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Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. Lives define legacies. Their significance transcends time. Cherished or otherwise, legacies are a debt owed...
Blue skies, majestic trees, singing birds, lush green hills and pristine air bedecked the mesmerising Abbottabad of yore. Founded in 1853 by Major...
On gaining independence, Karachi – a modest trading post with 450,000 inhabitants – became the capital city of Pakistan. Over the years, it...
Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. Israel occupies a land that was inhabited by and belonged to the Palestinians. Confining the Palestinians...
The established cornerstone of democracy is separation of powers. Within it, a judicial system can only deliver if it is guided solely by legal...
Nostalgia finds its origins in the Greek words ‘nostos’ (return) and ‘algos’ (pain). It is the longing for bygone days. Coined by Swiss...
Through the ages, there have always been individuals who have had to ask others for help to sustain themselves. Not inherent in human nature,...
Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) provide country rankings based on essential dimensions of governance. WGI rates the success of any government on...
Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. As World War II culminated, the victorious Allies formed an international military tribunal to try senior...
Liberia’s presidential election of 1927 saw incumbent president Charles King garnering 234,000 against 9,000 votes. It would have been a remarkable...
In early times, kings generally did not have much to do. Health and education were matters too mundane for their majesties’ attention. Revenue...
Environmental scientists and experts believe that a hazard becomes a disaster only when fed by vulnerability. The UN World Meteorological Organization...
Political dissent implies disagreement, criticism or protest against coercive decisions, unjust laws or imposed policies. It holds enormous power in...
In its heyday, Enron was described as the greatest company in the world. Named by Forbes for six consecutive years as America’s most innovative...
Built in 5 BCE, Takshashila University, also known as Taxila University, was considered the citadel of knowledge. It would remain so for seven...
Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. Any democracy is as strong or as weak as its judicial system. Without judicial independence, the...
Sound educational institutions remain a proven predictor of a nation’s success. Schools being brick and mortar structures, the medium to this...
“In vain, in vain - the all-composing hour resistless falls; the Muse obeys the power” – Dunciad. The Dunciad, Alexander Pope’s epic poem,...
Electoral fraud is as old as choosing a ruler itself. The high priests of Rome would add days and even months to the Roman calendar to keep compliant...
Greek philosopher Plato opined that the wealthy fostered a lack of restraint and refrained from conforming to legal and moral standards. Nearly two...