CommentFinance Bill 2017/2018 and the plight of the agricultural sector
The new budget (2017-2018)/Finance Bill seems quite promising for the agro-economy when compared with the time barred incentives offered and promised by the government last year. One example to quote is Kissan<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/07/finance-bill-20172018-and-the-plight-of-the-agricultural-sector/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jun 7, 2017
CommentOf beards
The assistant commissioner of Kharan issued an order last week banning barbers from trimming the beards of their clients in a manner that would be deemed for design or stylish. He also<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/06/07/of-beards/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jun 7, 2017
CommentPoor functioning at government hospitals
Private hospitals are extremely expensive and beyond the range of the average person and are only affordable by the upper class. In comparison, government hospitals in Pakistan are in awful conditions
Jun 7, 2017
CommentSouth Punjab and development
Punjab’s budget for the new financial year 2017-18 is being presented in the Provincial Assembly Friday (June 02) and it will mark allocation of record funds for development of districts o
Jun 2, 2017
CommentPM Nawaz – a test of statesmanship
PM Nawaz Sharif is the constitutionally elected PM of Pakistan and a seasoned politician who should be conversant with letter and spirit of the constitution, whose oath he has taken to uphold and prot
Jun 1, 2017
CommentSomething better than nothing
As usual, with the induction of holy month of fasting, the Punjab government has set up as many as 318 Ramzan Bazars throughout the province from where the people can buy good quality essential food i
Jun 1, 2017
CommentBack on track: load shedding
Recently the Prime Minister and CM Punjab inaugurated the Sahiwal coal power project of 1320 Megawatt, but load shedding is on fire these days. On one hand we see inaugurations of power<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/31/back-on-track-load-shedding/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 31, 2017
CommentWhat happened to the wildlife?
Pakistan has the worst animal extinction rate within the world. Habitual loss, environmental degradation, illegal trade and climate changes are among the most alarming challenges faced by wildli
May 31, 2017
CommentThe cost of 28 May: the victims
The victims of 28 May, 1998 nuclear attacks are still officially unacknowledged and uncompensated. The Government of Pakistan had announced that there were only ‘ten households’ within the radiati
May 31, 2017
CommentWhen it comes to load shedding
PML-N government and before that PPP government were unimaginative and unable to coup with load shedding issue prevalent in the country for last one decade. Both these governments focused on
May 31, 2017
CommentKhuda mera bhi hai
We say that we are good enough to give rights to the women, children, orphans and poor and all who are in need. We say our hearts are now satisfied because at<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/25/khuda-mera-bhi-hai/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 25, 2017
CommentRailways up-gradation
Pakistan Railways provides transportation facilities to the people across the country but somehow not much investment has been made for its improvement for years together by succeeding civil and milit
May 25, 2017