The fate of our children!on December 1, 2019As we were joking, laughing and enjoying our meal a four-year-old Jannat was been brutally gang-raped. Her innocent shivering body has been abused in the most cringe-worthy manner. While we were moving on with our lives, her injured, bleeding and unconscious body was dumped in 80-feet-deep well. While we were snuggling in our warm beds […]
Tackling povertyon October 14, 2019Poverty is one of the major issues faced by Pakistan. We rank 150th on the human development index among 189 countries. This alone speaks for the miserable condition of our people. Up to 29.5% of our population lives below the poverty line constituting approximately 55 million people. There is no denying the fact that poverty […]
Abuse of poweron September 16, 2019Once upon a time, there was a little girl, aged 10. She lived in her fairytale world, unaware that soon her happy little world would be crushed by a horrible nightmare. She went missing. Sick with worry, her family went to the police station in order to seek help. No sooner had they reported her […]
Is the economy out of deep waters?on August 30, 2019The beginning of the fiscal year 2019 witnessed a massive drop in the current account deficit. From 2.13 billion dollars in July 2018 it dropped to 579 million dollars in July 2019, shrinking by 73 percent. But much of the decline has come as a result of certain situations rather than the government policies that […]
Hypocrisy at its beston August 19, 2019A few days ago, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra came under fire for her insensitive response to a rather genuine question. In an event held in Los Angeles, a Pakistani woman, Ayesha Malik, questioned Priyanaka about a tweet she posted when Indian aircrafts entered Pakistan’s territory, which led to even higher tensions between the two nuclear […]
Lending our voice to the voicelesson July 29, 2019It was a cold January morning. I was walking towards the campus fondly looking at the two cats crossing the road inside the university premises. In the blink of an eye, a fast-approaching car hit one of the cats; slowed down for a moment and then resumed onwards. I stood shocked watching the blood spluttering […]
The economic doom of Naya Pakistanon July 22, 2019Imran khan, the man behind big promises delivered in his firmly determined voice, won the hearts of millions of Pakistanis with his resolve to build the “NAYA PAKISTAN”. Coupled with his vows to stand beside his ‘ghareeb awam’ and return their rights, denied them by corrupt politicians, earned him loud cheers when he assumed power […]