Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal
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Articles by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal
October 08, 2009
There is a general consensus that young people often feel excluded from participation in electoral processes. Young people aged 16 and younger in particular, appear to be disengaged in politics and democratic processes. However, as young people develop towards adulthood and their responsibilities in...
October 07, 2009
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties work together. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament. A coalition government might also be created in a time of national difficulty or...
August 22, 2009
Crime is a social disease that persistently plagues Pakistani society, an epidemic so widespread that most of the citizen will either be personally touched by it or know someone who has been during the course of his or her lifetime. Crime in all its varied forms is more deadly and prevalent than AID...
July 04, 2009
There is no single, comprehensive, universally accepted definition of corruption. Many specific forms of corruption are clearly defined and understood, and are the subject of numerous legal or academic definitions. Many are also criminal offences, although in some cases Governments consider that spe...
June 23, 2009
Democracy may be a word familiar to most, but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused in a time when totalitarian regimes and military dictatorships alike have attempted to claim popular support by pinning democratic labels upon themselves. In the dictionary definition, democracy "is governm...
June 22, 2009
In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the government, party or group in political control of an area, county or state. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a ...
June 18, 2009
Annual Parliamentary Hearings
Every year during the fall session of the General Assembly the IPU organizes a Parliamentary Hearing as an opportunity for members of parliaments to exchange views with United Nations officials, representatives of United Nations diplomatic community, as well as schola...
June 17, 2009
State
A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. It usually includes the set of institutions that claim the authority to make the rules that govern the people of the society in that territory, though its status as a state often depends in part on being recogn...
June 16, 2009
Gender equality is not only a democratic right, but also a necessary pre-condition for sustainable development as it facilitates the utilization of all available resources in order to promote development. The marginalization of some groups on the basis of social roles implies inefficiency. Unless wo...
June 13, 2009
Information technology is changing our world. It is reshaping Pakistan´s economy and affecting the lives personally and professionally. The latest module of information technology is Internet. The Internet is composed of many interconnected computer networks. Each network may link tens, hundreds, or...
June 12, 2009
Traditionally and persistently, typology of governmental form has been argued to rest on the location of real power. In the fifth century B.C. classified all governments as monarchies, aristocracies or democracies. "Every political system operates", says Austin Ranney, "in an environment, and certa...
June 10, 2009
Women are a major force in people´s participation in the life of society today not only do they comprise the majority of those excluded from participation, but they play key roles in emerging groups, organizations and movement´s worldwide, and are becoming increasingly active in their co...
June 08, 2009
Violence according to Oxford Dictionary is "The exercise of physical force so as to inflict injury on, or to cause damage to a person or property, action or conduct characterize by this; treatment or usage tending to cause bodily injury or forcibly interfering with personal freedom". Violence agains...
The Role of Parliaments in Environmental Management and in Combating Global Degradation of the Envir
June 06, 2009
Even though governments and people all over the world have embraced the concept of sustainable development, we are still far from having put it into practice. Population growth is slowing but world population will continue to grow for many decades to come. Economic growth and the reduction of povert...
June 05, 2009
According to the UNICEF statistics, an estimated 218 million children aged 5-17 are engaged in child labour, excluding child domestic labour. Some 126 million of these children are believed to be engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pest...
June 04, 2009
Humanity has throughout its history moved from one place to another, exchanged goods and explored unknown territories and cultures. Much of today´s migration stems from the keen desire of millions of impoverished people for opportunities and a better life not available at habitat. Migration around t...
June 03, 2009
Albania
No restrictions
Algeria
Citizens returning from work abroad and members of the armed forces will be required to take an HIV test.
Angola
A negative HIV status certificate is required to obtain a residence visa to work. Ordinary, transit and residential visas do not require this.
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June 01, 2009
Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a government official. The second stage is conviction. The word "impeachment" derives from Latin roots expressing the idea of becoming caught or entrapped, and has analogues in the modern French ve...
May 29, 2009
Women are a major force in people´s participation in the life of society today: not only do they comprise the majority of those excluded from participation, but they play a leading role in the organizations and movements world wide, and are becoming increasingly active in their communities, governme...
May 25, 2009
The Parliament, press and the public need information to follow and scrutinize the actions of the government. Accurate and timely information enables them to play a meaningful role in decision-making processes and enhances their ability to hold the government accountable. The rationale of freedom of...
May 21, 2009
First of all we should focus the security of the players as well as the spectators sitting in the stadiums. Unfortunately Acts of terrorism have been growing at an alarming rate globally. As far as international sports in Pakistan are concerned, we are facing a massive loss after a heartbreaking inc...