Muslim world — divided and conqueredHis timing seems to be almost perfect. With the world oil prices expected never to go back to the good old days of $100 a barrel, the oil exporting Middle East seems to have effectively lost forever i...
The real heroes of PakistanIf western media is to be believed, little but murder and mayhem comes out of Pakistan. The images that dominate are those of men shouting for the death of one group or another, their beards bristling...
Tobacco useSir: Tobacco use has become one of the most serious problems in our country. Use of tobacco is the single largest cause of lung cancer and other respiratory diseases in the world. According to a repor...
Trump’s Middle East blunderSir: US president Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Thursday. His decision to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem can have grave repercussions for the world. The controversial...
LPG racketSir: Dealers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are taking advantage of the gas crisis by looting the helpless public since the advent of the winter season. They are selling 1 kilogram of LPG at the pr...
Attacks on journalistsSir: Pakistan is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. There have been a very large number of attacks on journalists in Pakistan over the years but only a small...
Internet woesSir: Turbat is a big city but it lacks proper internet facilities. We are already facing many problems and they are being exacerbated by the lack of internet access. For nearly eight months 4G interne...
Monsoons and cyclonesSir: Cyclone Ockchi has left a massive trail of destruction in South Kerala, South Tamil Nadu (both in India) and Lakshadweep. As a result of the cyclone, Tamil Nadu’s southern districts of Tuticorin,...
Human rights daySir: Human rights day is observed on 10 December every year across the world. Every human being deserves human rights without any discrimination regarding caste, creed, race, sex, nationality, ethnici...
PAF’s most celebrated squadronNo 6 Squadron, which is the oldest squadron of Pakistan Air Force, celebrated its 75th anniversary in a grand ceremony at PAF Base, Nur Khan. Having served in this prestigious squadron for nearly a de...
Do they know it’s Christmas time?This school assembly was to be different. For it fell to our class to perform. Most of us usually pretended that this would be a tremendous bore. Though, in reality, there was always the hope that we...
Islamophobia versus religious antagonismNo other thought ran through my mind, but that it must be an agenda-setting tool. The prolonged focus on copies of Holy Quran, prayer beads and rugs in news clips of Western mass media became frequent...