Sir: I recently visited Skardu by road and found the road in a good condition and I must congratulate FWO for its wonderful work but have certain reservations about the work. FWO omitted five tunnels reasons known to the entity. The sharp turns are still there with minor changes. It does not reduce the risks […]
Letters
Emerging spring
Sir: We are stepping out of winter and the beautiful season of spring is knocking at the door. This is the season when the trees grow new leaves, grass becomes greener, and birds make nests to lay eggs and hatch. Flowers start blooming and the farmers prepare for harvest. Businesses bring new stocks to mark […]
Climate justice now
Never before in whole human history, have we been richer or more powerful and yet we feel overwhelmed due to rapid climate change, the crises of our time. A change in global or regional climate patterns, longterm shift in temperatures and weather patterns is climate change. Temperature is rising worldwide due to greenhouse gases trapping […]
Climate change
Dear Sir / Madam, I am a student of Grade V Blue from Lahore Grammar School Defence Phase I. As a PYP student, I chose the topic ‘Climate Change’ for my Exhibition topic. This issue has local and global significance and I feel that as the generation that will inherit this planet, we must all […]
Letter after reading The RamBam article.
“Read the longish piece; such a wonderful, enthralling experience. Enlightened by the historical facts, not in common knowledge. The central message for me was that there have been long periods in the past that the Judeo/Islamic faiths lived in harmony and learned from and had great respect for the learned men of each other’s faith […]
Reframing Legal Education in Pakistan: An open letter to the newly elected cabinet(s) of Bar Council’(s) to espouse scientific knowledge in legal and policy education.
Respected Sirs, Welcome to the era of Anthropocene, space discovery and artificial intelligence (AI), wherefore these developments have been and are shaping the research and services dimensions. Catastrophic events recently alarmed the global leaders, and accordingly the international scientific community suggested to reform the environmental protection strategies. The climate change has emerged as a new […]
Dengue is waiting for us
Sir: Coronavirus is still roaming around us and now dengue fever is waiting as usual. Dengue cases in Lahore are sharply rising and waiting for the Punjab government’s response. No doubt the present government is trying to mobilize its dengue unit but still lots of homework has to be completed. Moreover, public awareness plan should […]
Corona is still here
Sir: Majority of people were not used to cover their faces during rise of Corona pandemic. Presently this pandemic is decreased due to some reasons but still active in Pakistan. I request my countrymen to keep wearing mask if you want to safe yourself from any mishap. ABU BAKAR SIDDIQUE Lahore
Victimising women
Sir: Sometimes I sit and wonder why I was quiet when I saw three boys attempting to rape a girl. Still, I was quiet when a college boy did it with a child of class two. All such heart-wrenching incidents happened in front of my eyes. Nevertheless, these have become a common practice in our […]
A fresh polio case
Sir: A fresh polio case has been registered in district Pishin province Balochistan. A total of 17 polio cases are reported in the province this year. Despite the appropriate and positive efforts, the virus is emerging in the province and Pakistan is the second country in the world, where polio cases are being reported, after […]