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News for Thursday, 20 Jan 2011

Futile exercise

That there would be much resentment about an operation in Karachi was a given. Trying to bring together the different political parties of the city is like trying to herd...

Judiciary: then and now

After technical objections regarding the formation of the Supreme Court Bench and whether judges could be tried for contempt of court, the counsel for Justice (retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar has...

Men kill, not weapons

The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement wants to purge Pakistan of all weapons; I want to be Pope. Legitimate but improbable. Pigs dont fly, as a rule, and when they are made...

Women of substance

She is young. She is drop dead gorgeous. She is the single and extremely dedicated mother of a beautiful young boy, a dutiful daughter and an affectionate sibling. She is...

Achilles’ heel

Wikipedia reads, An Achilles heel is a deadly weakness in spite of overall strength that can actually or potentially lead to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical...

Cry, the beloved city

As it has intermittently happened in recent years, this past week or so violence erupted again in Karachi and there was a spate of murders that has for some time...

Wheels of death

Lahores boulevards have long been witness to car and bike racing which not only cause a nuisance to people but have often led to fatal accidents. Recently, a terrible accident...

PIA’s sell out

What is being projected as a code sharing arrangement between the PIA and Turkish Airlines is in reality a sell-out of existing PIA routes and slots to New York, Chicago,...

Poverty in Pakistan

Poverty is a curse. It is consistently on the rise around the globe. According to the latest report of the World Bank, global poverty ratio is on the rise and...

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