Wednesday, May, 22, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
Immunisation programme: some questions
IT is very sad to see the healthcare delivery system in Pakistan. Last month, I had a bitter experience when…
‘Religion and politics’
THIS is apropos of Zubeida Mustafa’s article ‘Religion and politics’ (Nov 7), and Nadeem F.…
Israeli aggression in Gaza
NOAM Chomsky, prominent American philosopher and public critic, has rightly described Gaza as the world’s largest open-air prison.
The recent…
Doctors’ strikes: patients’ misery
THE Hippocratic Oath is a pledge that every doctor takes to practice medicine ethically, honestly and to never turn away…
Pharmaceutical industry: some suggestions
THIS is with reference to the advertisement supplement of Dawn regarding enactment of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Bill…
Vocational training and Germany
I WAS recently looking at how Germany was able to develop a vast manufacturing base. The main reason for their…
Sports and the elite
RECENTLY, a bombshell was dropped on citizens’ right to play in a stadium when some bigwigs landed their helicopter in…
A school under occupation
THIS refers to children’s education. The world recently observed Malala Day and some 87,000 people across the world have endorsed…
Political will is missing
PAKISTAN’S constitutional and bureaucratic institutions have been politicised. We have corruption, poverty, a bad law and order situation, sectarian violence,…
Democracy and ballot
MANY of us are found watching TV talk shows, discussing politics for hours, and passing our comments. Politics remains a…
