While western scholars deem it necessary to permit a revolution in Pakistan,the question of whether or not we require a messiah has often boggled the intelligentsia. While nationalism and tradition hailed in Balochistan and Punjab respectively,a ghastly series of repercussions garnered results such as the killing of PTI leader Zahra Shahid Hussain in . . . →Read More:The Upside to Divisive Power-play
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 Leave a comment  Oppression,Reformers,Youth in Focus  Altaf Hussain,Altaf Hussain’s threats to Teen Talwar protestors,Balochistan,Imran Khan,killing of Zahra Shahid Hussain,MQM,political situation in Karachi,PTI,PTI leader Zahra Shahid Hussain killed,Punjab,revolution in Pakistan,Sindh,The Upside to Divisive Power-play,Western scholars The folk festival ‘Lok Mela’organised by Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk &Traditional Heritage) is now becoming the talk of the town,as more and more people are keep pouring in to witness the event with all its festivities. Enthusiasts,who seem to have been exhausted from the hot summer days and of . . . →Read More:Lok Virsa holds folk festival in Islamabad ISLAMABAD:Votes of religious minorities can play a key role in the coming elections in about 96 constituencies of national and provincial assemblies. Analysts believe minorities can change the electoral scene in many of these constituencies if they choose to collectively vote for specific political parties or candidates. . . . →Read More:Minorities’ influence on upcoming elections As leaves begin to turn green from orange marking the end of a short winter,it is a strange thought that spring in Lahore in these recent years has become distinctly different from what we remembered in our childhood. As a child,merely 10 ten years ago,the coming of spring was marked by an . . . →Read More:Basant – a fading art from the cultural map of the world The announcement for the annulment of assemblies on March 16th was a wakeup call for political parties all across Pakistan. The clock is ticking and the time to make changes,stir up electoral issues and leave a lasting impression on voters in now here. It is thus quite remarkable how projects like the Metro . . . →Read More:The boy who cried wolf Leave a comment Speaker's Corner Altaf Hussain,criminals,electoral issues,Farooq Sattar,Jamaat-e-Islami,Karachi insecurity,Lyari’s criminal gang,Metro Bus Project,MQM,MQM alliance with PPP,MQM-PPP fight,Peoples Aman Committee,PML-Q,Punjab,Sunni Tehreek,target operation against religious extremists in Quetta,The boy who cried wolf,Withdrawal of murder cases Pakistani commuters travel during a cold and foggy morning in Islamabad on January 8,2013. PHOTO:AFP Foggy cold weather likely to continue over plain areas of Punjab,K-P,Larkana and Sukkur division over next 24 hours. . . . →Read More:Capture the Cold ISLAMABAD:The country is still in the grip of severe cold wave while thick fog was also reported in many areas of Punjab and Sindh Tuesday,Geo News reported. The upper areas of Gilgit-Baltistan including Skardu and Astore are still braving extreme weather conditions where the temperature has decreased below the freezing point. . . . →Read More:Tempertaure falls to -17 in Skardu By-elections are often ignored as nothing more than parties reclaiming a seat they had lost to some unfortunate incident or disqualification. In the last five years multiple by-elections have taken place and in most cases they have produced nothing exciting or out of the ordinary. . . . →Read More:Sharifs sweep by-elections in Punjab HYDERABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) has challenged the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) to unite its Sindh and Punjab chapters in their opposition to the controversial Kalabagh Dam project. However,the PML-F itself continues to walk a fine line in Sindh as it leads other opposition parties and nationalists to prepare for a massive public . . . →Read More:Controversy surrounds Kalabagh Dam project | |||
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