Pakistan appears once again to be approaching a critical juncture at which the partial gains achieved in the realm of internal security are being overshadowed by the re-emergence of formidable threats. The latest monthly assessment issued by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) has lent quantitative substantiation to growing apprehensions that terrorist...
Author: Team IBC English (Team IBC English)
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Plato on Change and the Stability of States
Plato’s political thought in The Republic raises a question that remains painfully relevant in every age: does change strengthen a state, or does it slowly destroy it from within? In the modern world, where change is often celebrated as progress in itself, Plato appears almost uncomfortable, even suspicious of it. Yet his concern is not...
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The Tragedy of Democracy, Technology, and the Metamorphosis of the Modern World
Throughout the long procession of human history, there have invariably arisen generations persuaded that the intellectual canons, moral certitudes, and institutional arrangements of their own age represented not merely provisional accommodations to circumstance but enduring and self-evident truths. Yet the onward march of time, indifferent to sentiment and unencumbered by nostalgia, habitually overturns such assumptions....
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How Smartphones Phones Are Starving Family Tree
In today’s modern world, technology has undoubtedly become an absolute necessity, woven deeply into the fabric of our daily existence. Its influence over our lives has grown so pervasive that it now dictates our routines. A few years ago, I recall seeing an ice cream advertisement on television that depicted a peculiar, disconnected family dynamic;...
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Degree in Hand, Job a Dream!
‘Just graduate from a good university with top marks, beta…your life will be set!’ .This is the comforting phrase that echoes daily across every Pakistani household. But today, we are forced to confront a brutal question: Is a degree alone ever really enough? The transition from a university classroom to the professional world has become...
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SC Rejects Zahir Jaffer’s Review Plea, Upholds Death Sentence in Noor Mukadam Case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a review petition submitted by Zahir Jaffer, maintaining its previous judgment that upheld his death penalty for the murder of Noor Mukadam. In July 2021, 27-year-old Noor Mukadam was discovered murdered at Zahir’s home in Islamabad. Investigations revealed she endured torture before being decapitated. A trial court initially...
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The Saga of the Righteous Struggle: A Nation’s Stand for Truth
History often proves that when arrogance drives a state’s narrative, the truth is the first casualty. In the aftermath of the Falgham incident, we witnessed a display of political theater that was as swift as it was baseless. Within a mere ten minutes—before any investigation could have reasonably begun—the Modi government filed an FIR against...
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Donald Trump Admits to Calling Benjamin Netanyahu “Crazy” Over Lebanon War
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” during a tense phone call. Trump expressed strong frustration over Israel’s ongoing military actions in Lebanon, which are disrupting American efforts to finalize a peace agreement with Iran. During an appearance on the “Pod Force One” podcast, Trump was...
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Mount Everest Records Busiest Season in History with Over 1,000 Summits
KATHMANDU: Tourism authorities in Nepal announced on Wednesday that more than one thousand climbers successfully scaled Mount Everest this spring, establishing the current climbing window as the busiest season ever recorded on the world’s highest peak. The unprecedented surge in successful ascents was primarily driven by a prolonged period of exceptionally stable weather, which provided...
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Italy Allocates Special 10,500 Job Quota for Pakistani Workers
ISLAMABAD: Italy has officialized a special quota of 10,500 jobs for Pakistani workers spanning the next three years, alongside issuing over 3,200 student visas for the 2025–26 academic year. Outgoing Italian Ambassador Marilina Armellin announced these landmark developments during the 80th Italian National Day and Republic Day celebrations held in Islamabad. Speaking at the reception,...