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Haroon Baloch January 07, 2011 The pace of development in South Asia has always remained questionable, mainly attributed to outsized populations. China, the world’s largest population, neighbors the second largest India, as well as the seventh largest population Pakistan. Environmental concerns of the region are reciprocal to their populations. Developed industrial countries are considered responsible for the international environmental crises, while developing countries bear the brunt of negative consequences as they lack resources and capabilities to control this grave problem.  In Pakistan, pity natural resource management over years and high population growth exacerbated environmental menace. Yet having strategically important location in the region, the country faces serious threats in terms of food security and energy crises mainly due to shortage of water, an issue which is drastically ambiguous. Sufficiency in agriculture production highly depends on the wat

By  Haroon Baloch February 25, 2011 Turkey, about two decades past, was as striving an economy as Pakistan right now, but due to its commitment to its nation and prolonged democratic political spell, Turkey stands among G-20 member states today. In fact, Turkey has attained the status of 15th largest economy of the world with GDP levels almost tripled to USD 618 billion in 2009, up from USD 231 billion in 2002, while GDP per capita soared to USD 8,590, up from USD 3,500 in the given period. Turkish economy has been flourishing leaps and bounds, as Turk Government in general and AK Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi) a.k.a. conservative Justice and Development Party in particular, have extensively focused on currency reforms, housing projects, social security and healthcare, support for SMEs, foreign policy for Africa & Near East, logistic, tax, educational, and tourism reforms, whereby it has reshaped post 2002 and Turkey has rapidly jumped into top 20 progressive economi

By:  Haroon Baloch January 21, 2011 Blasphemy Law, Article 295-C of Pakistan Penal Code, is not one of its kind of law applicable only in Pakistan to those who violate the sanctity of religion or prophets, but similar laws are also present in other countries, too, like Germany, where Article 166 of the Strafgesetzbuch states that if a deed is capable of disturbing the public peace, blasphemy is actionable. In 2006, Manfred van H. a.k.a Mahavo was prosecuted for blasphemy in Germany. In India, Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code punishes hate speech, insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of any citizen with deliberate and malicious intention to outrage their religious feelings. In Finland, section 10 of chapter 17 of the Criminal Code relate to blasphemy. Unsuccessful attempts were made to rescind the section in 1914, 1917, 1965, 1970, and 1998. And there are more than dozen countries where blasphemy is felony and is actionable as manmade l

By: Haroon Baloch December 23, 2010 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to  Pakistan revisited olden times. Sino-Pak relationships root back in 1950 when diplomatic relations established and progressed through the period of time. Both the countries have gone through the thick and thin and ensured their full cooperation with devotion and commitment. During recent visit Chinese premier termed a Chinese quotation, “Good neighbor is much better than a distant relative.” Various articulations have come into observations pertaining as to why  China  is investing in Pakistan  at a huge canvas from energy to fishery and livestock sectors? What are the future prospects and what  Pakistan  needs to understand and grab from whole this? On the other hand, things are in déjà vu when it comes to strengthening Sino-India relationships as during recent visit of Wen Jiabao both the countries have pledged to promote their bilateral trade up to $100 billion in coming five years. D