Constructing false ‘narratives’ on November 13, 2017While I wrote these lines, Islamabad continued to beheld hostage for the last few days by a gang of Mullahs. Meanwhile our nuclear-power State meekly looked the other way unable to protect its people and ensure a fundamental right… free movement. A couple of weeks back, another group from the same religious organisation was given […]
My heart cries for my motherland on October 23, 2017Khan Sahib while teaching his students Words fall short to pen down the deep wounds and unimaginable tragedies Indian Partition caused to millions of families on both sides of the hastily drawn border but one particular angst that will stand unpardonable in history is that it built walls between the artists and singers in the […]
Where is Pakistan headed? on September 21, 2017 To seek answer to the above question, the best place to start with are the universities as the general view is that great nations have great universities. Here the future leadership of a country is educated and trained not only to bring economic growth and scientific prowess but positive socio-cultural change as well. Former […]
Sugar sector to experience chronic crisis on June 15, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The sitting government will be facing a chronic sugar sector crisis in the coming months because of record sugar production of 7.1 million metric tonnes for the first time in the history of Pakistan during the crushing season of 2016-17. The current status is that the country has a surplus of 1.8 million […]
Customs WeBOC system on the verge of collapse on April 23, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Customs’ latest automation system – Web-Based One Customs (WeBOC) – on which the economic security of the country depends, is on the verge of collapse, sources in the Finance Ministry told Daily Times. Sources said that WeBOC had recently faced many technical issues, including repeated shutdowns, which resulted in stoppage of all […]
Pakistan casts doubts on World Bank report on April 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken serious exception to the findings of a World Bank group report regarding the ease of doing business in Pakistan. The World Bank issued its Doing Business Report, 2017 recently and ranked Pakistan 174 out of 189 economies on the ‘Trading Across Border’ indicator. In the report, the World Bank has based […]
Pakistan casts doubts on World Bank report on April 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken serious exception to the findings of a World Bank group report regarding the ease of doing business in Pakistan. The World Bank issued its Doing Business Report, 2017 recently and ranked Pakistan 174 out of 189 economies on the ‘Trading Across Border’ indicator. In the report, the World Bank has based […]
Give Khyber Pakhtunkhwa artists their due on March 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: In the words of Pablo Picasso, the purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. It seems that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have to wait for some time to cleanse their souls as artists still fear for their lives. Many thought the military operations in Federally Administered […]
Low quality flour bags cost Rs 90b over last 3 years on March 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: The country lost a whopping Rs 90 billion over the last three years by using inferior quality flour bags made out of recycled plastic waste. Interacting with the experts it was revealed that 3 to 5 percent flour goes out of the bag because of dusting like going from the mills to wholesaler to […]
Class resumed on April 19, 2016In the heart of Mingora city is Khushal Public School. This is where Malala was studying in a classroom of 9th grade. In the second row to the extreme right is a chair of Malala Yousafzai but mind you it is not vacant, a school bag represents Malala’s presence. Her closest friend, Tehmina in whose […]