ONE cannot agree more with Shafique Ahmed’s reservations concerning contents of the textbook as captioned above.

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
IT seems that President Obama is being targeted for his policies by the American version of the Taliban.

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
AS you know the world is facing an economic crisis which is having the worst effect on under-developed countries as well as developed countries in which the

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
Our perseverance — almost to the extent of blushing appeasement — to reach entente with India is a sad unending saga, spread over more than half a century.

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
THIS is apropos of Shahid Jawed Burki’s article, ‘The path of corruption’ (Nov 24) and Cyril Almeida’s ‘The corruption conundrum’ (Nov 20).

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
US Secretary Hillary Clinton has come and gone. Her mission on the surface was more of a PR job which she did in full public view what with her interaction with

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
THIS is apropos of Asad Ali Rizvi’s letter, ‘The fate of CCP Ordinance’ (Nov 23).

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
THE Jamaat-i-Islami is known to have been a beneficiary of the American largesse during the Cold War. That was the period when America supported dictatorship

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
I AM writing to voice my deep concern over the lack of open investigation into the abduction and disappearance of Dr Lutfullah Kakakhel, vice chancellor of

Friday, 27 Nov, 2009

 
THE city government, Tando Adam, under instructions of its nazim, has reportedly allotted buildings of historical significance, i.e. the rest-house, Gymkhana,

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
A PERIOD of eight years has passed and despite having a highly trained fighting force and latest war machinery in abundance the Americans and Nato forces are

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
CHILDREN’S Day was observed on Nov 20. All children are the apple of their parents’ eye. Parents do as much as they can to give them all the happiness in the

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
I FULLY agree with your editorial “Reading behind bars” (Nov 23) that books are no less important in jails then in liberated life and that reading can help

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
THIS is with reference to the article, “Education and social awareness”, by Dr Shahid Siddiqui (Nov 23). He had rightly said, “The role of schools in creating

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
KAMRAN Shafi in his weekly column (Nov 17) has rightly suggested that the ISI needs to be headed by a civilian, specially when it is a civilian agency and that

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
THIS refers to Shafique Ansari’s letter, ‘Restoration of wealth tax’ (Nov 16). It is difficult to agree with the contention of the writer that wealth tax is not

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
THIS is apropos of the news item, ‘Performance of BHUs termed unsatisfactory’ (Nov 15).

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
TWO pictures (one of savagery and the other of progress) that appeared on back page the same day in Dawn’s issue of Nov 22 would make every sane Pakistani hang

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
ONCE upon a time when banks were not computerised, ATM machines were not installed, Internet/online banking was unheard of, credit/debit cards had not made

Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009

 
Fighting terrorists: Peshawar has been under severe threat from suicidal attacks. The terrorists seem to be targeting everyone.

Wednesday, 25 Nov, 2009