Archive for January, 2015

By Irfan Bukhari - The party is not only visibly too feeble to counter threats posed by emerging political realties like Khan’ PTI but also facing serious challenges in calming down in-house rebellions and defections. Yes it is the Pakistan

By Ali Rizvi - The odds of being an astronaut are 1:14200000 or 1 in 142 million. The odds of sky diving over the Mount Everest are 1:35500000 or 1 in 355 million. The odds of a Pakistani to visit the North and the South Pole are

By Zulfiqar Kunbhar - Had Marvi got water at her doorstep, folklore ‘Umer-Marvi’ would not crop up. Umer, prince of Umerkot, lift Marvi - a common girl of Bhaalwa village of Tharparkar - when she was drawing water from a well.

By Haq Nawaz - After years of ifs and buts, Pakistan has finally come to the conclusion to take some tough decisions in the ongoing fight against the insurgency within its sovereign frontiers without any discrimination of good and bad

By Irfan Bukhari - Though I live on people’s donations, mostly simpletons who consider maulviat as an institution of Islam but I wield unlimited powers in the society. My journey to present-day-state

By Abdul Jabbar Faisal - In a controversial final of the Kabaddi World Cup 2014, host India got rid off Pakistan 45-42 that was taken place in Ludhiana, India on December 20 after a thrilling 40 minutes game. Pakistan were leading till

By Rabia Ahmed - Elif Shafak, one of Turkey's best-selling authors, needs little introduction. Her writing is known for its blend of fantasy and significant social and cultural questions. Shafak's previous books, nine of them novels, several

By Yasir Habib Khan - Being in state of war against terrorism when nation

By Sher Ali Khalti - To award or not to award death penalty to killers of innocent people is the biggest question haunting the nation? Is it a violation of human rights or in accordance with the demands of justice is to be

By Rabia Ahmed - The tragedy in Peshawar brought people together in grief and against terrorism, both within and without the country. But there is something not quite right about the aftermath of the event, because the horror and