Who cares about the agony of lesser mortals?
My wife suffered a heart attack at 1:30 AM to 11-09-17. We tried to rush her to Punjab Institute of Cardiology. All roads were closed due to VIP movement of the ‘rental’…
Development projects
It is a matter of appreciation that the federal government is paying special attention to the development of Balochistan province, making concerted efforts to provide all essential facilities to the people on…
No exception except KBD
Pakistan has been dithering on construction of Water storage dams since past 4 decades whereas India has built 4000 dams in the same period. In fact we are concerned there is no…
Paying back in kind
Large number of Pakistanis are working in number of foreign countries around the world and their remittances through proper channels made appreciable contributions towards economic growth of the country. Expatriates’ remittances for…
Investment in energy sector
Lingering energy crisis remain a big concern for the federal government which is taking adequate measures in a determined and committed manner to overcome and eliminate the menace of electricity load shedding…
Karachi in the recent monsoon spell
The monsoon season this year has been quite the worst that Karachi has seen over the last few years. It has also served as a litmus test for the city’s institutions and…
The traffic police’s inefficiency
While travelling on a newly constructed bridge near Kanchi blocked traffic was seen from D.H.A. to the main road. This route was blocked on Wednesday at 8:30 A.M. because traffic was running in reverse…
Pakistan’s rural areas in the dark
Recently in a series of tweets Abid Sher Ali, Minister of Water and Power, claimed that total demand of electricity across country is 19565 MW and generated 19600 MW and 0 shortfall…
Cricket has won
Credit for cricket’s home coming after lapse of nine years cannot be given to just a few in an off the cuff manner. The entire nation had prayed and waited for the…
Bringing FATA into the mainstream
It seems that things have at last started moving in the right direction insofar as the bringing of the people of Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the mainstream in all respects is…
Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Pakistan saw massive influx of refugees from Afghanistan during 1980s. Currently, there are about 1.5 million registered and 1.7 million unregistered Afghans still living in Pakistan soil. The country set up more…
Plain tough talking
It is a matter of satisfaction that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has done some plain but tough talking and told Washington that aid cuts in any form will hurt US more…
Dismal condition of education in Pakistan
Education is a powerful weapon through which we can liberalise our country from internal as well as external threats. Unfortunately, education has not been prioritised by any successive government. It is eye-opening…
Revamping of hospitals emergencies
It is good to note that the Provincial Primary and Secondary Health Department has decided to revamp the emergency departments of 25 district headquarters hospitals and 15 tehsil headquarters hospitals quite obviously…
Load shedding and power crisis
Load shedding is not going to end in years to come because of unsynchronised development of generation, transmission and distribution power sectors creating bottlenecks of power supply to end consumers. The cost…
Civil nuclear technology
It is quite commendable to note that the country’s fifth nuclear power plant at Chashma, generating 340 megawatt, has been formally inaugurated the other by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and is…
Private schools fees
Private educational institutions – which have become a flourishing business mainly for minting money rather than any commitment for making contributions for improving education section as such – and their affairs have…