A poet of purity and piety on December 24, 2019He is no more yet lives on as a poet of promise, purity and piety. Reminiscences of a quietly, saintly and brightly illuminating soul. With Lateef Kashmiri’s ancestors migrating from Srinagar to Murree over a century and a half ago, he, with his family, was quite accustomed to and acclimatised with seemingly tough and tedious […]
The saddle of schooling on November 27, 2019In the heavy school bag, a primary school child carries on his frail back a burden as bad as that a child labourer endures. Discover it yourself: carry the load of a bag up and down staircases, through lobbies and corridors, and across streets, footpaths, driveways and buildings. This tough and tedious exercise would probably […]
Saddle of schooling on November 27, 2019In the heavy, hefty and dragging school bag a primary school child carries on his frail back is a harassing burden as worse as what child labor endures. It is where seeing, observing, analyzing and realizing is believing. If it is not so, discover it yourself from home to school and back by carrying loads […]
Market matters: price index and home planner on November 20, 2019If the current market price of a kilogram of onions is Rs 100, tomatoes Rs 280, garlic and ginger around Rs 70 per quarter of a kg, and coriander and mint Rs 10 apiece, it is a great challenge to meet the cost of two meals a day for the hungry and the hand-to-mouth poor, […]
A National Psycho-political Analysis on November 4, 2019Imagine “true” soul-searching, mind-blowing and heart-scanning endeavours to efficiently, effectively and enormously address our social, economic and political woes, as we have already tested in vain many a “guru-like” strategy in this regard. Pondering, delving and sharing honestly, earnestly and inventively into truth, facts and reality, it is just a question of attitudes, mindsets and […]
UN Day and children of the world on October 24, 2019Whether they are the flood-hit children of Lakho Pir and Raajgoth, Jharak, or those flood-affected little folks of Jhando Marri, Tando Hafiz, Sindh, Pakistan; be they poor, hungry and sick street children of Calcutta, Bombay or Delhi, India or those in wretched life conditions in Chad, Gabon and Mali; whether they are physically, mentally and […]
Question marks on UN Day on October 23, 2019There are primary questions about the UN to think about than only to lament on its nagging problems or standard opinions. Why has it not efficiently and effectively coped with the deteriorating world peace and security and worsening state of human rights and injustice? Should the UN managers only rest on some such laurels as […]
Independence Day: unlocking the gems of Pakistan on August 14, 2019Felicitating Pakistan and Pakistanis on the auspicious commemoration of our Independence Day is important, indeed. But what is more vital is tapping our brightest jewels on this highly blessed occasion to gear towards a better and brighter Pakistan. Pakistan is indeed a dream-come-true reality of our beloved poet of the East, Allama Iqbal and the […]
From leadership to statesmanship on August 1, 2019So much has been said and done on as well as by political leaders that the present times call for something beyond repetition and monotony. The political leadership is commonly understood as the ability of the government and opposition to guide and support the vote bank to cherished results. The reality tells a different story, […]
CSR agenda in national affairs on September 18, 2018It is a twin strategy that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in national and multinational organizations need to address, on the one hand, the urgent needs of the less-privileged, and on the other, initiating a training and development program for them in order to enhance their job-oriented skills and help them move forward in their professional […]