Monday, May, 20, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
All said and done, people voted
NA 253 experienced problems of rigging as did other major constituencies in Karachi, such as NA 250.
I spent eight…
KP deserves change
THE people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa proved to be the most sensible people by responding positively…
60 per cent a significant turnout
EVEN 24 hours had not passed since the last vote was cast in Pakistan that the people came out on…
Paying without consuming
I HAVE two electric meters (No. AL 084412 and AL 002284) apart from two other meters which are not in…
Time for self-discovery
EVEN if 50 million people say a wrong thing right, it does not become right.
For the past five years…
Misery of polling staff
IT has been learnt that the recent elections were the most expensive — with a budget of Rs4 billion —…
Nawaz and Kalabagh Dam
ONE of the important test cases for the coming Pakistan Muslim League-N government would be bringing to life the Kalabagh…
Mahathir: a role model for Pakistan
ELECTIONS are over now with a historic turnout which, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan, was 60 per cent.…
Polls: advice to PTI chief
THE result of the recent elections clearly portrays that we are more Punjabi, Mohajir, Sindhi, Pathan and Baloch than Pakistani,…
‘Spread too thin’
YOUR editorial ‘Spread too thin’ (May 14) on the subject of multiple constituency system is really factual. As a matter…
Holding local govt elections
THIS is with reference to the article ‘Uncertainty of local elections’ (May 2) by Kunwar Idris. A country has much…
PCB’s first elected chairman
ZAKA Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has been elected for a four-year term, the first-ever elected incumbent in that office. He…
Nawaz’s statement
THE spur-of-the moment public announcement by Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif that he would invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India…
LDA plaza fire tragedy
THE tragic fire incident at the LDA plaza, Lahore, claiming many human lives is extremely deplorable. Besides being a developing…
Heavy turnout and the militants
PAKISTAN has just turned a new leaf in its chequered political history. With an unprecedented 60 per cent voter turnout,…
Winners: need for generosity
AS a citizen, I congratulate all winning candidates and send heartfelt sympathy to those who lost. I also salute the…
Beginning of a new Pakistan
IMRAN Khan has launched the beginning of a new Pakistan. Imran’s dream will come through slowly as time passes and…
Labour Day in the US
WHILE agreeing with Dr Arshad Ahmed that May 1 is not observed in the US as Labour Day (May 6),…
Pakistan: Karzai’s allegations
THIS is with reference to President Hamid Karzai’s recent press conference.
In his tirade, he just wanted to hold the…
National Library out of reach
THIS is apropos of the letter ‘Closing libraries closing minds’ (April 21). There are some other problems for library users.…
Indian interest in coal
THIS refers to Ashfaq Bokhari’s report entitled, “coal lures Indian firm” (Economic and Business Review, May 13) which states that…
Problems at an NA-250 polling station
THREE days before the election day we discovered that our constituency had changed like those of several of our relatives.…
Nawaz and Musharraf
THIS is apropos the letter ‘Nawaz Sharif and Musharraf’ (May 9) by Capt S. Afaq Rizvi. Mr Sharif not only…
Karachi’s twin menace
ONCE called the City of Lights, Karachi now suffers from frequent and prolonged power failures like many other cities in…
Revising admission timings
INTER/A-level students start to apply for graduation classes at the start of the year in different universities and institutions which…
Cervical cancer vaccinations
THIS is apropos of a news report, ‘7,000 women die of cervical cancer every year’ (May 11). Cervical cancer is…
India’s offer to Pakistani investors
India has allowed Pakistani industrialists to set up industries there, a move that has been welcomed by Pakistan. This initiative…
Terrorism: honouring civilian victims
NEWSPAPERS published supplements on (April 30) to honour the martyrs belonging to the armed forces. I am proud of our…
Education and national progress
PLATO once said: “If you want to judge the quality of a civilisation, have a look at its teachers.”
By…
Impressions of May 11 voting
AFTER seeing the results of the polls, one feels sorry for many candidates losing their seats with close margins. On…
