At least 50 people have died this week as Bangladesh wrestles with yet another monsoon. Around 35,000 have moved into shelters, while more than a million people remain stranded across seven districts. With the rain forecast to continue, the situation may take a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, relief teams are taking food, water and […]
failures
Australia depth shows up England’s Ashes ‘failures’
A well-drilled Australia are on the cusp of retaining the Ashes after just six days of cricket — not bad for a team lambasted by England great Stuart Broad before the series began as its weakest since 2010. The hosts take a 2-0 lead into the third Test at Adelaide on December 17 needing only […]
Owning Our Failures
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s pledge to use the “full force of the state” after 19 soldiers were martyred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captured the nation’s grief and defiance, and for that he deserves credit. His words reflected the public mood. Yet, they also fit a tragic pattern: each time soldiers fall, vows of resolve are made, […]
PTI govt’s first year is a series of miserable failures, says Marriyum
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said, the illegitimate and incompetent government will proudly present its report of failures today. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government which completes its first year in power today will present its performance report in different sectors during the past year. “Today Imran Khan is forming an […]
Learning from failures
Sir: US lost its war in Korea with a loss of about 40,000 lives and more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in today’s dollar value. Then it lost war in Vietnam after losing more than one trillion dollars in today’s dollar value and almost 60,000 lives. US went into war in Iraq with […]
Five Pakistani movies in 2017 that failed to take over the Box Office
2017 saw the release of many Pakistani movies. Some of these became massive hits while others were major put-offs for the audiences as they could not reach up to their standard expectations. Below are five biggest failures of 2017 on the silver screen that failed to mint massive moolah at the Box-Office. 1. Verna Go […]