Mysterious death of Dr Qureshi on May 31, 2012 Sir: The mysterious death of a renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Aftab Qureshi, who was kidnapped on May 12 from Karachi, during a so-called operation in Hyderabad, has raised many serious doubts that need to be removed immediately. The SSP of Hyderabad, Haseeb Beg, has denied that he was taken into confidence by the Citizens Police […]
Reasons for students suicide on May 31, 2012 Sir: All over Pakistan in the last one week, five students have committed suicide because of failure in examinations. The trend of suicide is increasing in our society, making it a serious problem. Suicide is strictly forbidden in our religion. Yesterday there were headlines on a news channel about a class 6 student who […]
A million dollar question on May 31, 2012 Sir: I read with great interest Tony Letford’s column (Daily Times, May 30, 2012) titled, ‘What the Afridi Case says about Pakistan’, which was well written. Indeed, the country’s problems are enormous. Dr Afridi’s 33-year punishment is severe and by all accounts is a shameful act. As has been pointed out, he was the […]
What the Afridi case says about Pakistan on May 29, 2012There is a question that usually sits at the back of my mind but is brought to the fore every now and again. Usually, it happens when we see yet another bit of judicial or political lunacy perpetrated by people who should know better. The current decision by the Pakistani authorities to defend the imprisonment […]