Newspaper - Letters - February 12, 2025
IPO needs reforms to play its due role

IPO needs reforms to play its due role

THE role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in fostering innovation and economic growth cannot be overstated. A...
Updated 12 Feb, 2025 07:33am
Ramazan and gas

Ramazan and gas

DO gas distribution companies know that more than half the Muslim population of Pakistan does not observe the ...
Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:33am
Losing direction

Losing direction

WE, as a nation, seem to be losing direction as we have become short-tempered owing to stress and depression that...
Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:33am
Social contradictions

Social contradictions

MIDDLE class morality is used in George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion to indicate class differences and...
Updated 12 Feb, 2025 07:34am
Public service

Public service

THE viral videos of a Sindh politician’s personal leisure and indulgence on social media have sparked intense...
Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:33am
A NEGLEGTED HIGHWAY

A NEGLEGTED HIGHWAY

A NEGLEGTED HIGHWAY: Balochistan is linked to Sindh through the Quetta-Sukkur highway (N-65) and Quetta-Karachi...
Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:33am
Enslaved Sindh

Enslaved Sindh

RECENTLY, protesters held a sit-in and refused to bury the bodies of their dear ones who had been killed in a cattle...
Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:46am
The battle inside

The battle inside

WAR is a constant in human history. In hunter-gatherer societies, people resorted to aggression to preserve...
Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:45am
Making roads safer

Making roads safer

AS a patrol officer with the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP), I have witnessed numerous accidents. But...
Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:44am
The 51st US state

The 51st US state

BEFORE and after the inauguration ceremony, United States President Donald Trump announced a number of policy...
Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:44am
LONG QUEUES

LONG QUEUES

LONG QUEUES: I recently had to catch a mid-morning flight to Sharjah, which usually is a relaxing time due to ...
Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:43am
Why doesn’t food taste the same?

Why doesn’t food taste the same?

GROWING up, I remember my family often reminiscing about the fruits and vegetables of their youth. “They just do...
Published 10 Feb, 2025 07:00am
A delusion

A delusion

LIBERALISM as a school of thought emerged after World War I, but its roots can be traced back to the era of Enlight-...
Published 10 Feb, 2025 07:00am
Education targets

Education targets

THE United Nations report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has pointed out that the world is falling far...
Published 10 Feb, 2025 07:00am
Indus River dolphin

Indus River dolphin

EVERY rhythmic flow in the Indus River once carried the quiet melodies of the place the dolphin calls home. In this...
Published 10 Feb, 2025 07:00am
RIGHT TO MOVE FREELY

RIGHT TO MOVE FREELY

RIGHT TO MOVE FREELY: The lack of proper ramps and accessible infras-tructure in public spaces for wheelchair users...
Published 10 Feb, 2025 07:00am
Varsities in Sindh share the blame

Varsities in Sindh share the blame

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Teachers call for unity to fight univer-sities amendment law’ (Feb 7)...
Published 09 Feb, 2025 08:45am
A scandalous move

A scandalous move

THIS is with reference to the editorial ‘Varsity woes’ (Jan 19). Most governments in the developed countries ...
Published 09 Feb, 2025 08:44am
Traffic literacy is a necessity

Traffic literacy is a necessity

WHILE much has been written about the government, the system and the policies, not much attention has been paid to...
Published 09 Feb, 2025 08:43am
FBR extravagance

FBR extravagance

THIS is with reference to the report “Senators call on PM Shehbaz to undo FBR ‘extravagance’” (Jan 23). ...
Published 09 Feb, 2025 08:41am
ISRAELI SALT

ISRAELI SALT

ISRAELI SALT: I recently bought a 1kg pack of pink salt from a grocery in North Karachi area. When I returned home, ...
Published 09 Feb, 2025 08:34am
We need unity, not divisions

We need unity, not divisions

RECENTLY, the Saraiki-Punjabi rift has been deliberately inflated to sow discord and division among the people of...
Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:32am
Souls for sale

Souls for sale

ABRAHAM Lincoln once wrote to his son’s teacher: “Teach him to sell his talents and brains to the highest ...
Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:32am
Fully-funded?

Fully-funded?

A NOTIFICATION circulating on social media posted by the Pakistan Education Endowment Fund (PEEF) announced a...
Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:32am
Quetta healthcare

Quetta healthcare

QUETTA, known for its changing weather patterns, often sees a surge in the number of patients requiring medical...
Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:32am
Illogical policies

Illogical policies

THIS is with reference to the article ‘Why Karachi thirsts for water’ (EOS, Jan 5), which turned out to be a...
Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:32am
INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: The BS Education degree holders are currently not eligible for applying against posts of...
Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:32am
Pims favouritism

Pims favouritism

THE attitude of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) administration is often pathetic and careless in...
Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:22am
SSGC apathy

SSGC apathy

OWING to the blanket ban on the insta-llation of gas meters to new houses by the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited...
Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:21am
Discriminatory trend

Discriminatory trend

WHILE an increasing number of women pursue professional and independent lives, societal attitudes and structural...
Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:20am
Hunting with hounds

Hunting with hounds

ACCORDING to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), last year saw a rise in the...
Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:19am
SENIOR CITIZENS

SENIOR CITIZENS

SENIOR CITIZENS: This is with ref-erence to a letter ‘Biometric impressions’ (Jan 25). It is ironic that the...
Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:18am
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