Are period products a necessity or luxury for flood affected women? on August 29, 2022 Over 1,000 people have died and over 30 million people have been affected by the catastrophic and extensive flooding that has ravaged a large portion of Pakistan. Some very wise folks reminded donors that sanitary pads should be on the list of donated products while appeals for donations were being made. These sane words […]
Sindh govt breaks all records after constructing an underpass in less than 24 hrs on August 3, 2022 As the city has not come out of the mess created during the ongoing monsoon spell, Sindh government has broken all records, according to the netizens, after constructing an underpass in less than 24 hrs. Ayesha Haleem, a Twitter user shared a video of motorcycle riders using the tunnel to cross the road that’s […]
Will China-Taiwan become next Ukraine-Russia? on August 3, 2022 The journey by Pelosi, the most prominent elected US politician to visit Taiwan in 25 years, heightened tensions between the two largest economies in the world, with Beijing viewing it as a significant provocation. Taiwan sees itself as an independent nation with its own laws and duly elected leaders. China, on the other hand, […]
How to be visually racist, let’s learn from ‘The Economist’ on August 1, 2022 The Economist, a renowned British journal wrote a piece titled Muhammad Bin Salman, “The millennial autocrat who controls our oil,” with a racist feature image. The article focused on how in-demand MBS has never been and how he “took on American and won.” Ghada AlMuhanna, a Saudi Arabian writer, criticised the renowned British journal […]
It’s always about power, never about people? on May 26, 2022 We’ve always been told that protests are beauty of democracy. However, what they don’t tell us is how the same ingredient that beautifies democracy is a recipe for economic disaster. With metro station burnt down by a group of violent protestors, trees set on fire, disrupted mobile signals ordered by the government, shelling of […]
Imran’s misogynist remarks about Maryam Nawaz sparks outrage on May 21, 2022Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s indecent statement about Maryam Nawaz during a public speech on Saturday generated outrage including some of the PTI chief’s most ardent followers, criticising him for his sexist remarks and poor choice of words. The former Prime Minister during his speech at the Multan jalsa said: “Someone shared footage of Maryam’s speech […]
A dying tale of River Ravi on March 25, 2022Municipal sewage water treated by Water and Sanitation authority (WASA) has no wastewater treatment plants installed at River Ravi, whereas, garbage waste at the river is received through WASA managed drains as well as through unregulated easy dumping of waste from unregistered waste collectors. Ravi, while passing across Lahore, receives more than 650 million gallon […]
Tamgha-i-Shujaat has been announced by state that keeps surrendering to mobs on December 6, 2021 I’m not going to start by saying how sorry I feel neither am I going to use terms like “should have,” “could have,” or “would have”, because there’s already a ton of debate on all the ‘would haves,’ ‘could haves’ and ‘should haves’. Priyantha Kumara’s transgression was removing a TLP sticker from industrial […]
Controlling smog not just EPD’s responsibility: DG on November 26, 2021Director General Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab Ambreen Sajid has said that only Environment Protection Department shouldn’t be held accountable for smog, adding that media and public also need to actively play their role just like they did during the Covid-19 pandemic. While talking to Daily Times, Directorate General Environment said that till now, 280 […]
The Problem won’t Solve itself on November 20, 2021I guess, it is time. Time to switch your regular masks to air purifying ones, because, clearly, we have multiple issues at hand and the relevant departments are yet to figure out ways to combat them so until then, why not switch to air purifying masks? I remember vividly there was a time when Lahoris […]