Ayesha Shahid

THE TAKING OF RAWALPINDI

THE TAKING OF RAWALPINDI

Rawalpindi city is ‘developing’. With 16 new housing authorities already approved and another 39 awaiting approval, a massive Published 10 Jan, 2021 09:52am

‘Pakistan’s population may touch 300m mark in 2050’

ISLAMABAD, June 29: Family planning is back in fashion in the development world. But Pakistan’s unchanging fertility rates are a serious cause of concern for its future and a major hurdle to it progress, Published 30 Jun, 2012 02:32am

‘Pakistan’s population may touch 300m mark in 2050’

ISLAMABAD, June 29: Family planning is back in fashion in the development world. But Pakistan’s unchanging fertility rates are a serious cause of concern for its future and a major hurdle to it progress, established panelists at a seminar organised by the Published 29 Jun, 2012 11:11pm

Capacity building steals the limelight in education sector

ISLAMABAD, June 22: Inclinations in the developmental world change and education is no exception. The trends in the field have also been changing regularly and today the focus is on capacity building. Published 23 Jun, 2012 02:49am

Speedy justice still a dream

For litigants, justice remains a distant dream. Property disputes and corruption cases get delayed again and again or are simply not taken up for years and the ordinary man is deprived of access to precious Published 10 Jun, 2012 02:52am

Kohistan girls alive, SC told

ISLAMABAD, June 7: A team sent to a village in Kohistan to determine the truth about five women who were reported to have been killed after being sentenced to death by a jirga for clapping at a wedding when two young men were dancing told the Supreme Cour Published 07 Jun, 2012 09:01pm

Kohistan girls case remains a mystery

ISLAMABAD, June 6: Despite clear instructions by the Supreme Court to produce the five women reportedly killed on the orders of a tribal jirga in Kohistan for dancing with boys at a wedding ceremony, Published 07 Jun, 2012 02:48am

The need for early childhood education centres

ISLAMABAD, June 5: How can a state put a whole population segment at a disadvantage? We can look to the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) for an answer Published 06 Jun, 2012 01:17am

The need for early childhood education centres

ISLAMABAD, June 5: How can a state put a whole population segment at a disadvantage? We can look to the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) for an answer Published 05 Jun, 2012 08:11pm

Apex court takes up Kohistan ‘killing’ case

ISLAMABAD, June 4: With sensational media reports making the rounds about four women having been killed in Kohistan after videos were leaked of them dancing with two men during wedding festivities, the Published 04 Jun, 2012 09:30pm

Manto’s fight against hypocrisy rekindled

ISLAMABAD, May 31: The second day of celebrating Manto’s centenary took the standard up a notch as the likes of Qavi Khan and Tahira Imam put up a profile of Manto touching both the personal and professional Published 31 May, 2012 09:08pm

Manto’s Ten rupees redone retains old appeal

ISLAMABAD, May 30: These days, Manto is in the air. And in a quest to celebrate Manto’s centenary, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) put up a rendition of his short story Ten rupees on Wednesday in a simple but effective production. Published 30 May, 2012 10:05pm

Manto’s Ten rupees redone retains old appeal

ISLAMABAD, May 30: These days, Manto is in the air. And in a quest to celebrate Manto’s centenary, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) put up a rendition of his short story Ten rupees on Published 30 May, 2012 09:11pm

Exhibition for a cause brings forth talent

ISLAMABAD, May 28: ‘Women empowerment’ is a goal that shows up a lot in the world of development but is hard to trace or quantify and its results do not often become visible. Published 29 May, 2012 03:52am

Cabinet sets up committees on Balochistan, Sindh violence

ISLAMABAD, May 23: The federal cabinet formed two ministerial committees on Wednesday to investigate incidents of violence in Karachi over the controversial issue of the demand for a new Muhajir Published 23 May, 2012 10:09pm