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The Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated that prison is an ornament of politicians. This statement can have dangerous repercussions. Generally, the prisoners are criminals of all sorts. Attrib

After seeing the popularity of Gen Pervez Musharraf during his address in UK, all the political parties in Pakistan are flabbergasted. It is an eye opener for all the critics of Musharraf. He even managed to collect a huge amount of money for flood relief efforts in little time. The PML-N leaders are feeling bitter about the salvo of Musharraf's language but they have forgotten their own language that they have been using against Musharraf for the last three years. <br />The paid

Though it is the national sports of our country, hockey is not given proper patronage and support, both financially and morally. The government has forsaken this game of great attraction. Pakistan ha

The proposed one-time flood tax is another example of how skewed the governments approach is towards when it comes to the generation of revenue. Rather than focusing on broadening the tax base, it is

The recent news item in the national press about the recruitments in the Foreign Office (FO) of the lower staff without regard of the merit is quite disturbing. If the democratic government keeps cros

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-KWSB does not provide water supply connections in slum areas, prompting residents to make illegal connections-Contaminated water causes diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain-Losses of Rs 112 billion

The self-preservation tendencies of corruption are reaching new heights. They are finding legal ways to shelter their illegal ones. This Amendment Ordinance has seriously curtailed the independence an

Something doesnt happen in Pakistan before the conspiracy theories start sprouting everywhere. This is with reference to many people calling the current lawyer shenanigans a conspiracy by certain peop

CSS students are constantly pleading with the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan and other authorities to raise the age limit of CSS students from 28 years to 30 years, its previous status i

It is the habit of every modern society to discard old and used items. The application of the same rule in the case of elderly people is embarrassing and too shameful. They are humans like us and have

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ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the government's plea seeking replacement of its counsel and more time to plead the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) review petition, already set