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Pakistan- many even feel terrified to hear the name, a country where fundamentalism and imperialism are having equal influence. After the formation of Pakistan, the Communist Party was banned there for a long time. Even then, in the early twentieth century, the Socialist literature movement in the subcontinent was spread to fundamentalist Pakistan. Very few Pakistani poets possessed socialist thought, Fayez Ahmed Fayez was being one of them. He is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive literary movement in the subcontinent. He is not only a well-known  Marxist poet, but was also a journalist, philosopher, filmmaker, and translator. At the same time, he is equally known as a true revolutionary. Based upon youth, social and political philosophy emerges in poetry. The poet is that symbol of eternal youth. Love and resentment strongly evoke the youth. Reading his poems, one can understand how much belief he has in the immortal love for youth. Speak, your lips are free....

5th June, World Environment Day, lessons to be learned from Chernobyl  and Fukushima  nuclear disasters. "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed."- Gandhi Nuclear power plants can catastrophically fail, causing vast human and environmental damage. The corporations that run the power plants, however, are protected from catastrophic economic failure by government limits on liability, which shifts the economic burden to the public. If the corporations that own nuclear power plants had to bear the burden of potential financial losses in the event of a catastrophic accident, they would not build the plants because they know the risks are unacceptable. It is government liability limits, such as the Price-Anderson Act in the US, that make nuclear power plants possible, leaving the taxpayers responsible for the overwhelming monetary costs of nuclear industry failures. No other private industry is given such liability protection. Nuclear ...

31st May , on the mark of strong World No Tobacco Day , some important things to know to advocate global effort by the collective participation of every citizen everywhere. Almost 1.1 billion (1/7th of the global population) smokers around the world are completely vulnerable to the most dangerous habits. See it every day, how slow poison consumes us, permeates the air around us and bring a serious impact on the environment we live in. In every minute 11 million cigarettes are smoked globally which eventually costs $4000 in a year /avg smoker. Imagine what you could have done with that amount of money. Besides, we can stop the largest preventable cause of cancer by measurable prevention and general awareness. Once tobacco was considered to be an innocuous treat for a civilized man and one of the most important goods traded across the world. But after a hundred years, undeniable millions of premature deaths have counted 6million people in a single year. Smoking tobacco causes ex...

1st May,  known as International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people all over the world to work 8hours a day under a safe and decent work condition and for decent living wages. When we appreciate splendid architectural monuments like ‘ Statue of liberty ’ or great man-made wonders as ‘ Taj Mahal ’, only a few can see the efforts and the labor of those toiling masses who work hard day and night. It’s the workers whose labor has brought us food, clothing, shelter- every means of happiness and the luxury we are living in. From farmers to industrial workers, construction workers to health care specialists have played a crucial role to make our bewildered, natural earth a habitable place to live for humans in centuries. Workers are the moving force for the development of human civilization from its cradle to the present modern days. But, unfortunately, labor has not been duly recognized or applauded or not even properly rewarded by us. The para...

For centuries, numerous wars have brought annihilation of human life and widespread environmental impacts through deliberate damage to natural resources. Modern warfare and technological advances fueled up this ‘collateral damage’ with its prolonged effects on global climate and biodiversity that lead to unprecedented environmental havoc and ecological disturbances. Today, casualties associated with war, from manufacturing weapons to increased production of arms, exploit both human lives and natural environments in various parts of the world. Timber in Liberia, oil in Sudan, and diamonds in Sierra Leone caused  a tragic outcome for wild animal populations  while profiteering an ever-running billion-dollar arms market across the world.  During the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the number of elephants shrunk from 22,000 to 5,000, and there were only 15 white rhinos left alive after some point of time.  “The environment has long been...

Brescia hospital, Italy In 2009, there were around 800 billionaires in the world.  Within a decade, around 2019, the members of this billionaire" club" reached to 2200.  The great news comes for the 'Modern System,' indeed. It was said that 'money will save people.' Those who 'earned hard money,' they only have the power of protection. They have the ultimate right to live. Even in this polluted world, air purifiers, mineral water, and 'organic food' - all can be ensured by money. But during this pandemic, it was found that the 'system' could not even protect the lives of the rich. There is a hole in the system. The world-famous art galleries suddenly closed, orchestras canceled the show; candle-light-dinner at evening has vanished, all aspects of grand elite lifestyle are under threat, such an awkward scene for an evening life. It was thought that the slums of Asia or the villages of Africa would be desolate. Still, the Pa...

Meena Keshwar Kamal , a universally acknowledged name of an Afghan revolutionary figure who gave her life in fighting for women’s rights and emancipation for her community. Her indomitable courage and devotion were inspired by the fighting spirit of Malalai of Maiwand , a fierce Pashtun, nationalist hero from Kandahar. Meena was a powerful and incredibly passionate activist who used her talents to fight for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Internationally, in a myriad of different projects on freedom of speech and education. During her school days, students in Kabul and other Afghan cities were deeply engaged in social-political activism and rising mass movements. She left the university to devote herself as a social activist to organizing and educating women. In pursuit of her cause for gaining the right of freedom of expression and conducting political activities, When she was just a nineteen-year-old student, in Kabul Meena founded an organization called, RAWA   in...

Today is March 8th, a day dedicated to all the women across the world to honor the courage and struggle they have been doing for decades despite immense social obligation & restrictions.  Women's day, a day observed for equal rights & women's suffrage. "Wake Up Women" Wake up women, kindle like the blazing flame; Breaking through all obstacles Rise with bright red signs on your forehead Wake up mothers, daughters, sisters, wives Bring the dazzle of lightening behind dark cloud Come as ever victorious, ever vibrant 8th March is International Working Women's Day – instituted initially not as a day to celebrate, but as a day for militancy and action. Now many liberal institutions and feminist organizations recognize International Women's Day, but few acknowledge its roots or its historical significance. It was, in fact, comrade Clara Zetkin at the second International Conference of Women Socialists in 1910 in Copenhagen wh...