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By Ahsan Waheed As of now Pakistan has no enemies. Even those who hate us and want to do us in are not really our enemies. Take India for example—basking in the glow of its many achievements it is gloating as Pakistan stews in its own juices. All it has to do is wait for . . . →Read More:PAKISTAN HAS NO ENEMIES As eight anti-polio workers are killed at the hands of ‘extremists’ Pakistanis once again get swallowed into the black hole of never-ending troubles. That’s what we do with our problems. Let them build,keep putting them off. And then people die because of our own indifference. As news spreads about the 9th anti-polio worker’s death . . . →Read More:Are we waiting for a miracle?  Leave a comment  Speaker's Corner  9th anti-polio workers death,anti-polio campaign,anti-polio campaign in Pakistan,anti-polio workers,Are we waiting for a miracle?,attack on Malala,extremists,health aid and efforts,malala yousafzai,Pakistanis,polio campaign,polio workers,Tehreek-i-Taliban,TTP,upcoming election,vaccination campaign,Waiting to be rescued By Nida Afaque A staggered gait. A protruding limb. A twisted gaze. A crooked smile. Do these features make you uncomfortable? Make you feel the need to look for alternative topics of discussion? Then you are one of the thousands Pakistanis who treat people with special needs with a discriminatory attitude. . . . →Read More:Defeating disabilities Leave a comment Social Issues charity,Defeating disabilities,disability,Disabled people,disabled persons in architectural design,education,health,health and educational facilities,job opportunities,mental illnesses,Non-disabled people,Pakistanis,people like Abia,physical disabilities,physical or mental disability,ramp movement was initiated by Tanzeela Khan,rickshaws which allow drivers without motor function in legs,trust hospitals,young generation By Mohammed Hanif If Pakistan really wants to combat fundamentalists,it should be protecting its children and their teachers Apparently,Pakistanis do not need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more — they can do it themselves. Last week,a girls’ high school was set ablaze in Pakistan’s second largest city,Lahore. . . . →Read More:Educated girls in the eyes of the Taliban Leave a comment Speaker's Corner blasphemy,blasphemy against a teacher,combat fundamentalists,Educated girls in the eyes of the Taliban,educating girls,education emergency,girls education,girls high school,Malala,Malala Yousufzai,Pakistan,Pakistanis,protecting children,Taliban,Taliban’s main fear is educated girls  After 64 years of independence,the majority of Pakistanis are still living under the weight of oppression and inequality. A traffic violation,robbery or even a murder case is hardly different in the eyes of the law. In Pakistan,the discerning factor is the status of the plaintiff or the defense,not the severity of the . . . →Read More:Spoilt rotten:Sayeen tau Sayeen,Sayeen ki beti bhe Sayeen Leave a comment Corruption,Law &Order,Media Check Ali Imran,Bakery case in Lahore,bakery employee Irfan,CM Punjab daughter,CM son-in-law,conflicts against Ali Imran,corruption cases,criminals,extremists,independence,inequality,Irfan,kidnapping,Lahore bakery case,majority of Pakistanis,murder case,oppression,Pakistanis,personal feud between Zafar Hussain and Irfan,PML-N,robbery,Sayeen ki beti bhe Sayeen,Sayeen tau Sayeen,Spoilt rotten:Sayeen tau Sayeen,traffic violation By Yaqoob Khan Bangash I have been back and teaching in Pakistan for a year now and one thing which I have noticed repeatedly is that Pakistanis have become increasingly devoid of logic. And logic not just in the sense of the Greek fathers,but even simple common sense — which,of course,is . . . →Read More:Lacking logic The state of affairs in Pakistan does not permit its residents to remain aloof from politics. Insecurity and job instability in a country with double digit inflation is a rising concern for many middle class families and even upper class families have begun to fear for their future. Energy shortages and red tape has shut . . . →Read More:One vote:one step closer KARACHI: Few Pakistanis know what the Higgs boson is and even fewer realise that some of the earliest theoretical groundwork that led to this discovery was laid by Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate,Dr Abdus Salam. The Higgs boson is a subatomic particle whose existence was confirmed by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (known by its . . . →Read More:Pakistan’s two cents to the Higgs Boson Particle Leave a comment Achievers Dr. Abdus Salam,electromagnetic force,European Organisation for Nuclear Research,gravity,Higgs boson,Pakistanis,Pakistan’s contribution to a major breakthrough,Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate,Pakistan’s two cents to the Higgs Boson Particle,weak nuclear force and electromagnetic force As of 2010,there are 380 out of every 1000 Pakistanis age 15 and above who have never had any formal schooling. Of the remaining 620 who enrolled in school,22 dropped out before finishing primary school,and the remaining 598 completed it. There are 401 out of every 1000 Pakistanis who made it to . . . →Read More:Comparing educational achievements of India and Pakistan Leave a comment Education 60.2% Pakistanis vs 43% Indians,Barro-Lee dataset,education in Pakistan is higher than that in India,education system,educational attainment is used by UNDP and the World Bank,Educational attanment for Total Population,formal schooling,Indian blogger Siddarth Vij,Pakistan Ahead of India in Graduation at All Levels,Pakistan's education system,Pakistan-India,Pakistanis,primary school With the story going through so many changes so quickly,the truth about Dr Afridi’s case is cloudier than ever. One thing is clear,though – Dr Afridi did engage in one indefensible act:Using a critical healthcare programme as cover for his activities. Unfortunately,in expressing concern about Afridi’s willingness to risk the credibility . . . →Read More:Dr. Afridi delivers another blow to polio eradication in Pakistan | |||
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