As the reports indicate, the judges of the Lahore high Court bench assured the lawyers arguing against the petition to disqualify Nawaz Sharif that their arguments would be heard the following day. Instead, they returned with a judgment. Nawaz Sharif stands disqualified. Continue reading »
There is a normal and rational expectation on the part of a nation that when chaos hits the rulers will work towards bringing order and clarity so that the country is not left in a state of uncertainty and befuddlement. But, as with everything else in Pakistan, ours is always a unique predicament. Continue reading »
By Mansoor Ahmad
LAHORE: The rhetoric of the previous regime about good governance has been exposed by the World Bank report ‘Governance Matters VII’ that states that governance in Pakistan deteriorated to the lowest ebb in 2007 than a decade ago.
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Myra Imran
Pakistan will experience demographic bonus in the next 30 to 40 years, as majority of its population will be in labour force as compared to the comparatively smaller economically dependent segment.
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Noor Aftab
Teralight Ltd, a Dubai based management consulting and telecommunications technology and services company on Tuesday launched Inmarsat’s satellite based advanced broadband services in Pakistan. Continue reading »
Afshan S. Khan
The cooperation between Pakistan and France is working very well through Higher Education Commission because every year scholars in large numbers are proceeding to France for higher studies, said French Ambassador Regis de Belenet. Continue reading »
Wisdom teeth are the last teeth that emerge, usually between the ages of 17 and 25. They often crowd or damage other teeth, and must be removed.
Here’s what to expect during and after surgery to remove wisdom teeth, courtesy the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: Continue reading »
Federal Minister for Housing and Works Rehmatullah Kakar Tuesday said the ministry would launch six housing schemes, as pilot project next week, to kick off work on gigantic programme of constructing one million housing units. Continue reading »
By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh
LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday released its nine-page detailed judgment wherein former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had been disqualified from contesting by-polls, scheduled for June 26.
The bench, accepting a petition of Noor Elahi, an independent candidate from the NA-123, Lahore, held that Nawaz Sharif had been convicted by an accountability court on July 22, 2000, Continue reading »
Tariq Majeed
So the PPP-led government has gone ahead with the inadvisable action. “Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram met Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on June 6 and handed over a letter from Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi seeking a high level probe into the murder of the PPP leader who was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack in Rawalpindi on December 27 last year. Continue reading »
THE budget presented by the new government on June 11 missed an opportunity to prevent the economy from completely going off the track.
As previous administrations have done during periods of economic stress, Islamabad’s policymakers have once again chosen the easy approach. Rather than opt for changing the structure of the economy so that it will not go through crises every few years, Islamabad has papered over the problems it has to deal with. Continue reading »
There is all quiet in Pakistan after the lawyers’ long march. The march that culminated in the mammoth meeting in front of Islamabad’s parliament building could have been a turning point if it’s pent up momentum had not been allowed to dissipate by winding it up like an ordinary assemblage. Continue reading »
This week, hundreds of thousands of people across Pakistan ended up watching the documentary “Dinner with the President” co-produced by acclaimed filmmakers Sabiha Soomar and Dr Sathanathan. Continue reading »
The writer is a freelance journalist with over twenty years of experience in national and international reporting
For some time now I have been searching for a person with a perfect resume. Someone smart, sharp and a doer. Not the garden variety of men and women who appear on our radar screens promising us the earth. Continue reading »
Comprehensive lifestyle changes, including a better diet and more exercise, can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, US researchers said. Continue reading »