Imdad Hussain

 Winter of economic recession is coming Almost two weeks ago the United Nations (UN) secretary general warned that a global recession, perhaps of a record dimension was a near certainty. Needless to say, global economy is facing a worst crisis in the recent times. As the epicenter of corona virus leaves China, from where it originated, it starts to cause lockdown and panic across the Europe and has reached to the American landscape in a short span of time. Now, the pandemic has stretched its tentacles across the world; and certainly, many states have surrendered to the scourge. Subsequently, the global economy has experienced a new recession; global domestic product has shrunken implicating other economic indicators around the globe. Industries have been locked down in order to contain the contagion: consequently, production has hit a new low.The contraction of domestic product and disruption of financial activities around the world is setting in a new winter of economic re...

The recent outbreak of corona virus allegedly emanating from Wuhan, a city in China, has forced the global leaders to rethink of forgotten multilateralism in international relations. Multilateralism is a process in which at least more than two governments interact to resolve a problem or a crisis. This is exactly opposite of unilateralism, where a state acts without regard to interest of other states. In the former states behave in a way that is inclusive; takes into account the interest of the world community. Multilateralism took its flight soon after the creation of the global forum: UN. The founders of the UN aimed at to create a peaceful world order by saving the coming generation from the scourge of war and other catastrophes. Global leaders along with the global body promoted the cause and encouraged nations to act globally to save the world from a disaster. However, UN could not effectively function during the middle of 20th century owing to the highhandedness of the membe...

Pakistan like other countries has banned any sort of congregations.  On the contrary our religious scholars are exhibiting a rigid behavior in this crucial time.  All  the  religions  across the globe  including Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity have postpone d  all religious ceremonies. The  U nited Christian Churches of South Korea, which mainly comprises of Protestants , delayed Easter parade scheduled on April 12, for two months. Similarly, South-East Asian Buddhist community announced delaying of Buddha’s birthday celebration. The association announced, “ The  ritual to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, which was to be held on April 30 th , will  be put off to May 30.  Other festivals faced a similar fate owing to the  spread of the  contagious disease. This type of situation has emerged for the first  time  in the history of south Asia.  Banning of these rituals, as precautionary  measures ,  ...

The proverbial saying, coined by Jhon Milton, every cloud has a silver lining goes true for the recent situation, owing to the outbreak of novel corona. The fall out of the pandemic has resulted in a lockdown of almost the entire globe. This natural and inevitable isolation has poised to make the people realize that man is a social animal and his connection with his family and habitat is a meaningful one. It should not be taken as for granted, as many of us had. It is the responsibility of humans to keep society intact and our environment clean and green. The famous social contract, architected by Rousseau, became the basis of society. The latter is a place where individuals interact to accomplish their shared goals. Interaction is essential for the sustenance of society. With the transformation of societies from simple to complex, human interaction increasingly became complicated and a web of social relations with a wide variety formed. In the face of this, organic solidarity got...