Pakistan’s is a sexually repressed, economically frustrated, religiously poisoned, and deeply patriarchal society where 90% of the men have not had a social interaction with a woman growing up, outside of their household. And certainly, do not know what it means to have females as friends. Even those from the households are not spared by men. The cases where a stepfather, a relative or a … Continue reading Hundreds grope one
Outlet Shopping centre on the outskirts of Bicester, a town in Oxfordshire, England. Continue reading Bicester Village
Winter wonderland – Hyde Park, London December 2019 Continue reading Winter Wonderland, London
Coronavirus has spread globally. Despite China being the country hit hardest by this epidemic, the number of international cases continue to increase with the tick of the clock. The total number of recorded cases stand at around 50,000 people as of Feb 12, 2020. In just under 1.5 months, it has spread to around 30 countries as reported. The number of cases have begun to … Continue reading Virus Out Of Hands
A divine landscape of scenic peaks, lush green meadows, and breath-taking rivers, lakes, and glaciers: Kashmir. Pashtuns, Mughals, Sikhs, Buddhists, British; they have all dominated this region one time or another. The prevailing Muslim Kashmir, as we know it today, is less than two hundred years old development. This nirvana on earth has been a hotly contested region for centuries. The latest and the deadliest … Continue reading The Kashmir Puzzle
A set of 17 goals and 169 targets to usher the world on to a path of sustainable development in the next fifteen years came into force on 1st January 2016. UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development forms the basis for these goals. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – centered around the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental – stimulate action in … Continue reading Role of transport in achieving SDGs
Throughout history, women had it rough. By almost every measure, it was easier to be a man than to be a woman. From being un-wanted before birth to getting discarded at birth, rights of women in modern societies have come a long way. With the enlightenment ideas, seeds of change were sown. It would not have been without the struggle of hundreds and thousands of … Continue reading Pakistan – fourth worst country for women
Visited in mid-February, 2016 Continue reading Zugspitze, Austria-Germany border
2022 Made in China – Wuhan, COVID and the quest for Biotech supremacy (Jasper Becker) Jasper Becker discuss viruses and their origins, role of China, emergence of COVID-19 in Wuhan, gain-of-function experiments in Wuhan Lab, and the quest for bio-warfare. Timely and interesting book. 2021 The Plundered Planet (Paul Collier) The Economist, Paul Collier, describes how to manage natural assets in developing countries. The Brain … Continue reading Books
Some photos of Paris ( September 2016 ) Continue reading Paris-France
Here is a collection of some photos I took while on my road trip from The South of England to quite-North of UK. Drove about 2645 km through the UK in one week. A total of 47 Driving hours. ( #London, #Glasgow, #Edinburgh, #Brighton, #Lake-District and around. ) Continue reading Roadtrip to Scotland
Eraas Haider 