Archive for October, 2014

By Irfan Bukhari - ‘To serve humanity.’ That’s what our parents and teachers told us, when spelling out why medicine would be a noble calling. This mantra became a meaningless cliche for me by the time I reached second year at medical college,

The Shades and Shadows of PTI, PAT Sit-in

By Shahzad Raza - Would corps commanders led by Chief of Army Staff impose Martial Law? No. Would they stop pulling strings from behind the curtain? Bigger No! Since the commencement of Imran

By A Rahim Khan - 2012 saw the release of the Indonesian penkat silat action film The Raid. It was made by an unknown filmmaker, starring an unknown cast from a film industry unknown to most

By Mirza Khurram Shahzad - Al-Qaeda and Taliban led militants attacked Pakistan Navy dockyard in Karachi on country's defence day, September 6, killing at least one sailor and besieging the sensitive installations for hours.

By Harris Bin Munnawar - Dear Sir, Nearly half of the people of Pakistan are sleeping out in the open after their houses, crops and cattle were swept away by the recent floods. The other half have been left debilitated

By Rahimullah Yusufzai - After 13 long years, Afghanistan got a new president in place of Hamid Karzai on September 29 as the first peaceful transfer of power in more than 100 years took place in the conflict-ridden

By Zeeba T. Hashmi - Being the oldest trade ever known to history, prostitution remains the most condemned and discredited profession looked down upon with lowliness in any society despite the fact many influentials visit the

By Iftikhar Firdous - On an official level, the government of Pakistan is doing its best to overcome one of its biggest challenges in recent times, Polio. Despite its efforts, cases keep spouting up from all four provinces and the more

By A Rahim Khan - As lone pilgrims, offered to the stars, the spacecrafts Voyager 1 and 2