Author: Prof. Abdul Shakoor Shah (Prof. Abdul Shakoor Shah)

World Blood Donor Day
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Donate blood and Keep the world beating

For 2022, the World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives.” Egyptians are reported to have advocated the use of blood baths for renewal. The Romans were buoyant to imbibe the blood of the fallen antagonist. Blood is mentioned more than 500 times in...

smoking
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Health and environmental hazards of smoking

Tobacco is noxious in any form, whether smoked or unsmoked. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7000 chemicals. There are 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide. That number might be even bigger if tobacco did not destroy half of its users. Every 4 seconds, tobacco is responsible for another untimely death. 90% of adult smokers start smoking before...

Pakistan Resolution and Willful Distortion of Historical dates
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Pakistan Resolution and Willful Distortion of Historical dates

Pakistan is not the sole state in altering some of its history dates. Philippines, India, and some others have also done it for analogous motives. Whether it is Lahore Resolution, Pakistan Resolution, Independence Day, or any other historical twist; it has been shifted due to certain national reasons. We celebrate the 23rd of March enthusiastically...

Ukraine-Russia conflict
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Ukraine-Russia conflict from Asian lens

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has escalated anxiety among the world and especially in South Asia. The Russian foray of Ukraine is echoing through Asia.  It’s going to see some very imperative long-term repercussions, prominently, the increasing alignment between Moscow and Beijing. Generals in Myanmar have called Russia’s actions “the right thing to do.” India abstained from...

Pak-China-Russia
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The Emergence of Regionalism and Pak-China-Russia Axis

The multi and unipolar rink has turned Russia to the East. China and Russia, being important regional players, have the same stance about the unipolar world and U.S. supremacy. The emergence of regionalism and the current regional structural design of Asia-Pacific have provided Moscow a platform to get into regional organizations along with other key...