DG THSI meets Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan

Friday, 22 January 2021 Director-General of The Human Security Institute (THSI), Mr. Rafique Ahmed Qureshi on Friday met with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, his Excellency Ali Alizada. The delegation from The Human Security Institute also included Manager (Operations), Muhammad Hasan Rasheed and Special Assistant to DG, Shiraz Shaikh. The meeting held at the […]

The politics of ‘populism’ and the lingering fear of ‘selective vaccination’

The supporters of the outgoing President Trump stormed the Capitol Hill, incited violence, and disrupted the normal proceedings of the Congress. In the political history of the United States of America which according to Henry Kissinger is a ‘beacon of democracy’, the occurrence of this incident has certainly raised eyebrows across the world. It is […]

Biden unveils a $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan

‘We have to act’: Biden unveils a $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus plan. The package includes $415bn to boost response to COVID-19 and vaccine release, as well as $1,400 cheques to individuals. Source: Aljazeera

The Birth Defects Foundation will open e-health centers in 20 cities of the country

The Birth Defects Foundation decided to open e-health centers in 20 cities of Pakistan to provide free treatment to children whose sex was not specified at the time of the birth.  The first e-health center was inaugurated in Lahore, the foundation will open the centers in Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Gilgit, and other cities as well.

Global community urged to help end rising human rights violations in IIOJK

The Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK on Thursday organized a webinar in connection with the International Human Rights Day to seek the world’s attention to end the rising human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). During the conference, the President of  AJK Sardar Masood Khan said that the world must take the notice of human […]

198 Government schools in Dadu exist only on paper

The chief monitoring officer (CMO) of the education department told the media that one-fifth of the government schools in Dadu district remained completely non-functional in the year 2020 while 218 government school teachers remained absent from their duties. Among the closed schools, 198 government schools only exist on paper.