Turbat: we need more orphanages
Once on the way to my school I found some boys begging. They looked weak and their clothes were dirty. Later I came to...
The land of opportunists
Since the creation of Pakistan, we as a nation have been exploited by every government. It is quite clear, in Pakistan when someone participates...
Where is the mayor of Lahore?
It is good to note that the Punjab government has decided to launch massive operation clean up all sorts of encroachments without any discrimination.
But...
Fostering financial inclusion and women entrepreneurship in Pakistan
It is a fact that Pakistan faces gender disparity at various social levels. The country ranks 143 out of 144 in the Global Gender...
Full marks to Javed Ali Shah
Full marks to Javed Ali Shah, the new minister for water resources, for claiming in his maiden statement in the national assembly that construction...
Do we want a water crisis?
Our political leaders frequently express their views that hydel power is the cheapest than any other form of power generation. However, they never agree...
Minorities and hollow slogans
This refers to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's press statement at the occasion of Minorities Day on August 11. He said that it was on this...
GT Road homecoming
Avoid doubling down on a bad bet
Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified by the SC from holding public office but he is free to move...
Thanks to the Government for averting the fertiliser-subsidy crisis
Being a stake-holder of the agricultural sector, it was heartening for me to note that the Government of Pakistan has finally responded to the...
Better sense prevails
I’ve heard reports from the senior health officials that large number of young doctors have returned to their duties in the government hospitals and...
Caution: child at work
Child labour occurs throughout the world, but is most common in developing countries including Pakistan. Pakistan’s labour laws state that anyone below the age...
Violation of Apex Court Verdict
I retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March, 1991(PPO No.IBD/PN-1/5584/PR).I am a victim of injustice in my pension case by the Finance...
Mis-declaration a crime
Perjury is a crime as per laws in existence, apart from being considered immoral. This precedent should be followed by holding all public office holders...
Corporal punishment: that’s the real crime
Owing to corporal punishment student body’s strength is going down. 70 percent of school teachers surveyed were in favour of corporal punishment for students....
Panama Verdict
Justice must prevail and rule of law should be applied to all whether politician, general, judge, bureaucrat or oligarch. Panama Verdict can become a...
PM’s official trip to Maldives
The constitutionally elected PM of Pakistan has proceeded on yet another foreign official trip. He is going to Maldives, a country with population of...
Suggestions for new commercial activity law
A week ago the relevant authority in Peshawar had placed an advertisement in the newspaper stating that they were allowing the use of residential...
