No respite for Rohingya Muslims
For years, the Rohingya Muslims are facing atrocities in one way or the other. First they were subjected to genocide in Rakhine state of Myanmar where they are considered to be illegal immigrants and now they are languishing in camps in Bangladesh an...
Geneva Resilient Pakistan Conference: a thumping success
The US dollar 10bn aid pledges made by the participants of Geneva moot for Pakistan to help the latter in the post-floods situation is a welcome augury. However, one thing must be kept in mind that these are only pledges and the real difference would...
Judicial snags: much more needs to be done
There is no denying that our legal system is marred by undue delays and snags. Cases run for years and years with no sight of decisions. Sometime the decisions are delivered when the accused are no more. However, off late our legal gurus have also st...
Beyond reach of common man
Pakistan food crisis has reached an alarming level as is evident from the little availability of wheat in Baluchistan and the provision of same at exorbitantly higher price in Karachi and Peshawar. While Baluchistan is in immediate need of six lakh b...
Good show by Green Shirts against Kiwis
Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan and it gains added significance when there is home series at home ground. The latest back-to-back home cricket series i.e. against England and New Zealand are cases in point. The matches of both these ser...
Sino-Pak ties and CPEC project
There is no denying the game-changer mega China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was victim of undue snags and delays during the previous PTI regime. However, it is welcome to see that the current coalition government is pay due attention to t...
Yet another crisis looming large
Our healthcare system is in imbroglio due to series of crises in recent years. There was a health catastrophe due to disease spread after biblical floods in Sindh and other parts of the country. Water-borne diseases like dengue, gastroenteritis and c...
Socio-economic issues at the roots of society
The current socio-economic problems giving rise to various menaces. Begging is one such menace which has really aggravated in the post-floods situation which has added to our economic woes. A recent report says that the number of beggars in the megap...
Horrendous murder of Hindu women in Sanghar
It is welcome to note that the Sindh authorities have formed a special team to investigate the horrendous murder of a Hindu woman in Sanghar district last week. Shirimati Dhaya Bheel, a 40-year-old widow, was found brutally murdered in a mustar...
Smog in Lahore: students at risk
In the wake of thick blanket of smog engulfing the Lahore atmosphere, there is a need for further extension in winter vacations for public and private schools across the province. Last week, the Lahore High Court had ordered provincial authorities to...
