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Close Ties of ISI & Taliban

Meesum Raza

Pakistan and its notorious intelligence services is much maligned in the western world and even back home it has some very high profile critics! They have operated above the law for decades and are without doubt the strongest force in the country.However what can not be questioned is their ...

Filthy Morning TV Shows

Hira Saeed

Morning shows have now become more popular among Pakistani women. Every morning right after finishing their duties, they merely switched on their TV, switch from channel to channel to relishing themselves with morning shows being shown in different TV channels. I was too fond of those shows at times ...

People of Thar Severely Threatened by Climate Change

Jeetender Maheshwari

Climate Change is a serious concerns for countries like Pakistan and it has deep impact on the livelihood of inhabitants of Pakistan. As weather change has affected the livelihoods of thousands of inhabitants of Tharparkar desert, compelled migration of humans closer to barrage areas has grow to be greater frequent ...

Intra Party Elections - Recipe for Disaster?

Sidra Masood

Do you think PTI should go for intra party elections? Is it not a suicide bomb afterbeing a witness to the damage it caused to the party in 2013 elections & continues to do so without any negligence I reckon? Notwithstanding the fact that the massive support the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ...

Nothing is Impossible

Rohan Ahmed

Remember when you are 15. . . No, no you sit down you cant do it. . . . oh dear! Be quite you don\'t know any thing. . . no, no how you can decide what will u study after matriculation, we will tell you. . . doctor. . ...

DTH in Pakistan

Saman

I am an avid follower of Pakistan current affair shows. It would not be wrong if I state that only 10% of these shows express and discuss issues without being objective and biased. Few days back, I was again watching one of these shows and found something very disappointing. A ...

Mariam Mukhtar - Pakistan's Marvellous Daughter

Rohan Ahmed

Salam to the daughter of Pakistan, Salam to the brave girl, Salam to the girl who sacrificed her life for her country, Salam to the first woman martyred in Pakistan Air Force, Salam to Mariam Mukhtar, a girl lost her life in F-7 fighting plane crash during her routine flight. ...

The 9 O' Clock News Drama

Nafisa Jadoon

I was in the kitchen when i heard the sound of my favourite song coming from the TV lounge. I left my pasta boiling on the stove and ran to the lounge only to find that it was not any movie but the 9 o\'clock news bulletin that my ...

Sectarianism in Pakistan

Rohan Ahmed

Is this so called National Action Plan is satisfactory for Pakistanis, who don’t want sectarianism in their beloved country? This is the question that rises in all minds, who will answer it? The Government of Pakistan, which is totally helpless in front of these ruling Mullahs, or this ...

Too Much Advertising Clutter in Karachi

Asim Khan

We live in the 21st century, we call ourselves conscious human beings but less do we realize that as the world is progressing, we\'re turning from human into consumers. Everything we are related to, is being commercialized, our food, our water, our events, our festivals, even our feelings and emotions. ...

Why Nobody Weeps for Pakistan

Meesum Raza

On the eve of 13th of November 2015 world was shocked by another terrorist attack in Paris. With more than 100 casualties and many more injured this was indeed a devastating tragedy .In the aftermath of the attacks social media erupted. Messages of support started coming in from all ...

Pakistan's 1st ODI win against England 2015

Abdul Qadir

Pakistan wins first ODI thanks to Muhammad Hafeez\'s brilliant century and Muhammad Irfan\'s three wickets. Azhar ali and Younus Khan missed out but a exciting 62* innings by young Babar Azam. Muhammad Rizwan will join team today and likely play the next match on Friday as Younus Khan has ...

How to use Facebook after you die

Hira Maryam

Facebook has just added a new feature in it\'s settings and nobody noticed it!It\'s called My Legacy Contact. In case something happens to you and you are dead, you can choose someone to manage your account and tell people on your behalf that you are no more. ...

Need for Effective Disaster Management

Inam Khan

Nature is both benevolent and disastrous. On one hand it showers rains, fertiles the barren land, grows variety of crops and provides food and shelter to human beings. On the other hand its wrath turns lofty buildings into ruins and magnificent cities into pile of debris. ...

Professional and Fake Beggars

Muhammad Furqan

With the prevailing of poverty in Pakistan, specially talking about Karachi, a new profession has emerge as professional beggars. These professionals\' beggars can be easily seen on streets on their specific territories which they maintain as their assigned area for their business. Most of them are of young age or ...