Archive for December 1st, 2014

The Sapphire retail brand was launched through its first flagship store at Dolmen Mall, Clifton, Karachi. Indeed ‘Sapphire’ is a collaborative venture between Pakistan’s leading manufacturers of high quality textile products

By Naila Inayat - Phillip Hughes, who died after being struck by a bouncer on November 27, 2014, just a week before his 26th birthday, was a gifted Australian cricketer and future star. He was all promise and substance

By Shahzad Raza - In mid-80s we used to watch Qari Khushi Muhammad teaching Nazrah on state television. Those were the days when remote control was merely used to increase or decrease the volume, not to surf

By Rabia Ahmed - In his book 'Orangi Pilot Project: Reminiscences and Reflections,' Dr Akhtar Hameed Khan says that one of our foremost traits as a nation is orthodoxy, and explains the repercussions: Orthodoxy makes many

By Yasir Habib Khan - After sending shiver down in world’s spine, Islamic State (IS), previously known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or Daish, is now the buzzword in Pakistan. Talks run amok to fathom out that

By Faisal Raza Khan - South Asian Association for Regional Corporation (SAARC) is an identity of 1.7 billion people living in extreme poverty, damaged economy, threat of climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity, terrorism

By Sher Ali Khalti - “Pakistan da Istehkam Seraikistan, Ghinte rehsoon Seraiksistan, Bahwalpur Na Multan Sirf Seraikistan.” These catchy slogans were written on the walls along roads and in the streets of different cities of

By Yasir Habib Khan - Despite government’s rebuff, Ebola’s incursion looms dark in Pakistan as more than 100 Pakistanis working or trading in Ebola affected areas have returned to Pakistan during last two months.

By Shahzada Irfan Ahmed - How low is the level that humans can stoop to and to what extent they can go in their display of barbarity could be seen at a brick kiln in Kot Radha Kishan, in the suburbs of Lahore.

By A Rahim Khan - Famously, science fiction doyen, Arthur C. Clarke, ventured, as a young air force officer who occasionally dabbled in fiction, the idea of communication satellites. Proposing the launch of ‘artificial satellites’ into