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2 days ago
Brewing wheat crisis
SINDH frequently faces wheat crisis, which is a result of wrong policies and the inefficiency of the food department. The food officials have once again demonstrated similar incompetence ...
SINDH frequently faces wheat crisis, which is a result of wrong policies and the inefficiency of the food department. The food officials have once again demonstrated similar incompetence ...
2 days ago
Feud claims two lives
MARDAN, May 20: Two persons were killed and two others received injuries when their opponents allegedly opened fire at them in Gharibabad area of Mayar here on Monday, police said.
MARDAN, May 20: Two persons were killed and two others received injuries when their opponents allegedly opened fire at them in Gharibabad area of Mayar here on Monday, police said.
2 days ago
Peace worker gunned down in Tank
TANK/LANDI KOTAL, May 20: Unidentified people gunned down a worker of peace committee Saifur Rehman here on Monday.
TANK/LANDI KOTAL, May 20: Unidentified people gunned down a worker of peace committee Saifur Rehman here on Monday.
2 days ago
Election results: a snapshot
EXCLUDING the ‘rigging’ part of the elections, the nation has given its verdict in an open and a very frank manner. A snapshot of how our political parties have been greeted by the people may, in my humble opinion, go as under:
EXCLUDING the ‘rigging’ part of the elections, the nation has given its verdict in an open and a very frank manner. A snapshot of how our political parties have been greeted by the people may, in my humble opinion, go as under:
2 days ago
Zardari’s regrets: Reasons behind PPP loss
THE last time President Asif Ali Zardari was in Lahore, the PPP had as many National Assembly seats in the city as it now has in the whole of Punjab — two.
THE last time President Asif Ali Zardari was in Lahore, the PPP had as many National Assembly seats in the city as it now has in the whole of Punjab — two.
2 days ago
Verification of voters’ thumbprints
AS a voter I feel reassured to learn from newspapers that the Election Commission of Pakistan has in place systematic arrangements with Nadra to verify thumb impressions of the voters who were issued ballot papers.
AS a voter I feel reassured to learn from newspapers that the Election Commission of Pakistan has in place systematic arrangements with Nadra to verify thumb impressions of the voters who were issued ballot papers.
2 days ago
Why not proportional representation?
I ENDORSE the views expressed by CDRE (r) Sajjad Ali Shah Bokhari on the subject of ‘proportional representation’ (May 4) in the future general elections for Pakistan.
I ENDORSE the views expressed by CDRE (r) Sajjad Ali Shah Bokhari on the subject of ‘proportional representation’ (May 4) in the future general elections for Pakistan.
2 days ago
Virtual world
THIS is apropos of Rafia Zakaria’s article ‘The virtual vote’ (May 15). The writer has pointed out that the ‘virtual world’ was mostly with the PTI, but did not ultimately prevail because the votes were largely confined to the virtual world.
THIS is apropos of Rafia Zakaria’s article ‘The virtual vote’ (May 15). The writer has pointed out that the ‘virtual world’ was mostly with the PTI, but did not ultimately prevail because the votes were largely confined to the virtual world.
2 days ago
NEWS IN BRIEF
PESHAWAR, May 20: An MPA-elect of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf has announced that he will not avail the benefits as member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and serve the people selflessly.
PESHAWAR, May 20: An MPA-elect of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf has announced that he will not avail the benefits as member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and serve the people selflessly.
2 days ago
Biometric identification system
DEFEAT of Chaudhry Nisar in the recount, amongst other proofs of rigging shown on TV, is enough to give credence to the widespread protest.
DEFEAT of Chaudhry Nisar in the recount, amongst other proofs of rigging shown on TV, is enough to give credence to the widespread protest.
2 days ago
A step forward
AMID concerns over election issues like rigging and mismanagement, some politicians and TV anchors congratulate the nation over the transition to democracy.
AMID concerns over election issues like rigging and mismanagement, some politicians and TV anchors congratulate the nation over the transition to democracy.
2 days ago
Pyrrhic victory? The battle for NA-250
OUT of all the constituencies in the country where allegations of mismanagement emerged during the general elections, Karachi’s NA-250 was probably the most high-profile.
OUT of all the constituencies in the country where allegations of mismanagement emerged during the general elections, Karachi’s NA-250 was probably the most high-profile.
2 days ago
Schools for girls needed
SCHOOLS and colleges are badly needed for girls in interior Sindh. I hope that the government would do something about it on an urgent basis.
SCHOOLS and colleges are badly needed for girls in interior Sindh. I hope that the government would do something about it on an urgent basis.
2 days ago
PTI leader’s murder
THE wild accusation without an iota of truth or evidence against a veteran political leader like Altaf Hussain was not only unwarranted but also against all moral, political and legal norms.
THE wild accusation without an iota of truth or evidence against a veteran political leader like Altaf Hussain was not only unwarranted but also against all moral, political and legal norms.
2 days ago
Appalling conditions of library
I am a regular visitor of the Shamsul Ulema Daud Pota Library, Hyderabad. I feel very uncomfortable attending the library.
I am a regular visitor of the Shamsul Ulema Daud Pota Library, Hyderabad. I feel very uncomfortable attending the library.
2 days ago
PTI protests leader’s murder
PESHAWAR, May 20: Following a call by the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, workers of the party held a protest demonstration at Sher Shah Suri Road here on Monday against the murder of a senior PTI leader Zehra Shahid Hussain in Karachi.
PESHAWAR, May 20: Following a call by the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, workers of the party held a protest demonstration at Sher Shah Suri Road here on Monday against the murder of a senior PTI leader Zehra Shahid Hussain in Karachi.
2 days ago
Increased loadshedding a bane
THE KESC has announced increased loadshedding for a further half hour from May 16 in excess of the usual loadshedding hours.
THE KESC has announced increased loadshedding for a further half hour from May 16 in excess of the usual loadshedding hours.
2 days ago
Asghar Ali Engineer
WITH a great sense of loss I read the news about the death of Asghar Ali Engineer, who used to frequently contribute to Dawn in its Friday Feature column.
WITH a great sense of loss I read the news about the death of Asghar Ali Engineer, who used to frequently contribute to Dawn in its Friday Feature column.
2 days ago
Top of the world: Women on Everest
AFTER they conquered the mighty Mount Everest in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became household names for generations of people.
AFTER they conquered the mighty Mount Everest in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became household names for generations of people.
2 days ago
Of passions inside a nuclear plant
The metaphor levels are set to maximum on Grand Central, an overwrought, overthought tale of leaking passions inside a nuclear power plant. Here come the hard-hat romantics, tramping up the gangway to circle the core. Radiation sickness, they tell themselves, is a little like being kissed in a bar by a beautiful woman
The metaphor levels are set to maximum on Grand Central, an overwrought, overthought tale of leaking passions inside a nuclear power plant. Here come the hard-hat romantics, tramping up the gangway to circle the core. Radiation sickness, they tell themselves, is a little like being kissed in a bar by a beautiful woman
