Literacy policy

It is good to note that the Provincial Literacy and Non-Formal Education Department has started working on plans to formulate a comprehensive Punjab Literacy...

Child marriage: are we all in denial?

It hurts me to say that early marriage remains a major issue in Pakistan in these days. According to a report approximately half of...

Aiding the AIDS ridden

Pakistan has the highest cases of AIDS in Asian countries (with 9600 AIDS patients registered in Pakistan). I would request the government and health...

After the Chaman attack

The recent Chaman attack is an example of the presence of terrorists in the country, and that they are attacking on security forces and...

Overflowing sewerage

I want to draw the attention of KMC, KWSB and the Governor of Sindh and invite all of them to come or at least...

Who cares about the agony of lesser mortals?

My wife suffered a heart attack at 1:30 AM to 11-09-17. We tried to rush her to Punjab Institute of Cardiology. All roads were...

Development projects

It is a matter of appreciation that the federal government is paying special attention to the development of Balochistan province, making concerted efforts to...

No exception except KBD

Pakistan has been dithering on construction of Water storage dams since past 4 decades whereas India has built 4000 dams...

Paying back in kind

    Large number of Pakistanis are working in number of foreign countries around the world and their remittances through proper channels made appreciable contributions towards...

Investment in energy sector

  Lingering energy crisis remain a big concern for the federal government which is taking adequate measures in a determined and committed manner to overcome...

Karachi in the recent monsoon spell

  The monsoon season this year has been quite the worst that Karachi has seen over the last few years. It has also served as...

The traffic police’s inefficiency

While travelling on a newly constructed bridge near Kanchi blocked traffic was seen from D.H.A. to the main road. This route was blocked on Wednesday at...

Pakistan’s rural areas in the dark

  Recently in a series of tweets Abid Sher Ali, Minister of Water and Power, claimed that total demand of electricity across country is 19565...

Cricket has won

Credit for cricket’s home coming after lapse of nine years cannot be given to just a few in an off the cuff manner. The...

Bringing FATA into the mainstream

It seems that things have at last started moving in the right direction insofar as the bringing of the people of Federally-Administered Tribal Areas...

Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Pakistan saw massive influx of refugees from Afghanistan during 1980s. Currently, there are about 1.5 million registered and 1.7 million unregistered Afghans still living...

Plain tough talking

It is a matter of satisfaction that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has done some plain but tough talking and told Washington that aid...