Medium of instructions on October 15, 2017Sir: A major problem is being faced by students from government schools, whose textbooks were in Urdu language. They are now suffering a lot in college where they are required to study all courses in English language, without any foundational training in reading, writing and speaking skills in the language. This is especially true for […]
Captain Safdar’s tirade on October 15, 2017Sir: Captain Safdar’s tirade against the Ahmadia community in the National Assembly was in violation of Pakistan’s hate speech laws. Captain Safdar is also guilty of glorifying Mumtaz Qadri, Punjab Governer Salman Taseer’s murderer. What does Safdar hope to achieve by fanning guilt against a minority community which already has a hard time in Pakistan? […]
Mumbai is falling apart on October 15, 2017Sir: It is heartbreaking that 22 people been killed and many injured in a tragic stampede on the bridge at Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai, India. The entire story and related pictures are quite tragic. Sadly, such tragic accidents are only waiting to happen in Mumbai. The fact is that Mumbai has long been hanging […]
Unsanitary Lahore on October 15, 2017Sir: Overflowing garbage and poor sanitation has now become a major issue Punjab’s provincial capital, Lahore. The population seems to have turned the cities roads into their personal garbage dumps. And while the Lahore’s streets and roads are cleaned regularly, it’s garbage containers are left neglected. The foul smell of garbage has permeated many parts […]
Lack of canteens on October 15, 2017Sir: I would like to highlight a problem being faced by students of the Turbat Girls Degree College. The college is underequipped in terms of eating facilities of the students. There are only two canteens for a college with about 3000 students. All of these students only have a half hour window in which to […]
Clarification on September 8, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh Coal Authority, in response to news published on August 26 regarding violation of Supreme Court orders, has clarified that Ali Akbar Abro, director engineering (BS-19), stands transferred and is not working in the authority. It further clarified that Arjan Kumar, a BS-18 officer of Sindh Coal Authority, has been assigned to look […]
Correction on September 8, 2017Daily Times mistakenly printed a tweet attributed to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut in its August 7 edition. The tweet was posted by a fan account and not the official account of the actress. Daily Times regrets this oversight and apologises to its readers for the error. Published in Daily Times, September 8th 2017.
Pakistani Left needs to rehabilitate idea of mass politics on August 14, 2017Q) How can Leftist politics be revived in contemporary Pakistan, particularly with respect to i) electoral democracy, ii) Islamist militancy, and, iii) a viable macro-economic policy? Answer: The most important requirement for a viable 21st century socialist project in Pakistan is the rehabilitation of the idea of politics as change. The Pakistani public has, over […]
Oxford launches special series of books on the occasion of Pakistans 70 years on August 1, 2017KARACHI: Oxford University Press (OUP) organised the opening of its new bookshop in Dolmen Mall, Clifton, and to celebrate 70 years of Pakistan, it also launched its Platinum Series of books on the occasion. The opening of the bookshop inside the high-end mall expands OUP’s network of bookshops within Karachi. This is OUP’s fifth bookshop in […]
Five performances followed by five standing ovations from over 3,000 people! on August 1, 2017 Theatre Wallay recently concluded a successful tour of Oregon, USA where they reached out to a total audience of more than 3,000. The group had full-house performances at Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland, and at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is the largest repertory theatre in the US. Their performances focussed on the changing nature of […]