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Terrorism in Pakistan: Suicide Blasts and Drone...
Pakistan, a developing country has been strongly targeted by a wave of terrorist attacks that peaked in 2009 and 2010, resulting in huge losses of lives and a setback to the country’s image and economy. The country and its people became unsafe in their own homeland and vulnerable to the increasing nature of the attacks. Until 2016, when military held major operations across the country...

Determinants and reasons behind low enrolment...
Today Pakistan is a home to at least 20 million out of school children which is a major issue to tackle for the policymakers. There is a high percentage of children who do not go to school and a high percentage of students who enroll but drop out at primary or secondary level, especially in rural areas. There can be many factors which can influence a child to never enroll in school or drop out...

Analysis of HIES (Household Integrated Survey)...
Poverty is a curse which needs to be cured. Today, poverty is one of the biggest social and economic issues in Pakistan. According to the latest estimates of the World Bank, almost 40 percent of 107 developing countries are highly exposed to poverty. Pakistan is ranked among the 43 countries that are most exposed to poverty risks, as about 60% of its population lives below the poverty...