Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
Quaid-e-Azam Expect the best, Prepare for the worst...
Domestic Violence Bill Whether it is an urban, educated women or a woman from an under-privileged rural background, social pressures and conditioning can keep her tongue-tied. They stop her from complaining to anyone about the abuse. If one fine day, she finally decides she has had enough and it is time to stand up for […]
TAPI – Gas pipeline Deal On paper, it’s one of the sweetest gas deals there is. At one end, the world’s second largest gas field; at the other, 1.2 billion people demanding clean energy, and in the middle, countries in desperate need of revenues and jobs. In reality and especially when that reality passes through […]
Peshawer underground Music Scene Unbeknown to the rest of the country, from being a place unknown for its pop music, Peshawar is quietly and slowly emerging with its own local music scene. There are newer and newer bands coming out in the city, which are giving their own twist to conventional forms of pop and […]
The Adventures of Tintin: Movie Review The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of Unicorn is based on the comic book creation of the Belgian artist Herge, Tintin has long captivated the imagination of millions across the globe ever the first appearance in 1929. Steven Spielberg was so impressed with Peter Jackson’s work in the Lord […]
For the Love of Pakistani Railway Rail has always been one of the safest and cheapest forms of transport for the masses, but the sector has been badly ignored in Pakistan due to a crisis of governance. Pakistan Railways is the most visible symptom of our ailing state infrastructure. The cheapest mode of transport has […]
A Sovereign Pakistan Pakistan has become a classic case of a callous socio-political contradiction. Its people, politicians, its army and holy men can be seen lovingly engaging with the most ubiquitous symbols and gadgets of what they all ridicule as ‘western materialism/imperialism’, and yet without even blinking for a second, many can be expected to […]
An opportunity to utilize methane gas The island is located at a distance of two kilometres from the Makran coast near the point where the Hingol River drains into the sea. The recent appearance of the island was looked at as the re-emergence of the past island — Malan. The findings according to the scientists, […]
In Time – Movie Review In Time is a film which has a fantastic premise that it is unable to corral into a quality story. The movie chronicles a future where human beings are bio-engineered to live until age 25, and after they cross that marker their time to live is treated as currency, banked by a neon […]
A structural failing of the Criminal Justice System Pakistan is the world’s third-most dangerous country for women, after Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, based on a survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In its 2010 report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says almost 800 women were victims of “honour killings” — […]
Pakistan Transgenders (Third Gender) pin hopes on new rights The term ‘Third Gender’ describes an individual who is categorized either by will or by social consensus as neither a man nor a woman. Mostly in Asia the term used to describe them is ‘Hijra’s’ of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They are also known as Fa’afafine […]
Third Gender pin hopes on new rights in Pakistan The term ‘Third Gender’ describes an individual who is categorized either by will or by social consensus as neither a man nor a woman. Mostly in Asia the term used to describe them is ‘Hijra’s’ of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They are also known as Fa’afafine […]
A Demise – Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways has become a nuisance for some time for its stakeholders, especially the passengers. Despite the ills railways own, no process of accountability has started yet, and never will it be started till the last nail is hammered in its coffin. Obviously, writing is on the wall and sooner […]
