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Devastating Bushfire in Australia

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Bushfire in New South Wales Rashid Hussain Bushfires that have devastated Australia, have crept closed in, on the country’s capital, Canberra, on Friday state of emergency was declared. In June 2019, Bushfire Season 2019-20 commenced with upsetting, uncontrolled violent fires across the Australia’s most populous states of New South Wales and Victoria then spread to Kangaroo Island and many other states that have destroyed more than 18 million hectares of wooded land and national park, more than 5 thousand buildings (including about 3000 homes) have been burnt, 34 people and millions of animals have died. Eventually, the whole country is going to suffer from a massive economic hit. The Climate change, hottest temperatures, lightning, and prolonged droughts are said to be the main cause of fire eruption but there are some other controversial reports about arson and conspiracy theories of using laser weapons. Despite rains and thunderstorms in most parts of the fire-...

US Iran Conflict

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Long-lasting Tension in the Middle-East and Hope for a durable piece Rashid Hussain              Since the Iranian Revolution 1979, Iran and US relations have remained strained, Iran has been struggling to become a nuclear state for a long time, Iran says it has the right to possess nuclear energy and weapons. In 1968, Iran signed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and agreed to place its nuclear program under IAEA – the International watchdog established to ensure peaceful use of Nuclear energy, In 2015, Iran Nuclear Deal was reached between Iran and P5+1 along with EU to curb Iranian Nuclear program which was abandoned by US President Donald Trump in Nov 2018, sanctions were reinstated, and the Iranian economy started to downturn. The US-Iran relation began to get more tense after the US reimposed economic sanctions on Iran last year that provided Iran a reason to resume its uranium enrichment; besides, on April 8, 2019,...

Major Social Issues In Pakistan

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Pakistan is facing up more social issues during the PTI Government   Rashid Hussain A vast majority of Pakistani nation desired PTI to make the central government, Imran khan-led PTI, after a long political struggle, eventually won the general Election 2018 and succeeded to form the government in the Centre for the 1st time. Due to large no of fan following of Imran Khan, who won ICC World Cup for the country, he seized the opportunity, formed PTI and started political struggle which finally earned him success and he became the prime minister of Pakistan. This is the first time in Pakistani history that a political party other than PPPP & PMN-N, has formed the government in the Centre as well as in provinces .  PTI government came into power with the “slogan of Change” but unfortunately it has been struggling to deliver and act upon its manifesto owing to various hindrances caused by government allies, opposition parties, and internationally-backed act...

Dr Ruth Pfao Gets Tribute on Google

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Rashid Hussain Google is paying tribute to renowned German doctor Dr Ruth Pfau on her 90th birthday, who dedicated her life to eradicate leprosy from Pakistan. Google honours prominent personalities and occasions with special logos that it calls 'doodles'. In the past, the giant search engine paid tribute to Pakistan’s prominent personalities, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Noor Jahan (Malika e Taranum), Mirza Ghalib, Mehdi Hassan, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali khan and other renowned personalities. Google has also been showing Pakistan's Independence Day and other events of national importance on Doodle. A symbol of selflessness Dr.Ruth Katherina Martha Pfau called as Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’. She first came to Pakistan at the age of 29 in 1960, there she witnessed leprosy for the first time and returned to set up clinics across the country. It was her dream to make Pakistan free from this menace, she wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible; so to achieve this l...

Muree of Sindh ; Gorakh Hill Station

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Gorakh Hill Station - Murree of Sindh Rashid Hussain GORAKH hill station is situated at elevation of about 5,688  ft (1734 m) with tracks spread over 2500 acres,  in the Kirthar Mountain Range, 93km northwest of city Dadu. This underdeveloped hill station is known for pleasant cool weather and natural beauty, during Winter, the snow falls at the hill station which makes this resort unique in the province and that's why  people call it Murree of Sindh. In  June,temperature remains 17℃ to 30o℃ & In Jan: 5℃ to – 20℃ with average rainfall: 12.5 inches.  Gorakh Hill Station peak can only be reached with 4×4 Vehicles, which are available at  Johi and Wahi Pandhi towns on rent. Transport to reach Gorakh Hill Resort In 1989, Shaheed Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto visited the site and activated the efforts to develop the Hill resort, but due to dismissal of the government, project remained abandoned till 1993 In 1997...

Ehsas; the boldest step of Federal Government to alleviate Poverty

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On March 27, 2018, PTI government has started a unique and biggest programme  for Poverty alleviation, Ehsas, which is said to be the basis of putting an end to inequality and financial imbalance in the society, it'll be beginning for creation of Welfare State. Rashid Hussain Poverty Alleviation Programmes are governmental programmes, aimed at the removal of poverty and upliftment of those who are classified as poor. These programmes mainly concentrate on rural areas, where poverty is common, mainly due to their location, climatic conditions, and limited infrastructure. Many developed countries have launched big poverty alleviation programmes in the past, and India had initiated The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or the MGNREGA which offers 100 days of employment to every household in rural areas is perhaps the largest poverty alleviation programme in the world. Prime Minister Imran Khan released the policy statement of his poverty alleviation progra...

Golan Heights; Arab Leaders demonstrate to be an Obstacle

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   Golan Heights Rashid Hussain Golan Heights as part of Israel through a presidential proclamation signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on March 25, 2019. The directive made the United States the first country, after Israel, to recognize Israeli rather than Syrian sovereignty over the Golan Heights region. The Guardian terms the move as cynical and the dangerous, it reported that Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after Donald Trump signed a proclamation, standing beside him while addressing in Washington DC, reportedly called President Trump's decision "historic justice" and gifted Trump a box of wine from the occupied territory. Trump's announcement is mistakenly an election-time favor for Benjamin Netanyahu, despite facing multiple corruption charges, he and his party Likud have been flagging in the polls. In December 2017, President Trump declared to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital; in an address, he said: "Today we finally acknow...