“Women struggle” a road to equality By: Cynthia Sohail on November 12, 2018Pakistan has been ranked the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality. It is one of the fundamental duties to provide equality to women in a society. There is no denying in saying that women play an important role in many areas of development. A girl seems someday to become someone’s daughter, friend, sister, wife or a grandmother but these relations are just a minor thing, it … [Read more...] about “Women struggle” a road to equality
Diwali, festival of lights, unites different faith people at an event By: Sanjay Mathrani on November 7, 2018HYDERABAD: Diwali, the festival of lights, continues to attract people from different faiths to gather diverse societies and share knowledge besides knowing about each other and how to respect everyone in the society. In Bhittai Nagar, Kalpna, resident of a small town of Hyderabad, with her two Muslims colleagues decorated her waranda with the colors rangooli to mark the festival of lights, … [Read more...] about Diwali, festival of lights, unites different faith people at an event
Pakistan needs to win Kashmir by winning the Kashmiris first By: Ahmed Naveed on October 30, 2018The Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains unresolved since 1947 even after three wars, loss of many innocent lives and vast destruction of property and massive violation of human rights. For the past seven decades, every government that comes into power in India and Pakistan, whether it is civilian government or military rule, vows to devotedly work for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. But … [Read more...] about Pakistan needs to win Kashmir by winning the Kashmiris first
Pakistan needs a sustainable disaster management policy By: Abdul Rahman Malik on October 28, 2018The best disaster management practices lead to lasting solutions to natural calamities and create resilience among the communities. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, poor planning, inactiveness of institutions and poorly-trained disaster management officials make manageable circumstances into unmanageable ones. Pakistan has experienced various huge disasters in history, be it the earthquake … [Read more...] about Pakistan needs a sustainable disaster management policy
Analysis: Jean-Paul Sartre and Frantz Fanon By: Shahzada Rahim on October 25, 2018Jean-Paul Sartre through his writings had elaborately explained the unbridgeable divide between postcolonial and anti-colonial struggle. But he presented a different nature of post-colonial theory and was extensively concerned with the colonial and third world issues since 1948. He also well-defined about the colonial violence in his famous work “The Critique of Dialectical Reason” and became one … [Read more...] about Analysis: Jean-Paul Sartre and Frantz Fanon
The media need to stop bashing doctors By: Raja Khalid Shabbir on October 24, 2018“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed,” Mark Twain said. “If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed.” The quote is reminiscent of the role played by our media in shaping the current image of Pakistani doctors. Without fully understanding the realities and limitations of our healthcare system and those working in it, both digital and print media have painted a picture of the … [Read more...] about The media need to stop bashing doctors
A case for adding DG Khan to Balochistan By: Abdullah Saleh Nutkani on October 23, 2018Different political parties and journalists are talking about the need for new provinces in Punjab and Sindh, without knowing the needs of the people. The problems of Punjab and Sindh will not end by the formation of new provinces. If the government and parliament form a new province, “Janobi Punjab”, without knowing what the people want, the provinces won’t have long-term stability. Parties … [Read more...] about A case for adding DG Khan to Balochistan
Personality types: Extroverts, introverts and ambiverts By: Farzana Jahan Qarabash on October 23, 2018The word social butterfly is used for people who are extraordinarily social. They can be referred to as cool, outgoing, party-loving individuals who live on the edge and want to experience life to the fullest. At least, that’s what people think of them. Being social isn’t just cool, it’s a lot more preferable too. To start with, they can mingle with people of all kinds without much effort, even … [Read more...] about Personality types: Extroverts, introverts and ambiverts
Balochistan’s women deserve education By: Sana Samad on October 21, 2018Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan, occupying 43 percent of the country's land area. It is the lowest-populated province, making up 5 percent of the country's population. Almost 80 percent of the Baloch people live in small villages – deprived of advanced technologies – not even getting three meals a day. The government has never taken care of the poor them or asked them about their … [Read more...] about Balochistan’s women deserve education
Martin Heidegger’s paradox under Nazis By: Shahzada Rahim on October 21, 2018When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, a large number of German philosophers and academicians had initially tried to distance themselves from the Nazis political trap. At the time, there were 180 philosophers, who were appointed at the German universities and roughly dozens of them joined the Nazi party in the beginning. But with the passage of time, many philosophers felt obligated to … [Read more...] about Martin Heidegger’s paradox under Nazis
