Saturday, May, 18, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
Supply of synthetic milk in Karachi
A RECENT television show revealed the secret production and supply of ‘artificial’ or ‘synthetic’ milk to the people of Karachi.…
Jobs and transparency in Stevta: an appeal
THE Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Stevta) announced vacancies through advertisement on Feb…
Amnesty for tax evaders
FINANCE Minister Hafeez Shiekh has, in principle, approved the new FBR scheme for tax defaulters. With this scheme, all the…
Elite schools: unethical teaching ethics
I HAD a bad experience while trying to reach a prestigious school in Johar Town (junior and middle section) for…
Building larger water reservoirs
THE government has a penchant for making small dams instead of mega hydroelectric projects like the Kalabagh dam. It has…
Terrorism: Pakistan’s sacrifices
THE US has declared the Haqqani network a terrorist organisation and ordered to freeze all its assets in the US…
Maligning Malala
IT is good to hear that Malala Yousafzai has been gradually recovering. Besides, it is also laudable that the media…
Truman: a lesson for Pakistanis
THIS refers to my letter ‘Gen Powell: a lesson for Pakistanis’ (Nov 8). I was reminded of how a hero…
Recognising Chinese universities
CHINESE engineering universities can be compared with world class universities in terms of infrastructure and facilities being offered to students.…
FBR recruitment
RECENTLY, the FBR announced a number of vacancies in inland revenue service and customs from grade 1 to 15. Applicants…
Window dressing of economy
THE government has adopted a policy of window dressing by acquiring loans and grants from foreign donor agencies and countries…
