Category archives for: Pakistan

Remembering Faiz Ahmed Faiz

An exhibition of post cards on Faiz Ahmed Faiz based on the entries received for ‘Faiz Art Prize’ competition, were displayed on Tuesday at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). the event was organized by Nukta Art, Aman ke Asha and Progressive Writers Association (PWA) ‘The Post Card to Faiz’ as part of the […]

Swelling popularity of Imran Khan

Swelling popularity of Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf received a significant boost, with growing popularity of Imran Khan, when 30 political heavyweights joined hands with the cricket-turned politician. However, it is unclear whether Khan’s boost to sweep away the corruption is main reason behind the swelling of his party or the directives of power corridors that […]

Interview with Gerfried Goschl: Team Leader of the Gasherbrum 1 winter expedition -Last part

 Interview with Gerfried Goschl: Team Leader of the Gasherbrum 1 winter expedition -Last part Question: There are 5 teams scheduled this winter on three Pakistan 8000ers. Does this signal increased interest in winter Himalaya, and why is that do you think? Goschl:  For a small group of climbers, a winter climb provides the hardest conditions, […]

Pakistan, the land of opportunity

Pakistan has an abundance of natural resources that can not only meet domestic needs but can also be exported, yet here we sit without gas and electricity. There are five major rivers that flow through Pakistan and countless other smaller rivers and streams. There are doabs (fertile land between two rivers) in abundance. There are […]

Pakistan nominated as the deadliest country for journalists

Pakistan nominated as the deadliest country for journalists Pakistan remained the deadliest country for journalists for the second year in a row, while coverage of political unrest around the world was “unusually dangerous,” a press advocacy group said Tuesday. The Committee to Protect Journalists said in its year-end report that 43 journalists died around the […]

A Child Hero: Malala Yousufzai

A Child Hero: Malala Yousufzai Pakistan is generally used to describe as hub of honor killings, Islamists, fundamentalists and terrorists. The people within the country acknowledged the situation, terming the times as horrible. Hence, they moan about politics through social media and feel a little lightsome after tweeting in a radical tenor. Once in a […]

Flames in desert and ‘An Old Baloch’s advice’

Flames in desert and ‘An Old Baloch’s advice’ A fate of the nation dwells at the hands of a solitary person; it was said by Allama Iqbal in his poem, An Advice of Old Bloch that is translation of “Budhay Baloch ki Naseehat. The province has been burning for long ago and forewarnings against discounting […]

Government of Pakistan is likely to put ban on unlicensed madrassahs

Government of Pakistan is likely to put ban on unlicensed madrassahs Following the sad event, which came into light on December 13th where Police rescued some 50 boys chained in shackles at a Madrassha in Karachi, the Government of Pakistan is planning to announce a ban on the unlicensed Madrassahs. According to a recent report, […]

Gas protests perturbed traffic in the twin cities

Violent street protests against the shortage of gas supply all over the country struck the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Monday, when a huge crowd blocked the Islamabad Expressway. The mass gathering rallied to block one of the most-used roads in the city from 11 a.m. and petered out after eight hours of […]

The Unfortunate Situation of our Society

The Unfortunate Situation of our Society Looking at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf public meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, and how it came to an end, it was certainly a disappointment to be saying that those people were Pakistan and out brothers in the country. As soon as Imran Khan left, people everywhere started stacking the […]

Is loyalty needs loud talks?

Is loyalty needs loud talks? Former federal minister for Law and Justices, Dr. Babar Awan, conceivably is the loudest person among the present leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), who always takes the responsibility of a voluntary spokesperson for his party. The only impression comes in mind, when we see him, is that he […]

President Asif Ali Zardari to address parliament by March 2012 after Senate polls

President Asif Ali Zardari to address parliament by March 2012 after Senate polls  President Asif Ali Zardari will address a joint session of parliament by March 2012 soon after the Senate elections. This will be the President Zardari’s routine address to the joint session, as according to the constitution the president of the country is […]

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