TWO earthquakes jolted Islamabad, Lahore and some parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in January and February...
Published 19 Mar, 2024 08:03am
A FRIEND of mine recently visited Japan on a business trip, and stayed with his Japanese host who lived with his ...
Published 19 Mar, 2024 08:03am
THE other day I was watching the news bulletin along with my 12-year-old nephew. When the bulletin started showing...
Published 19 Mar, 2024 08:03am
THE recent uproar over blasphemy allegations linked to a calligraphic design on a piece of clothing in Lahore...
Published 19 Mar, 2024 08:03am
HALL FOR SCHOOL: The Govern- ment Boys’ High School, Tijaban, is facing multiple issues, such as lack of teachers,...
Published 19 Mar, 2024 08:03am
THE internet and social media platforms are modern-day lifelines for commerce, communication and information...
Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am
PUBLIC access to the internet became possible in the mid-1990s, but its proper widespread proliferation in Pakistani...
Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am
THE culture of bribery has become so common in the country that people have started considering it a routine affair...
Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am
THERE is an excessive workload on teachers in Pakistan and lack of resources to help them. Without enough time or...
Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am
LACK OF TEST CENTRES IN CHITRAL: Candidates from northern areas, particularly those belonging to Chitral, face...
Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:02am
THIS is with reference to the article ‘Young voters’ (Feb 19) which discussed the active participation of youth...
Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:36am
FOR the common man, banks are the safest place to put their money in. People keep their savings in the banks with ...
Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:36am
THE newly-elected National Assembly recently met as a result of a presidential summon that should have been a matter...
Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:35am
OVER the last few months, professional beggars seem to have invaded the upscale Defence Housing Authority (DHA)...
Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:34am
COALITION GOVERNMENT: A coalition government has both negative and positive aspects, but in Pakistan it has a solely...
Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:34am
THIS is with reference to the report ‘54pc Pakistanis say polls were transparent: report’ (March 3), which...
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
WHAT the nation recently saw during the oath-taking ceremony at the inaugural session of the National Assembly was...
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
WHILE Ramazan is a time for devotion and self-reflection, Pakistan prepares for an annual challenge both for its...
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
THE removal of fences from around our local park and the subsequent place-ment of bushes in empty spaces have led to...
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: One of the primary issues with our public transport system is the lack of cleanliness in vehicles...
Published 16 Mar, 2024 07:01am