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Most of the people including kids love to watch television. Even if they are asked to quit watching it, they will still watch it.  Some parents think of it as a useful device for their kids. In fact, they use it as an alternate when they are busy somewhere else. They bring educational DVDs so that their children could learn something positive while they are not present. However, they forget the fact that a TV, merely, cannot fulfill the purposes of education their children need. By dragging their kids into digital life they forget about the ethics and practical education that their kids need in the early age of their lives. Despite of the fact that children need guidance in the early stages of their childhood, they make toddlers watch different TV shows including cartoons, learning shows while parents are busy in their own issues. They somehow think a TV can replace them. Now the question arises whether TV is good or bad for kids? No wonder TV is a good source of learning for ...

Man is a social animal and loneliness can drive him crazy. To solve this problem, many new inventions have been made and one of them is mobile phone. Everyone has this electronic gadget with so many social networking applications in their pockets all the time. Whenever they are standing alone, waiting for someone or just feel lonely, they tend to use that device. We expect our loneliness to disappear by using it. So in order to do that, we update our profiles, we check others’ profiles and spend hours and hours scrolling through those screens in order to stay up-to-date. But is this connection, that’s available to us 24/7 really satisfying us or leave us contended? According to many researches, the more the technology is advancing, the more the loneliness increases. Loneliness is a complex and an unwanted feeling, usually unpleasant to us. It’s an emotional response to isolation or lack of companionship. These feelings can also lead to anxiety and if not treated in early stages, then d...

Agony has a universal language. We as humans are implicated in each other’s sufferings. ‘The Half Mother”, Shahnaz Bashir’s debut novel is one of the few novels written by a Kashmiri himself that has successfully taken up the cause of depicting the anguish and sheer pain experienced by most of the mothers of the splendid valley in its true form. One of the purposes of the trend in Kashmiri writers of writing the book in English is obviously to reach extended audience. Additionally, they can portray before the same bigger audience the kind of traumas, affliction and sufferings that majority of Kashmiris have been facing till now at the hands of grossly immoral and barbaric Indian forces. The novel circulates around the protagonist, Haleema, and her struggle to locate her only son Imran who was taken away by the relentless Indian Army. It may be mentioned here that the novel is a depiction of reality in Kashmir which is under illegal occupation of Indian forces since past several decades...

Daughters are a blessing from God. This is why Islam has given much importance to daughters. However, in our society, every class of people seem to have a desire for a male child. People want their first born to be a son. They think if a girl was born, it would be a burden for them. They would have to marry her off and spend lots of money on her. She would use surname of her husband after marriage and if there was no male child then their family name will come to an end. Not only is a son considered an heir to the family name, he is considered an earning hand who will support the family in future. On the other hand, families who own some property, fear their daughter will cause divide of their family riches and take her share to some other family. A son is their safe bet because the property stays within the family.  However, no matter what their rationale is, the reality is that daughters are more loving, caring and obedient to their parents than a so...

                              Group Photo of Pakistani Youth Parliamentarians Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) organized a study visit to UK and Denmark that aimed to learn about the best democratic practices observed in a developed country. The study tour was of five days; one day in London, UK and remaining 4 days in Copenhagen, Denmark. The day started off with a tour of the British Parliament, where we were briefed about the history of both the chambers, workings and the separation of powers between the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Later on the same day we were told about the Britain’s exit from the European Union and the legal framework available to execute it. The Rt. Hon. Ms. Ann Taylor, the Baroness Taylor of Bolton, MP, and Baroness Liz Barker, MP spoke to us about the role of the House of Lords in the British Parliament. They also hi...

Recently, Donald Trump was elected as a President of United States. Mr. Trump has pledged during his campaign that he would restrict the entry of Muslim immigrants to the US. This is for sure a step towards racism and goes against every building block of American principles on which the USA was founded. However, looking from different perspective, it might prove to be beneficial for Muslims. It is all an accepted fact that Muslim countries are struggling behind in development when compared to Western Countries. Developed Western nations have good higher education facilities. Their systems are effective. Despite all irregularities, Eastern countries have good minds and talent but most of the talent is drained out to the Western Countries.Hence, by putting a ban on Muslims’s entry to the US, Mr. Trump will do a great service for them. Muslims can have tremendous sources of income in their own countries. Our governments can help a lot in enticing such brains to work for their own country....

