Society is an organized human system of coexistence. We live and die in this structured, self-operating system, which dictates every perceivable aspect of our species’ life. It is beyond doubt that society is a living phenomenon more than an abstract concept. It really lives, breathes, matures, and dies within the greater phenomenon of time and [...]
Everything is subject to change, for change is the most fundamental law of Nature. Nothing in the universe of being, except change itself, is permanent. Time is an omnipotent and all-pervasive force, which brings gradual change to every organic and inorganic object.
Mankind is, beyond doubt, a very tiny part of the scheme of universe. Planet [...]
Democracy, a compound of two Greek words namely “Demos” meaning “people” and “Kratos” meaning “rule”, stands for the government of public. It is said to be a ‘government of the people, for the people, by the people’. More plainly, it is to suggest that the real power, termed by Thomas Hobbes as “sovereignty”, lies in [...]
‘War is a necessary evil’; no man of reason can deny this assertion. The historical role of War as one of the driving forces of society is undeniable, also admitted by high profile skeptics and peace-loving statesmen, such as Bertrand Russell and Arnold Toynbee. Their conclusion, too, supports the thesis that War is unavoidable in [...]
A burning question is before all of us at the dawn of new decade; why terrorism? The interpretations given by the advocates of the global war against the so-called enemy, ‘the terror’, are indeed mind-boggling. Many know that the dominant discourse of the world politics coins phrases and doctrines of the Superpower’s choice, for the [...]
The most critical national debate of our times, namely redefining the ideological foundations of Pakistan, traces its origin in the qualification of “nation-hood” in regard to its particular application on Pakistani people. The question is whether we can class ‘Pakistanis’ as a monolithic nation or not. The question is indeed demanding and mind-boggling; therefore, we [...]
