Dengue fever
Dengue fever seems to have launched full-fledge attacked on the people of Lahore. Cases of dengue fever are being reported from different localities quite...
Declining CSS Result: who is responsible?
The disappointing results of this year’s competitive exam for civil service left the candidates shell-shocked as the passing ratio remained just 2.09%. Federal Public...
Respect the teachers
Private school teachers are paid significantly less than public school teachers and often have to work multiple jobs. With their teaching salary alone, most...
The mother of all misunderstandings
The World Bank did not think it was encroaching on Sindh’s Indus by proposing a dam on the Indus, the only river having surplus...
High ratio of poverty
Poverty is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan since every third Pakistani falls prey to poverty. The wealth distribution in Pakistan is presenting a...
Junk food
We’ve begun to look for quicker ways out for everything nowadays and junk food is one of those time saving solutions to cooking at...
Space technology for growth
It is very commendable to note that the Punjab Government is going to use space technology applications for accelerating economic growth process as well...
Mass transit
As I have a keen interest in architecture and urban designing, I have been a keen observer of Karachi mass transit schemes over the...
Quite appreciable
September 30 came and went off quite peacefully - contrary to all fears and apprehensions of many, nothing untoward and unpleasant happened. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf...
Understanding Indus Water Treaty
World Bank proposal was for the three eastern rivers to be ceded to India, in return for funding for dams, barrages and link canal...
United we stand against Indian aggression
The unanimity of opinion on the Kashmir issue by the opposition and government alike provides evidence that the political leadership of Pakistan stand together...
Eliminating child labour
It is good to note that the Punjab Government has recently launched a comprehensive project for elimination of child labour from different sectors. The...
State of the art emergency centre at PIC
The inauguration of state of the art emergency at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) provides evidence that healthcare of masses is among the top...
What has PTI gained?
The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) and its Chairman Imran Khan held rally at Raiwind near Lahore on September 30 (apparently to pressurise Prime Minister Nawaz...
Seminar on food security & nutrition
The seminar on “Food Security & Nutrition; Strategic Review”, under the joint auspices of United Nations Pakistan and Planning & Development Department Government of...
Road safety authority
The approval by the Chief Minister Punjab for setting up of a ‘Road Safety Authority’ in the province is welcoming as the move will...
Failure of SAARC is India’s failure
Indian efforts to sabotage SAARC Summit scheduled for Nov 2016 is divergent with their own declared goals of regional peace, stability and prosperity. It...
