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July 30, 2015

A star from backwaters

star-from-backwatersSIALKOT: A 16-year-old fruit vendor has made his ailing parents proud by obtaining second position in humanities group (boys) in the annual matriculation examination.

The boards of intermediate and secondary education in Punjab announced the results this past week.

A winner of a medal, Daska city’s Ali Hamza told a bevy of journalists that he burnt midnight oil to achieve this distinction and was thankful to the Higher Power. He said he would continue to vend fruits on a cart at Chungi No 8 to maintain his family and pursue higher education.Read More »A star from backwaters

MILITANTS IN INDIA

ALI SUKHANVER

On 27th July 2015, The Washington Post published a report regarding the gun-battle between the Indian security forces and the so-called militants in Gurdaspur, a border town in Indian Punjab. The report was prepared by Ashok Sharma, an Indian journalist. According to the details the militants first attacked a moving bus and then stormed into a police station. The incident took lives of more than ten innocent people including four policemen. This fight Read More »MILITANTS IN INDIA