The people of Pakistan do not elect representatives or employ civil servants to suffer on their behalf. Instead, we vote for people so that they can make intelligent, informed choices about matters of national interest Continue reading »
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Apr 012008
* Dutch FM seeks to calm Muslim anger
AMSTERDAM: Dutch far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam film has provoked uproar and global condemnation, will amend the movie to prevent lawsuits, the ANP news agency reported on Monday. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
ISLAMABAD: Who is telling us the truth and nothing but the truth? Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani or Secretary National Security Council (NSC) Tariq Aziz. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
Everyone gets headaches, but not everyone gets the same kind. Some headaches are mild annoyances that go away with over-the-counter pain relievers and rest. Others, like migraines, can shut down a person’s life during an attack. About 20 million Americans see a doctor each year for headaches. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
It might be possible to turn on the eye’s own resources to regenerate damaged retinas, without the need for transplanting outside retinal tissue or stem cells, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered a chemical in the eye that triggers the dormant capacity of certain non-neuronal cells to transform into progenitor cells, a stem-like cell that can generate new retinal cells. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
Here is more fodder for those who believe that men are from Mars and women from Venus. A new study says there are significant differences in their eating habits too, BBC radio reported. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his close associates are wondering if all Army officers are being pulled out of the civilian positions, why the prime minister should keep nine military officers with him. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
Fahad Hasan
Pakistan is currently in a now-what situation. We have had elections, and now what do we do? This article hopes to highlight a number of steps that the ruling elite must take to avoid a possibly irreversible political and economic meltdown. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
Shahzada Irfan AhmedWe are fast developing a habit of celebrating or observing international days. Sometimes these days fall in such quick succession that we lose track and even confuse them with each other. The concept of observing these days is different elsewhere in the world. But in Pakistan it seems to be the only day of the year when people talk about the particular issue, and keep mum on it on the remaining 364 days. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
If there’s one thing on which there exists across-the-board agreement about the Indian National Congress, it’s the proposition that Sonia Gandhi has grown in her job as party president. If her installation in that post 10 years ago occurred amidst raucous sloganeering against the then incumbent, Sitaram Kesri, her continuation today is seen as natural, well-deserved and dignified by many of her detractors, as well as supporters. Continue reading »
Apr 012008
There are things you can’t talk about these days or the new pro-democracy brigade in Pakistan will bake you alive. Since our politicians are dealing with one another with some civility for the first time, sceptics like me are forced to give them the benefit of the doubt. But not too much. You see, there still is a lot of hypocrisy in the air. Continue reading »
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The writer is a freelance journalist with over twenty years of experience in national and international reporting.
We are family/ I got all my brothers and sisters with me/ Living life is fun and we’ve just begun/ to get our share of the world’s delights/ high hopes we have for the future…
The song above stormed the music scene in 1979 and last December boomed its way into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Continue reading »