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BRICS plus

The term BRIC was originally coined by Jim O’Neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs in 2001 to describe fast growing economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China – that he predicted would collectively dominate the global economy by 2050. Leaders of these four countries turned Goldman Sachs’ economic concept into a political entity by convening […]

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Local Governance, Rights and Responsibilities in Pre and Post-Islamic Northern Pakistan

I hail from Dardistan1, a region in northern Pakistan that forms part of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram area, known as the crossroads between South and Central Asia. The name Dardistan describes the area comprising the highest mountain ranges of Hindu Kush, Karakoram, western Himalaya and the Pamir mountains, and includes northern Pakistan, parts of Eastern Tibet

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Dimensions of Narcotic Substance Abuse and Control: A Perspective From Pakistan

Introduction Narcotic substance abuse in the form of opium has been a historical phenomenon in the Asian regions, quite often destroying nations’ capacities and resilience. However, in recent times narcotics have transformed into more sophisticated and deadly substances, affecting societies in dangerous ways. World-wide drug addiction or substance abuse, in present times, has emerged as

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