Entries by Kashif Aakash

A tribute to Maulana Jalal ad-Din Rumi – World Philosophy Day 2020

World Philosophy Day is celebrated every year on 19 November. In establishing World Philosophy Day UNESCO strives to promote an international culture of philosophical debate that respects human dignity and diversity. The Day encourages academic exchange and highlights the contribution of philosophical knowledge in addressing global issues. This year the theme for World Philosophy Day is: The 2020 edition invites the world to reflect […]

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) and his ideology of Non-Violence – International Non-Violence Day- 02 October 2020

Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan) is the renowned leader of Pashtoons. To uplift the Pashtoon society Bacha Khan consulted social workers and intelligentsia to eradicate all social evils from Pashtoon society. Jointly, they struggled to stop the blood feuds, preventions of crimes and use of intoxicants. In the year 1921, Bacha Khan […]

Hang Rapist, Save Society

Early morning today, September 10, 2020, a woman named Sana was gang-raped by two men in front of her children on Motorway Lahore. They snatched Sana’s jewellery and money amount 100,000. This incident has horrified the whole nation with fear of rape. Yesterday, one transgender was killed and another injured on Wednesday, September 09, 2020, […]

Will BRT Peshawar stand for 100 years?

I have critically analysed the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar with insights from Denicol 2020 and Midler 2019. In my understandings, the BRT Peshawar is not a hundred years project but rather a waste of money by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. If we analyse the design of the project in general. It is on […]

Review: Chapter 3 ‘Build State for Development’: Looking Back How Pakistan became an Asian Tiger by 2050, Written by Nadeem Ul Haque

Review: Chapter 3 “Build State for Development”: Looking Back How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger by 2050 In this book by Nadeem ul Haque, he has tremendously mentioned Pakistan development in futuristic approach. Recommended many policy recommendations, mentioned many flaws in the government and some good critic on the incapability of the previous governments. Haque […]

My mother and her sayings to me: Mother’s day 2020

I wouldn’t go in acknowledging the importance of valuing mothers. The word itself is unique which needs no explanation. It is full of feelings, comprised of emotions, happiness and a loyal companionship of all time. Majority mothers in our society are a housewife and are not formal degree holders but they are educated in true […]