Political Affairs

According to media reports, thousands of Pakistani children are at risk of polio disease. Militant organizations have banned polio vaccination campaigns in their areas. According to health officials, 160,000 children in North Waziristan and 80,000 children...

Hajj 2008 (Photo credit: Al Jazeera English) Thousands of people belonging to different cultures and nationalities coming from all over the world to perform Haj is truly an amazing feeling. Haj shows the unity of Muslims all over the world from Asia to...

Saturday 6 October 2012 Last Update 6 October 2012 12:30 pm Unfortunately, due to the lack of interest on part of the government and weak laws, corruption is becoming a part and parcel of daily lives of Pakistani people . Because of the rampant corruption...

Friday 19 October 2012 I read with much interest Khawaja Umer Farooq’s letter “Many Malalas in Pakistan (Oct. 17). I wonder shouldn’t the United Kingdom government also be commended for accepting Malala into its state-of-the-art Trauma Hospital, and for...

Food shortage in Pakistan Wednesday 24 October 2012 Last Update 23 October 2012 5:52 pm Like other countries of the world, Pakistan also observed World Food Day last week. But a recent UN report presents a very grim picture of Pakistan’s agriculture sector.According...

This is in response to the letter, “Many Malalas in Pakistan” by Khawaja Umer Farooq. I know Farooq is not the only one questioning the worldwide focus on Malala Yousufzai. There are many more like him in Pakistan, especially the religious hard-liners,...

Pakistan’s education system | | A A Sunday 11 November 2012 Last Update 10 November 2012 9:06 pm According to media reports, Pakistan’s federal government has announced that the families of more than 3 million poor children in Pakistan will receive cash...

Balochistan unrest Sunday 4 November 2012 Last Update 3 November 2012 4:42 pm Recently, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government has failed to protect Balochistan from internal disturbances. As far as the provincial government is...

Pakistan International Airlines Building in Lahore In absence of strong laws and government’s deafening silence, corruption is becoming a part and parcel of daily lives of Pakistani people. Due to political influence, corruption, lack of merit and mismanagement,...

MQ-1L Predator UAV armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sunday 7 October 2012 Despite growing concern over the safety of protesters, Imran Khan has decided to continue his march toward Waziristan to protest against the US drone...