There are different types of posts on social media including videos, pictures and text in the form of memes, critiques, events, offers, quotes, updates etc. According to current affairs or current moods, people share or tag their friends in such posts to be a part of it. As in the documentary, Bonin Bough (V.P., Global Media, Mondelez Intl) said, “When kids like something it becomes part of who they are.” Facebook is one of the big platform for advertisers. Big brands search ambassadors and volunteers for the expansion of their business. Advertisers also make respective groups for increment of the sale of their products. Some of the names of such groups are, Isloo buy and sell, Isloo camera buy and sell, Isloo Bazaar, and Buy and Sell (For whole Pakistan) etc. Different brands including clothing, food, cosmetics, home appliances, instruments etc use social media as a big means to sale their product and have as many followers as they can. By followers, I mean a person who supports and a...

File Photo: Blood Stained Walls of a Classroom After the Attack on Army Public School Peshawar. Alarm rang at 6:00 am; it was his 13th birthday, excited as never before, he woke up early today than usual. Resisting the cold shivering weather, he jumped off his bed and ran to his mother. “Happy Birthday my child”, she held her son close, wishing him all the happiness. “Thanks mama”, Aahil replied. “Mom, can I skip school today? I know it’s the last day of school but it is also my birthday, I want to spend time at home and rejoice with you and dad”, he added innocently. “Um hmm… So that is the plan, but you know what? I have a better one, why don’t you go out there, attend the school and then later invite your friends at home? We are going to celebrate all together”, his mother offered. She adored her son and knew how important education was for him and when she put it that way without hurting Aahil’s feelings, how could he or anyone refuse? Aahil agreed. His mother dressed him up in uni...

Every woman has a past. Some are physically abused. Some have violent parents and a broken family. Some have had pubertal issues. Some have endured sexual abuse as a child from their own family members. Some have messed up love stories. Some were forced to have sex in the name of love. Some were drugged, date raped and photographed. Some have been blackmailed by their ex-boyfriend. Some have menstrual problems. Some have gone through a divorce. Some have an obesity issue. Some have financial droughts. Some have drug or alcohol addiction. Some have gone through unsuccessful suicide attempts. If you see a woman who has gone through any of these, don’t stab her with her past. Don’t act like a righteous being and try to confront her. Commend her for her courage, for being strong enough to be able wipe her tears, tie her hair up, and masking her sorrows with a divine smile. If she has started walking towards her future by hanging on to that little bit hope, help her out, and do not grab her...

Regional integration and intra-regional trade have played an important role in the economic prosperity of many countries, the Association of Southern Asian Nations (ASEAN) being one such example. The first attempt to regulate and codify all the scattered provisions – under the auspices of trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan in 1965, when Pakistan and Afghanistan signed a bilateral Transit Treaty. The treaty recognized the right of Afghanistan to access to seaports of Pakistan, but did not address Pakistan’s access to Central Asia through the territory of Afghanistan. In spite of the bilateral Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA, 1965), Pakistani stakeholders still held the perception that the extension of transit facility to Afghanistan was being used for unauthorized trade, causing injury to the domestic industry and loss of revenue. Negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan on a new transit treaty commenced in 2008 after visiting a delegation from Afghanistan tabled a dr...

Man touching shoulder of uncomfortable woman co-worker Sexual harassment is a grave crime that leaves the victims in mental agony and distress for life. No one should tolerate sexual harassment. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity. Inappropriate behavior is a developing issue everywhere be it work areas, schools or anywhere a woman goes. Even though there are various laws against this but they are largely ineffective. So what constitutes harassment? Well, it’s any undesirable or sexual innuendos intended to make a woman uncomfortable. Behaviors such as touching, ogling , inappropriate comments or signals, they all come under the domain of harassment. Sadly, when females raise their voice against such harassment, they are not taken quite seriously and are given excuses such as “young men will be young men”. This somehow conditions our women to think that such harassment is normal and should be condoned. However, what they fail to understand is that such type of...

“Pakistani Dramas being aired on Zindagi channel in India receiving huge appreciation” The girl is a strong-minded introvert. Unlike her sisters, she’s not interested in pursuing romance. The boy is wealthy and flirtatious. In college they clash, until the boy gets close enough to fall in love with her. It’s a typical Pakistani drama, but with a twist – Indian audiences are tuning in. For the first time, an Indian TV channel is broadcasting syndicated programs from Pakistan, a country that India has gone to war against four times in 67 years. The serials are giving Indian viewers a peek into the daily lives of Pakistanis and also shattering some stereotypes about the neighboring country. “It was the best drama serial I have ever watched,” says Priyanka Kapoor, a Delhi-based software professional. “It felt like a Jane Austen story. It was good to portray a heroine who wasn’t just caught up in her looks and make-up.” When plans for the channel, Zindagi TV, were announced, there was specu...