The Fetish for “Gori Rangat”on July 6, 2020In the current budget, to discourage the use of sub-standard skin-whitening creams, the government has proposed a five-year jail, and Rs 50 lakh fine for ads promoting fair skin. This is because, in sub-standard skin-whitening creams, the ingredients used include mercury, hydroquinone, ascorbic acid and tretinoin. All of them carry dangerous side-effects. According to the […]
Banning books written on Islamon June 23, 2020On June 5, the Punjab Assembly decided to ban certain books and also to stop their distribution for being ‘blasphemous’. The books include two books by British-American author Lesley Hazleton, and one book by Mazharul Haq. Moreover, a minority community newspaper was also banned. Provincial Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Peraviaz Elahi has written to the provincial […]
Why Jacinda Ardern is extra-ordinaryon June 17, 2020New Zealand being a trans-pacific island is one of the farthest located places from our region which has seldom figured in news, except for its world class cricket team. It is a silent and sedate place only known for its grassy highlands and meadows, and a refuge for those who want to enjoy their peace. […]
Why Jacinda Ardern is extra-ordinaryon June 17, 2020New Zealand being a trans-pacific island is one of the farthest located places from our region which has seldom figured in news, except for its world class cricket team. It is a silent and sedate place only known for its grassy highlands and meadows, and a refuge for those who want to enjoy their peace. […]
Racial violence in Americaon June 6, 2020On May 25 this year, during a racial demonstration in Minneapolis, in Minnesota state, a sordid incident took place which shook the entire America, when in the wake of a protest rally, a black American was mercilessly killed in police custody. In the ensuing days it sent a wave of violence as a result of […]
Who should decide the moon sighting?on May 29, 2020The sighting of moon had been a matter of constant dispute over several years in the sub-continent due to which Eidul Fitr used to be celebrated in different parts on different dates. Sometime it resulted into armed clashes between various sects, which made the solemn occasion a matter of fear and anxiety endangering human lives […]
Latest good and gad news about coronaviruson May 3, 2020So much has been written about coronavirus that for a person confined to their house under lockdown has nothing else to read but the news and comments about this virus. The entire newspapers and most of the news on the internet have nothing to offer but the sordid news about the spread of this virus […]
The panacea is in wisdom, not in emotionson April 24, 2020The government has recently decided to conditionally allow congregational prayers in mosques during the holy month of Ramadan. The decision was made during a meeting that involved religious scholars and top government officials chaired by President Arif Alvi in Islamabad. An agreement was reached to conditionally allow prayers in congregation, and Taraweeh — special night […]
How to spend time by staying indoorson April 20, 2020People often ask me what good it does to a person who self-distances himself from his social circle, as we are now forced to do in this pandemic. My answer is that by distancing oneself socially, one avoids the risk of catching or spreading coronavirus to others, and this in either case is a good […]
The World after Coronavirus Pandemicon April 12, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has hardly begun, and speculations are rife as to what would be its consequences after its ravages are over. I think it is yet too early to anticipate its effects on the geo- politics of the world, because nothing can be said at this stage with any degree of certainty as to […]