Iraq tensions rise after Kurds warn of attack on October 13, 2017Tensions escalated between Iraq’s Kurds and Baghdad on Thursday as warnings of a “major attack” by government forces prompted Kurdish peshmerga fighters to temporarily block roads from other parts of the country. The move came just over two weeks after Kurdish voters overwhelmingly backed independence in a non-binding referendum the central government slammed as illegal. […]
Walking for cerebral palsy awareness in Pakistan on October 11, 2017Around 17 million people have cerebral palsy (CP) across the world. How many people have CP in Pakistan? There is no one conclusive number. Even the closest estimates vary wildly from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of victims. CP is the most common physical disability in childhood the world over, yet we cannot […]
5 steps to avoid spending big money on online shopping sprees on May 19, 2017 Dreaming of summering in Maldives while wearing D&G slides? Your bank account might want you to put a pin in that. Summer vacation beckons and along with it, the malls and shopping centres which have mushroomed overnight. Every SMS alert reminds us of an urgent, not-to-be-missed, life-changing sale. Those pair of shoes will complete […]
Pondering your paycheck? Disengage your self-worth from your salary on April 22, 2017The envelope lies patiently across the keyboard. You shove into the laptop bag and get on with the day. Later, while pulling out the laptop, there it is again. Why so much trepidation for just looking at the paycheck? Chances are the numbers on there are severely displeasing. You were not supposed to be “here”. […]