Life is something we should cherish, We never know when we will perish, The way we live is up to us, With a negative or a plus, Life is something we have been blessed, The choice is yours and choose your quest, Years go by and we continue to age, Until we approach our final […]
Culture
Sugarcane juice is now officially Pakistan’s national juice
After declaring gulab jaman the national sweet of Pakistan, the government is back with another national poll. This time the fight is for the national juice of Pakistan. In a race between carrot juice, sugarcane juice and orange juice, sugarcane juice emerged as the clear winner. With 7,616 votes, sugarcane juice got 81 percent of […]
Industrial pollution is not letting us breathe
Industrial pollution is one of the worst challenges being faced by Pakistan right now and is also the worst form of pollution that there is. Industrial pollution in particular, is wreaking havoc with the health and environment of the populace. Besides the vehicular emissions that account for almost 45 percent of pollution, industrial pollutants are […]
Nomads see a dark future in Pakistan
Pakistan is a third world country and is facing a lot of problems that are difficult to counter. In this miserable and failed state, a majority is unable to get the fundamental rights so we can imagine the position of minorities in the country. By minority, I do not mean the religious minorities rather the […]
Thy wordy silence!
When the day departs, Thy happiness deviates. When the clouds substitute the tears They thunder and burst forth But only in your lane For thou is silent! When thou speaks, the happiness and laughter echo across the graveyard! And the grave gets reverberated! For thou articulated in the cloud. Published in Daily Times, January 26th 2019.
Researchers to track impact of arts activities from birth to 25 years of age
Hundreds of babies born in Leicester are to be tracked by researchers for the first 25 years of their lives to examine the impact of regular exposure to arts activities. The Arts Council England and De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester announced details of the Talent25 project on Friday. The importance to children of activities […]
Academic corruption in Pakistani varsities — Part III
Academic corruption has established its identity finally as the major defining feature of Pakistani varsities where universal values of epistemology are usually compromised and money making is highly preferred and appreciated now. There are many factors which are contributing a lot towards corrupt academics in Pakistani varsities. Moral corruption, unnecessary and mala fide institutional politics […]
Such a shame to see children begging rather than studying
Articulation of skills through mode of education in the best version of learning and should be the ultimate objective of the academia. Pakistan is also one of those developing countries, where the literacy rate is near 60 percent, but it varies from region to region. Education of the former is linked to justice, while that […]
A day in an orphanage
Every person has some special memories to recall after some time passes. Similarly, way back in 2015, I spent one of my best days in an orphanage with numerous children having no family but the orphanage itself. As it was my birthday as well, I along with my father moved towards the orphanage to distribute […]
Cambodian minister urges youth to visit museums more
Cambodian Culture & Fine Arts Minister Phoeung Sakona is appealing to young Cambodians to visit museums to understand their country’s culture and history after discovering that the majority of museum-goers last year were foreigners. Phoeung Sakona held an annual meeting and said that according to a ministry report on museum-goers last year, 67 percent of […]