Thursday, May, 23, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
Bloody start to 2013
THE people of Balochistan, deprived and ignored by the quarters concerned, bade farewell to the year 2012 hoping that 2013…
Accidental amputation and precautions
THIS is apropos of a photograph on page 18 (Jan 11, Lahore edition) which reminded…
Hazara killings
THIS refers to recent killings of Hazaras which is the worst blow to the community in history. We, Hazaras, now…
Safety of workers
I RECENTLY witnessed gross violations of occupational safety rules on main Sunset Boulevard, Karachi. The two workers worked on a…
Senior citizens and CNICs
AS regards the issuance of computerised national identity cards (CNIC) to senior citizens, the government had claimed it would issue…
Pensioners and biometric technology
I HAVE noticed that senior citizens have to come in person to collect their pension and have to wait for…
Unfair means during NTS exams
THE written test conducted recently by the NTS for recruitment of teachers in the Sindh education department was marred by…
‘Believe it or not’
ACCORDING to Ripley’s ‘Believe it or not’ and Richard Halliburton’s Second Book of Marvels, the Great Wall of China is…
Turkish play
THE Pakistani public, which has gone crazy over the Turkish plays now being screened here, has not seen the best…
Voters’ verification with army
I WAS surprised to see the news item ‘Army not to escort ECP officials door to door’ (Jan 11).
The…
Ensuring effective use of medication
ONE major cause behind the grave rate of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, as recognised by the World Health…
