Xarak's Corner

  The International Mother Language Day. For us Pakistanis, it would be very interesting to know a bit of its background. The students of the University of Dhaka were killed in a clash between armed forces and protesters. The protesters were demanding that their language Bangla should be given the status of national language and they wanted their curriculum to be in Bangla. But, how could that be acceptable? As a result, 5 students were killed and tens of others were injured. Since then Bengal or East Pakistan became a separate country. They are now considered one of the fastest-growing economies of the world surpassing both Pakistan and India. It is often said that the Pakistani education system has problems regarding its curriculum. There are some major inaccuracies and some very sexist and racist material in there no doubt at all, but the other major issue is language. In Pakistan, there are two sets of language standards through which one is judged. The elite speaks and expects...

Book Name; India Wins Freedom The complete version Narrator; Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Pages; 283 Published by; Orient Blackswan Private Limited ISBN; 978 81 250 0514 8 Maulana Azad is a well known personality in the history of the Indian subcontinent. He was one of the longest serving Congress presidents. His work on literature and history is also remarkable. He was the first person to theorise that Cyrus the Great and the Quranic figure, Zulqarnayn were same. His literary works also contain poetry. Though his most well known quality was that he was a distinguished supporter of United India as a federal government. The book was first published in 1959, it’s a part of three volume text that would never materialize because of Mualana’s passing away. In those two unpublished volumes he wanted to go into more detail about the events he had brushed over in the current version. But, as the fate would have it, we the history enthusiasts were robbed of those gems that would never materialize. T...

In the history of mankind no disease has claimed so many lives, with a mortality rate of approximately 30 percent and millions of deaths throughout history the smallpox was one the greatest threats to humanity . The virus transmitted very rapidly and at a time when modern medicine was not yet a thing, the infection rate was nearly hundred percent. A century from now, almost everybody would have to face the deadly virus in their life. Children were the mostly the likely targets of the virus because they had not developed any immunity against it, unlike their parents who may have had it in their own childhood. One reason of high mortality may have been that children were somewhat weaker than adults. Even if someone survived it, the virus would leave behind hideous scares on the victims. Some would lose their sight or hearing as well. It was an ugly virus against which humanity had no defence against other than getting infected and becoming immune or dyeing in the process. Many civilizati...

Book name: The Baloch Cultural Heritage Writer: Jan Muhammad Dashti Edition: Second (2019) ISBN No. 978-969-680-100-9 Price: 20 USD This masterfully crafted book can be termed a Magnus Opus of Mr Dashti. The style of the book is marvellous, research put into it make it an asset for any student of Baloch culture. The book is divided into four chapters, it contains information about the Baloch nation from ancient times to today. References provided by the author are extensive and that makes the book very important. The book starts off with Baloch migration from their original home, there are countless theories regarding these origins of the Baloch. Mr Dashti unlike many other writers tries to bring forward a scientific approach. His scientific approach may be disorientating to some readers as he looks at things from a very logical and analytical way rather than trying to base things on legends or myths. The origin of Baloch is analysed and a few theories are examined in the book, for Mr ...

  Zarak Bugti The crisis in France cannot be understated, the situation is worsening because of Islamic terrorism and one must understand that the leaders are fearful of the situation. But, is Macron turning towards authorization rather than solving the issue by other means? Let us explore. Macron came about claiming to be a liberal leader, but his proposed laws regarding the ‘Islamic separatism’, his spectacle showcasing Prophet Muhammad’s cartoons are disturbing for the forward-looking people of the world. The terrorist attacks in France at the end of last year were numerous, including the assassination of a school teacher for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Macron responding to the incidents promised his nation that he would crack down on extremism. His first proposed law was the so-called "Security law”, this law in question made it illegal to take photographs or make videos of security personnel including the police. This would’ve stopped the media from scrutinizing...