Waqas A. Khan

Waqas A. Khan

English Articles

Open Defecation, Metro and CPEC (Public Toilets in Pakistan – Situation Analysis)

“Public Toilets in Pakistan – Situation Analysis” In spite of huge advance, South Asia is as yet a place where the biggest number of individuals, almost 953 million, don’t approach enhanced sanitation and our beloved country Pakistan is among the 10 nations where the urbanest inhabitants need access to protected and private toilets, WaterAid, a …

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Once again Pakistan withstands, but when will it learn to endure?

“In the name of Private Security” On Sunday, our national chatter began with news that Kulbhushan Yadav, an on-duty Naval commander and agent of the Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), had been arrested. It is widely believed that Yadav and his accomplices are involved in terrorism, sectarian clashes and target killings on …

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Minorities, Religion and the Duress

” Case of Forced-Conversions in Pakistan “ Forced Conversion is the selection of an alternate religion or irreligion under coercion. Constrained deserting of religion has been portrayed as “change to agnosticism”. The individuals who change over may eagerly grasp their new religion or irreligion, or may proceed, clandestinely, with the convictions and practices initially held, …

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Calligraphy; the Spiritual Art

Calligraphy, a centuries-old decorative ornamental handwriting art hails from the Greek civilization. The word Calligraphy is a combination of two Greek words as well, ‘kalli’ (beautiful) and ‘graphia’ (to write). Since the advent of Islam, its holy book, The Quran was written on different mediums. Calligraphists of that era used many writing styles to transcribe …

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Brain drain is not Pakistan’s problem, but it should be

“Brain drain (noun) the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country.” Elite brains are most often found in universities. Their mission is to turn out doctors, engineers, managers or advocates are vital for a healthier, productive, progressive and lawful society. But Pakistan’s elite brainshave been sadly deficient when it comes to …

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Dr. Waqas A. Khan is a Journalist - Educationist - Lawyer from Kasur Pakistan.