Prime Minister Imran Khan doesn’t care for Pakistan’s socio-economic development.By: Ali Salman Andani on June 20, 2019It was quite shocking recently to see irony dying a thousand deaths as I read the sentence at the very top of recent tender notices issued by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad. It invited contractors to submit proposals for the construction of “New Cages for Parrots at the Zoo of Aiwan-Sadr,” the President […]
Life after the blast – photo journalist cheat deaths but not consequencesBy: Ahsan Raza on May 20, 2019Aun Ali was asleep on May 8, 2019 morning when he got a call from his friend at 9 am that a bomb had exploded outside the Hajveri shrine. Within 10 minutes, he was driving his car towards the blast scene. So was Abdul Rehman, his former colleague of Aaj Tv. This was for the […]
Nothing beats Empathy, which clearly PM Imran Khan lacks. Ironical, isn’t it?By: Mariam Ijaz on April 22, 2019Admiration of humane handling of the terrorist attack in New Zealand while inhumanely handling of a terrorist attack against Hazara Community within your own country, Mr. Prime Minister. Ironical! Isn’t it?? Imran Khan needs to learn from the very prime minister of New Zealand he was all praise for a few days ago. The attack […]
Greenhouse Gas Emission In PakistanBy: Erum Abdul Razzak on April 17, 2019Greenhouse gas emissions are a result of greenhouse gases which absorb heat and re-radiate it back to the earth’s surface. The main gases contributing to this effect in the atmosphere are carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour, ozone and man-made fluorinated gases. All these gases within normal ranges contribute to keeping the earth at its current […]
The melting glaciers of PakistanBy: Linta Siddiqui on April 17, 2019Various studies state that developing normal temperatures in Pakistan’s north have expanded the liquefying pace of ice sheets. According to various studies, with 7250 discovered glaciers, no country on earth outside the polar region has more glacial ice than Pakistan. These glaciers are of immense importance for the country as the rivers that feed on […]
Five ways for Pakistan to help make tourists’ stays more comfortableBy: Hira Nafees Shah on April 16, 2019It was 7:35am and I walked like a zombie on a flight of steps clutching a heavy hand-carry on my shoulders and a purse that refused to stay put on my arm. After switching two flights and waiting at the stop-over to get to Pakistan from the United Kingdom, I was too tired to function […]
Love Thy Neighbor NOTBy: Fatimah Mehr on April 10, 2019The Indo-Pak rivalry is not new. The fissures of hatred and mistrust were apparent even before the Partition. What is new and certainly a matter of great bewilderment is that the two states, despite their shared values and similar heritage, continue to draw daggers against each other. In a globalized economy where regionalism can benefit […]
A cry for more safety for our childrenBy: Zaresh Ernest on March 30, 2019In this age of technology and fast access to every kind of information it is impossible to strain out things that we do not wish to see. An abrupt, unannounced and a graphic video on the newsfeed can leave us disturbed for days. We are left speechless and in tears over videos of violence and […]
PTI’s one-dimensional approach!By: Mehrooj Rai on March 25, 2019The harbingers of Naya Pakistan have time and again repeated that the previous governments are responsible for the current economic and political dilemma facing the country and thus, have asserted the claim vehemently that the incumbent government is innocent and is not the one to be blamed at all. Few weeks ago, the Prime Minister […]
Treason case: SC proposes three options to MusharrafBy: Web Desk on March 25, 2019ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Supreme Court has proposed three options for former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf to record his statement in the long-running high treason trial and rejected the adjournment request by Musharraf’s lawyer. “One option is that Musharraf should either appear in the next hearing. The second option is Musharraf should record his […]