Zeeshan Nasir

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Jessica Corbett |Ramzy Baroud |Heather Stroud |Zeeshan Nasir

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed and several wounded in an Israeli attack targeting a civilian vehicle in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza on Saturday. Mohammad Hassna, a humanitarian worker, stated that the occupation forces struck a vehicle that was transporting aid distribution teams in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera.

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Zeeshan Nasir |Robert Hunziker |Binoy Kampmark |Jonathan D. Ostry

They say only bad news from Balochistan makes the headlines___Pakistan’s largest and most impoverished province marred in a decades long insurgency. The local newspapers are flooded with the news of people being killed in bomb blasts,  target killings and the loss of lives in incidents of terrorism. However, amid this backdrop of turmoil, a problem that is just as terrible is subtly developing: climate change.

1 month ago | countercurrents.org | Junaid Ahmad |Zeeshan Nasir |Chandra Muzaffar |Sandeep Pandey

To an outsider, Pakistan’s ruling class appears schizophrenic, perpetually swinging between Washington and Beijing, using each as leverage against the other. While Pakistan’s geostrategic importance allows this game for now, the day may come when both powers grow tired of Islamabad’s antics and walk away. Even if former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s tenure was considered lackluster, his skyrocketing support since his 2022 ouster raises a crucial question: why would a failed leader gain popularity?

Jan 8, 2025 | countercurrents.org | Arun Mitra |Masood Ali Mir |Zeeshan Nasir |Nilofar Suhrawardy

Online education to the school children is a new phenomenon which was started during the COVID period. Since the Novel Corona Virus was highly contagious and would spread fast in the crowded places, the schools were closed to avoid students mixing in groups.  However to avoid the loss of studies, the online education method was adopted. Several applications for online education were also developed during that period. This helped a section of the students to continue the learning process.

Apr 6, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Pti .. |Ikramul Haq |Zeeshan Nasir |Raza Rumi

In the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Suo Motu Case No. 2 of 2018 re ‘Maintaining of Foreign Accounts by Pakistani Citizens Without Disclosing the Same/Paying Taxes,’ is still pending for adjudication. It started on February 1, 2018 and after many hearings, appointing of committees and seeking assistance from a number of leading lawyers and experts in fiscal, business and finance, remains unconcluded till today.