ICT admin all set to launch drive against polio, dengue

Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed has appealed to the parents to get their children vaccinated against polio and extend their full cooperation to the mobile teams during the upcoming four-day...

The peace process

It must go on

Thirteen is considered an unlucky number. But 13 years ago in February, 1999 something fortunate took place. This was the month...

Sublime to ridiculous

Winning some trophies while squandering others

A glorious Monday morning ended in a gloomy night. The euphoria of Pakistan’s daughter, Sharmeen Obaid, winning an Oscar...

The Dorian Gray of Kohsar police and his nine lives

The media persons as well as the police officials have failed to identify the ‘master’ of Station House Officer (SHO) of Kohsar Police Station, who could not be ‘uprooted’ from...

Court declares FBISE chief’s re-appointment illegal

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared the reappointment of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) Chairperson Shaheen Khan illegal after a petition filed in the court....

The GOP’s self-destruction

Hard done by hardliners

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is in trouble and both he and the Republican Party leadership know it. During the past...

Memogate and the state of the State

According to Mansoor Ijaz, he got the unsigned memo delivered to Adm Mike Mullen as asked for by Ambassador Husain Haqqani on behalf of President Asif Ali Zardari....

Blame Pakistan

With the 2014 approaching fast, it is becoming increasingly clear that the US wants to not only leave from here but also save its face from the humiliation...

Anushka freaks out on Vishal’s sets

Anushka Sharma has always had a phobia about bikes, so she was petrified when she had to hop on to one, riding pillion with Imran Khan during the shoot of...