Monday, May, 20, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
Additives in fuel: social responsibility
THIS is apropos of the letter ‘Additives in fuel: advice to PSO’ by Naeem Burney (Dec 10). The writer has…
Of a sudden chill
ON Saturday a chill descended on Karachi that had nothing to do with the weather.…
PAF hero is ill
DESPITE the chaos and mess created over the years by our so-called leaders, Pakistan has produced fine individuals who make…
Political elite and tax evasion
THE recent report has revealed that 67 per cent of parliamentarians and 62 per cent of ministers in the federal…
Questionable cricket selection
THE Pakistan cricket squad announced for India series has drawn mixed reactions. It is good to give a chance to…
HEC scholarship: a plea
I AM a student from a remote region of Balochistan and am currently enrolled in the International Islamic University, Islamabad.…
Yellow cabs: another scam?
PUNJAB Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has announced the yellow cab scheme for the educated unemployed individuals of Punjab. At the…
Of mafias and the nexus
THERE is a saying in the business community: “You have to spend money to make money”. Take, for example, the…
Remembering Razia Butt
WRITER Razia Butt died in Lahore on Nov 21 at the age of 88. She was born in 1924 in…
CNG closure: people’s misery
WE, the poor middle class, are facing a lot of problems pertaining to transport owing to the closure of CNG…
PIA was once a model
VISITING Malta, an island state in the Mediterranean, a couple of decades ago, I came across a senior Maltese officer…
BISP: misery of the underprivileged
MANY programmes were launched for the underprivileged in the past. Some of them succeeded too. The reason behind their success…
