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Beauty is objective and it is a hallmark of a thing and an object that inherits and inhabits it universally was counter-narrated with the presumption that beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. The realist and idealist debate of Aristotle and Plato might, from the plain man’s perspective might be taken as time wasting argumentation, very much synonymous with the ...

Every national struggle has fundamental and strong relation with the national question. The question is how to fight for political and economical sovereignty and what role should be essential for national based social equality. The struggle for national and social autonomy, problems solving of language, culture and national identity. This question is about national integration and full authority on national ...

Historical Appraisal of Youth and its Role in Peace-building, Decision-making and Development and Defining their Future Strategic Direction: Perspective on South Asian Youth with Special Focus on Afghanistan Youth are no doubt the precious asset of any society which today constitute the major part of total world population in general and Afghanistan in particular. Young people are talented, equipped to ...

Twenty eighth anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) once again reminds us the role he played in reshaping the cultural values of Pukhtoon society. Cultural values play an important role in shaping the collective behavior of a society. Some of the cultural traits provide the tools and mechanism for the intra-society and cross-culture conflicts resolution. Pukhtoonwali is a ...

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The power of poetry as an instrument of communication, propaganda and mobilisation cannot be underestimated. Throughout millenniums, poetry has been used by leaders, insurgents and peripheral voices as a means to rouse emotion, passion and invoke a sense of patriotism and love of the homeland in the fight for freedom from colonial powers and oppression.  It is no surprise therefore ...

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means “the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.” Owing to their absolute satanic overtones the inhuman terrorist attacks on Army Public School last year and on Bacha Khan University ...

BY MUJEEB RMN: The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr.Nawaz Shareef is once again deeply grieved to hear that more 20 innocent Pashtoons  have lost their lives, this time in Charsadda, at Bacha Khan University located 25 miles away from the school (APS) where 145 innocent Pashtoons mostly children were butchered  in an ambush Dec.2014 carried out in almost the same ...

Empathy is the ability to feel another’s suffering or pleasure. It’s a real breakthrough in the evolution of sentient animals like ourselves and it has also been demonstrated by other animals, whales, dolphins, elephants, apes and more. It means we refuse to condone torture or inequality and we can vicariously enjoy each other’s happiness. It’s the one most salient emotion ...

The non-violent soldier of Islam, Bharat Ratna, died 28 years ago, on January 20, 1988. The assault on the university named after him in Pakistan is yet another attack on his legacy. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) is better remembered in India as Frontier Gandhi, and in Pakistan as Bacha Khan. He died on January 20, 1988, 40 years after ...