Doctoring the pandemic on June 9, 2020Specialized is the term “doctoring” but horrendous is the onslaught of an endemic. And when it is the proliferation of worldwide corona in Pakistan, it is a question of our out- of-the-ordinary doctors, nurses and paramedics to cope with the situation. That means second to none medical skills, acumen, class, caliber and exemplary will power […]
Children of May Day on April 29, 2020Amid coronavirus scare, May Day is being observed across the globe, including Pakistan commemorating the International Labour Movement. It aims to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world. May Day sermons speeches and seminars pay tributes to those who laid down their lives in Chicago, USA in […]
Blooming Pakistan from Lyari to the limitless on April 28, 2020“A good book is a silent teacher with so much to discover, learn and benefit from.” Born on February 8, 1954 in Lyari that needs no introduction as terror-stricken and less-privileged, schooling, blossoming and matriculating from Lyari in 1970, studying and passing Intermediate from the common man’s reputed National College, Karachi and qualifying with Master […]
How SIUT transplants hope on April 18, 2020A model of free health care in urology, kidney and liver transplants, Sindh Institute of Urology and transplantation (SIUT), transplants hope in terminal illnesses, hope for the helpless and the hapless humanity. SIUT was founded by Dr. Adibul Hasan Rizvi as a department of urology at the government-run Civil Hospital in 1970 and became autonomous in 1991. So […]
Physical distancing, not social distancing on April 3, 2020Leaders and the public uphold the talk and the trend of precaution and prevention from the horrendous corona virus. “Social distancing” is the common term at the local, regional, national and global levels to combat the crisis of corona. While the objective and urgency of social distancing are important indeed, what remains vital is its […]
Poetry that predicted the formation of Pakistan on March 16, 2020Saba Akber Abadi quietly and humbly, a far-sighted poet, wrote national songs even before the creation of Pakistan. Known for his quiet, yet inspiring contribution to Urdu poetry; naat, marsia, ghazal, rubai and unique research on the Persian poetry of Ghalib, Omar Klayam and Amir Khusro is Saba Akbar Abadi. His role in Pakistan Movement […]
Delving into the dust of the road on March 10, 2020The couple is no more. The couple lives on. That is how the mutually intellectual and inspirational caring and sharing of Dr Akhtar Husain Raipuri and his wife, Hameeda Akhtar Husain Raipuri, depicted a model of enlightened traditional and contemporary values indeed. Creativity knows no bounds. In the case of scholar and journalist Dr Akhtar […]
Urdu at home and abroad on February 29, 2020When Quaid-e-Azam envisioned Urdu as Pakistan’s only and only national language over seven decades ago it speaks volumes of Urdu being pertinent and practical language with immense promise and potential. And with one estimate of Urdu being the language of over a billion of the world’s seven billion plus takes this language beyond borders and […]
An indigenous model of education on January 29, 2020The concepts of experiential learning, sharing and applying become indispensable amid advancement in wide and varied fields of education. These disciplines pertain to social, physical, environmental, biological and medical sciences; in arts, humanities, commerce, and business management and information technology; in physical education, health, food, nutrition, medicine and pharmacy, etc. Geared up for experiential learning […]
While the sun shines over our banking horizon on January 6, 2020Amid pondering from customer care to customer nightmare in our banking sector, a ray of hope envisions and emanates towards customer-friendly and mutually rewarding bank reforms for a change. It is a question of a slow and gradual transformation from deep-rooted and die-hard immobilisation and procrastination to a customer-friendly mindset. Easy said than done! If […]