News: On 9th September 2013, the Government of Pakistan conducted an All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad. It not only had political parties in attendance, it was also attended by the senior most leadership of the armed forces, the army chief, Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani, and the intelligence chief, Zahir ul-Islam. The stated purpose of this conference was to arrive at a consensus over how Pakistan should be steered out of…

The key ideas in Liberalism emerged and developed in Britain from the 17th Century to the 19th Century CE. In these centuries, the ideas of Liberalism were used to defend important vested interests against their opponents. Locke used Liberal ideas to support the English mercantile elite against the monarchy; and the Utilitarian philosophers used Liberalism to support British Capitalists against entrenched country lords. Meanwhile, Liberalism was used by radical French…

News: On 12th September 2013, the Guardian Newspaper quoted the Director of National Food Security in the Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Karimu Mtambo saying at least five regions are facing food shortages including the city of Dar-es-Salaam yet Tanzania has sufficient food stocks and several regions have registered surplus produce. Comment: Tanzania has announced it has enough food surpluses in its stores to fight hunger. It has also…

News: Recently US Senators have met to hammer out a draft resolution that authorizes an American strike on Syria. The duration of the operation is set to 60 days, which can be further extended by 30 days. The draft resolution, which is to be soon voted by Congress, is a response to Obama's bid to seek approval from US law makers. On September 1st 2013, US President Barack Obama said,…