Paigham for what?The Paigham-e-Pakistan launched the other day with great presidential fanfare seems to be a document churned out by the collective wisdom of the best religious brains in Pakistan — some of who were se...
Countering terrorism through educationAs J. William Fulbright once said, “Education is a slow moving but powerful force”. It means education has the potential to transform an uncivilised society into a civilised one. It also has the poten...
No more presidential pardonsArticle 45 of the Constitution of Pakistan bestows upon our President the “power to grant pardon, reprieve and respite, and to remit, suspend or commute any sentence passed by any court, tribunal or o...
Healthcare in the US and PakistanIt is interesting to compare the healthcare systems of Pakistan and the USA, since both healthcare systems are not welfare oriented. In 2017, the Prime Minister of Pakistan launched a health insurance...
Women must be respectedPakistan is the fourth worst country for women according to a recently released ‘Women Peace and Security’ Index. In the list of 153 countries, Pakistan was ranked at 150 with very high rates of gende...
Dowry — a social evilSir: In certain cultures, including our own, when two people marry the wife’s family is required to give her husband and his family money or property. This is known as dowry. This culture has no place...
High beam lightsSir: A couple of days ago I was driving my car late at night along the Lahore Canal. Everything was going well until my vision was suddenly pierced by lights as bright as the sun. For a moment, I was...
Learn from RomansSir: It goes without saying that, water is one of the most valueable substances on earth. All organisms need it for their survival. The earth would turn into hell if there were no water. It is the lif...
Abuse in seminariesSir: A violent cleric has beaten a seminary student to death in Karachi. At a time when the nation is already reeling from a spate of violent sexual crimes against children, sadistic corporal punishme...
Incorrigible ShahbazSir: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s term in office is ending soon, and it is likely that his political career will as well. He has been summoned by NAB, and this has made him furious. He blunt...
Uqab droneSir: Both the Pakistan government and armed forces attach great priority and security to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and all related installations including bridges and dams as well as...