HRCP demands urgent Govt action after Indonesia boat tragedy Lahore, December 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep sorrow at the death of at least 55 young men from Quetta’s Hazara community when a boat carrying around 250 people, 170 of them from Pakistan, capsized off Indonesia. HRCP has called upon Islamabad to help the families learn […]
The decision of the Economic Coordination Committee for the curtailment of gas supply to fertilizer plants was overturned by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani to add another feather to the list of such lapses. The ECC approved a gas load management for November, 2011, but the Premier was quick to overturn this decision after […]
Dec 15 2011 | Posted in
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What will be next? The Supreme Court, back in December 2009, corrected a historic wrong, declaring not only the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) null and void but that all cases under the decree were still open, most significantly, the cases against the sitting president, Asif Ali Zardari. In a recent move, the apex court has […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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Unemployment in Pakistan and its impact on young people Among the most important issues of Pakistan, unemployment holds a paramount place and it is increasing with every passing day and is affecting the youth by pushing them into the depths of disappointment. People throughout the country are suffering with this problem and are helpless to […]
Corruption and the progress of Pakistan Since the creation of Pakistan, the political characters of this country have always been remained busy in the pursuit of power and when they got it, they manipulated it in every possible way to gain personal materialistic goals. The current miserable situation of this country is the results of […]
Nov 28 2011 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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Indifference of rulers escalating troubles for a layman The ongoing blemish culture on the Political arena of Pakistan and the role of media to put more emphasis on what spokes persons of different parties say, is pushing the layman’s on the verge of death as he has been forced to think only about finding the […]
Nov 26 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan |
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Tobacco: It contains some positives as well Whenever we hear of the word ‘tobacco’, we suddenly attach it to cigarettes, second-hand smoke, lung cancer, and early death. Well that is right but there are few people that know a little about the positive side of tobacco. The benefits of tobacco can be seen in its […]
Nov 24 2011 | Posted in
Education,
Pakistan |
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Government should focus on delivering rather than making hues and cries now The next general elections are round the corner and all the political parties are finalising their future line of actions to gain better results. The opposition including, PML-N, JI and PTI would try to exploit the federal government by highlighting its loop poles […]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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Media has emerged as the strongest tool to keep the governments on track and to spread political awareness in Pakistan. However, there are no two opinions about the fact that at times, it has been failed to live up to the expectations of the ordinary citizens. For instance, dwelling upon a common phenomenon of governments […]
Nov 17 2011 | Posted in
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Society |
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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 […]
Nov 17 2011 | Posted in
Opinion,
Pakistan |
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‘Electricity Shortage’ is probably the most common term in Pakistan. Electricity is required for literally everything in our lives and its shortage only adds up to the frustration in the society. With 23 to 37 degrees on the north altitude and 61 to 76 on the east longitude, Pakistan is a country where winter seldom […]
It was a bright sunny morning of October. I rose up at 6th am, took bath with cold water, try to furnish myself by pressing my cloths roughly and haphazardly reached Punjab Public Service Commission’s office for an interview as I was one of the ‘lucky’ guys who had happened to pass the written test […]
Nov 2 2011 | Posted in
Opinion |
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