Sri Lanka to raise the monthly minimum wage by 12.5 percent
Sri Lanka has announced to increase the monthly minimum wage by 12.5pc. This reform has come into action due to the proposed amendment for a minimum wage bill. The minimum monthly payment has now increased to 12,500 rupees and the minimum daily wage has increased to 500 rupees. Sri Lanka\’s rupee plummeted after a daily […]
Climate Summit\’21, Pakistan not in attendance
Climate Summit will be taking place on 22nd April 2, 2021, headed by President Biden from Washington. A total of 40 countries will be present at the summit, though Pakistan will not be in attendance. Surprisingly, POTUS Special Envoy on Climate John Kerry visited Abu Dhabi, New Delhi and Dhaka while skipping Islamabad. However, now […]
March 2021 marked a grim milestone in violence and harassment towards female journalists
Journalism is one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs, especially when you’re seeking the truth. Journalists are exposed to the air of threats and danger every single day. Consequently, hundreds of journalists have been killed worldwide in the past two decades. Keeping this in view, March of 2021 saw the most number of attacks, […]
Hackers leak sensitive data of 9.9 crore Mobikwik users
Labelled as one of the worst cases of data breaches, Mobikwik refuses to claim the charges of the leaked data of its 9.9 crore users. Cybersecurity expert Rajashekhar Rajaharia revealed the data breach in a letter to the Reserve Bank of India. He also shared it with the Indian computer emergency response committee and payment […]
Enforced Disappearances in South Asia: Current Trends
Enforced disappearances persist throughout South Asia despite international prohibition and law enforcement.
Islamabad Security Dialogue An analytical review
The first-ever Islamabad Security Dialogue (ISD) was held in Islamabad on March 17-18, 2021, under the National Security Division of the Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with various think tanks. Sessions were devoted to comprehensive national security, economic security, human security, regional peace and security, and the evolving world order and Pakistan. Luminaries included a […]