likely to take place,” a WhatsApp share says. “The opinions expressed are entirely those of the current
Continue readingCONVERSATION: Western Hegemony is Nearing its End