The government should formally regularise the guru culture to ensure formal education for the Trans community of the country, Nayyab Ali – a transgender rights activist and Gala Award Winner – said when asked about the difficulties for the transgender persons in getting education. She said, mostly transgender persons leave their homes in teenage and […]
Rs 6.738bn released so far to fight spread of COVID-19 in Punjab
The Punjab government has so far released Rs 6.738 billion to Primary & Secondary Healthcare (P&SH) Department to fight the spread of COVID-19. As per the information available with Daily Times, the Finance Department of Punjab has released Rs. 236 million in the last week of February for Purchase of Mask, PPEs, Printing etc. The […]
E-commerce: a ray of hope for garments, footwear traders
Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced phased-wise relaxation in the coronavirus lockdown to resume business activities and keep the economy running; however, several businesses, like garments, footwear, cosmetics, etc would remain closed to contain the spread of the virus. However, e-commerce offers a perfect solution to mitigate the sufferings of traders caused by lockdown at […]
Rawalpindi traders defy lockdown orders, resume business activities
A large number of traders in Rawalpindi put the lives of the whole city at risk, as they opened their businesses on their own, violating government orders aimed at fighting and minimising the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Daily Times learnt. On March 23, the Punjab government had announced partial lockdown in the province to […]
Every day a struggle: suffering from more than just HIV
Fighting with people’s behaviour is more difficult than fighting an illness, Salman Ali narrated his story. Salman Ali – not his real name – said that people starting maintaining distance from him and even some of the relatives stopped meeting him when he tested positive with a potentially life-threating disease. Salman Ali – resident of […]
No plan for regaining dying culture of theater in Rawalpindi
In 2001, when I walked out from theater hall after performing, two senior government officers stopped me requesting to give them tickets for the, then Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), who wanted to watch his show next day along with his family, adding that, people were using influence to get tickets of the shows as […]
Commercialisation of playgrounds deprives Rawalpindi youth of sports
Pakistan in general and Rawalpindi in particular has a huge culture of playing sports, but unfortunately, commercialisation of playgrounds in city has forced the youth to engage themselves in other activities. More than five years ago, hundreds of teenagers were playing different games in each ground of government schools in the evening, but after converting […]
Former national taekwondo champion awaits job promotion for 16 years
Despite the passage of 16 years and court orders, a former national champion of taekwondo is still waiting for the promised promotion for winning the first Gold Medal for the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in National Games 2004. Abida Zahid – former taekwondo national champion – is currently serving in Islamabad Electric Supply […]
University students unable to escape ‘unwelcoming advances’ by teachers
Since my childhood I was taught by my parents that teachers are respectful like parents; however, on the contrary I found the reality almost opposite when got admission in university where I saw an ugly face of some teachers, university student – Hina – who is worried about her career, narrated. Hina, not her real […]
President’s Secretariat refuses to share information requested by a citizen
The President’s Secretariat has refused to share information requested by a citizen under the Right of Access to Information Act 2017, arguing that the Office of the President and the President’s Secretariat do not fall within the preview of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017, and were not bound to share any information […]