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A Fragile Pakistan; Floods Devastations and The Way Ahead

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The year 2022 has proved catastrophic for Pakistan. This monsoon season was disastrous as country experienced more than normal rainfall and an extended wet season. The harrowing scenes by devastations of this flood has left everyone stunned. Till now, more than 1100 people have been killed and 33 million are affected. One third part of the country is under water now, as this time there was 180 percent more rain than usual. According to a government minister, there is 10 billion dollars property damage estimated. This calamity is far worse than the one people experienced in 2010 floods as there is huge infrastructure and crops damage countrywide. The cattle and livestock has been ravaged by these torrential rains. Furthermore, there is a risk of spreading waterborne diseases across whole country. These floods hit the country at the time when it was already suffering a crucial economic stage and this can be a huge blow to Pakistan’s GDP. Further icing on the cake was the political turmo...
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Tension Between China and Taiwan; a Critical Overview of History

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The rise of tension between China and Taiwan in recent time is evident as China is demonstrating its power near Taiwanese water and airspace through its tanks, ballistic missiles and fighter jets. China has also challenged America which can absolutely be declared as playing with the fire. Now American interference in China Taiwan issue has further added fuel to the fire as China called it extremely dangerous. This emerging conflict has originated many questions regarding past and possibilities in future like; what is obvious and unseen reason of this clash? Is this a conflict of communism and democracy ? Is Taiwan going to be next Ukraine? Taiwan is a small island that has been mastered by many parties in different eras like Dutch in 17th century ,Qing dynasty till 1895 and post Japan till 1945. After 2nd world war, world order changed and ideological war began. History says, in 1949 civil war erupting in China as communism was growing under the leadership of Mao so it was the war be...
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