Dodging a bullet at the Asia Cup finals, Pakistan managed to eke out a victory against Bangladesh, at the last delivery of the match. It rally went down the wire and Bangladesh proved the world that it could no longer be seen as pushovers. The glorious run of the home team in the Asia Cup, […]
Not surprisingly a large number of public-sector schools are lacking basic facilities, including clean drinking water and seating arrangements. The incumbent, following the lines of previous governments, is spending larger portion of budget on defence projects. On the other side, it has not had funds for education sector. Although basic education must be top priority […]
Extortion business is not new in Karachi, the provincial metropolis and economic hub of the country. Everyone including traders, shopkeepers, businessman and even professionals speak openly about extortion culture. There is no other way to run the business except paying money to extortionists. The results are well known and quite terrifying who refuse to cooperate […]
In quite an astonishing way, as many as 182 political parties have been registered hitherto. Apparently, at least one party is for every million people. The question is why so many people would wish to set up such parties which rarely play a useful role, as many of these entities exist virtually only on paper. […]
With each passing day, the clime of fear in Balochistan becomes more and more intense, as very little has done to reinstate law and order into the disordered region. The local people are under a constant fear and fright that their loved ones may disappear for without any obvious reason. The rate of recurrence with […]
It isn’t matter of policies but a thinking mindset, which varies from person to person and department to department. Thinking style of a military person is quite dissimilar to the civilians. The lives of army-men are limited to orders what they give and take throughout their services, and interestingly sometimes without any sense. In order […]
Shopping is generally associated with women but men cannot be disassociated with this hectic job. For some, the nuisance is extremely nerve-wrecking, as they have to give company to their families during their shopping-cum recreational trip. There are many kinds of female shoppers, difficult to count and differentiate in the first look, but the dichotomy […]
Mar 23 2012 | Posted in
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Looking for real happiness Every man in this world is in pursuit of happiness and he adopts several ways to achieve it. Nevertheless, a huge majority of people misunderstand real meaning of happiness and thus spend their whole life by proceeding in the wrong direction. Many people think that money is the only way to […]
Mar 22 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistani legislators are not happy with the shocking asset-declaration exercise even they are required to do so once in a year. Every Member of Parliament is bound to reveal his assets by September 30, but there are delays in submission required documents. The memberships of those who fail to do so can be suspended until […]
HTC Sets New Standards with One X HTC continues to force phone enthusiasts around the world to drool as they announced the HTC One X recently at the Mobile World Congress 2012. The latest in HTC flagship certainly sets new standards in the mobile phone world, introducing an amazing Super IPS LCD2 capacitive 4.7 inch, […]
Mar 22 2012 | Posted in
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It is quite a welcoming gesture that Parliament will decide new terms of engagement with the United States in light of the recommendations prepared by Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). Since last four decades, a military dominated establishment used to formulate foreign policy exclusively. Without taking political leaderships and foreign office into confidence, the […]
Irrespective of their demands and even protest demonstrations, power consumers across the country have no path to fend off the sums that keeps to be added to their electric bills. In the latest blow, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has made an increment of Rs 6.39 per unit. Although they spared lifeline users consuming […]