Who is called a real hero? What role a hero can play in someone’s life? What should be the criteria to call someone a hero? These questions often pique my curiosity about heroes. Having a degree in English Literature, we were trained to praise Bertolt Brecht’s famous lines in The Life of Galileo. When Galileo’s […]
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Jashn e Punjab: PU cancels hostel allotment of girls for violating hostel timings
On Thursday, Punjab University has issued notification for cancellation of the hostel allotment of girls for 10 days for violating hostel timings. The victimized girls went to attend Jashn e Punjab, an event organized by Punjab Students Council to promote Punjabi art and culture at Alhamra Open Air Theatre Gaddhafi Stadium Lahore, where they after […]
Taliban in the shoes of US
Since the Taliban has taken over the entire country after taking control of an undefeated territory of Panjshir Valley. The risk of resistance and counter attack has not been reduced, to say the least. The Taliban regime has been facing several challenges including food inflation, development, health issues and of course, terrorism by rival militant […]
Fall of Kabul: Time for Afghan leadership to unite for broad-based political settlement
PESHAWAR: History repeated itself on August 15, 2021, when Taliban fighters entered the Presidential Palace in Kabul after 20 years amid overwhelming support by Afghans hoping to bring lasting peace and stability in the war-ravaged country after US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. Facing no major resistance from Afghan National Army (ANA), the Taliban fighters […]
Karachi among most stressful urban centers
Recently, German company “ VAAY” conducted a study listing the least stressful and most stressful cities in the world. The study used a variety of factors to come to a conclusion, analysing a variety of indicators across governance, environment, finance and health to determine which cities were most and less stressful. The total cities that […]
Zainab alert app launched to combat child abuse issue
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) in collaboration with the Pakistan Citizens Portal launched a “Zainab Alert App” nationwide to combat the child abuse issue on a war footing and to address this grave problem, an official of the MoHR has said. Talking to APP here, he said that the Zainab alert app was […]
Quaid-e-azam university student gangraped by fellow students
A 22 year old man in Islamabad was gangraped by his fellow students at Quaid-e-Azam University on Friday. When the security guards saw the man limping and walking with difficulty, they suspected that the young man was probably under influence. It was later found out that he was a student at the Quaid-e-Azam University living […]
Effects of Ertughal Ghazi: kids injure sibling, mother in Swat
SWAT: Two incidents in Swat in which children injured their siblings and other family members using knives and artificial swords were reported on Sunday. The children, inspired by the popular Turkish TV drama series ‘Ertugrul Ghazi‘ being aired with Urdu dubbing on state-run PTV, injured each other mocking the characters. In the Rahimabad area near […]
International Day against Child Labour and Pakistan’s shaky labour laws
The World Day Against Child Labour will be observed on June 12 across the globe, including Pakistan, to raise awareness regarding the prevalence of the illegal practice of child labor. Child labour is a major problem in developing countries, due to the rising levels of poverty it is deemed acceptable that a child, some […]
After Sialkot AC, Dr Awan operates upon PPP MNA in operating theatre of Javed Chaudhry
Pakistani talk shows are known for igniting heated debates and with leaders like ours, defining the line between debates and full fledged quarrels on national television is quite difficult to do. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday had a heated exchange of words on a private channel with […]