OP-ED

Changing dimensions of Pak ties

It is welcome to note that the dimensions of Pakistan’s relations with west and other countries are expanding to new horizons including cooperation against climate change effects, natural disasters, environmental issues, people to people contac...

ALCOHOLISM

The term alcoholism may be used to refer to a wide range of issues associated with alcohol. Simply put, it is a situation whereby an individual cannot stay without alcohol. An alcoholic usually drinks alcohol uncontrollably and persistently. Alcoholi...

Stock market volatility: all eyes set on outcome of Govt-IMF talks

The prevailing economic situation has confused the investors in stock market shares and they quit the trading in haste in the wake of share market’s collapse and its unstable outlook with no imminent turned around in its fortunes unless the IMF...

Features of sole proprietorship (PART 1)

Sole proprietorship forms by far the most common form of business ownership for start ups. Numerous ways of starting businesses are available to entrepreneurs but still this is most preferred. Several reasons can be attributed to this situation. Thes...

Enticement: a severe issue

In general terms, enticement means exchange of cash, material or goods in return of a favour that is otherwise impossible or hard to attain. The world is constantly evolving and so is the wealth gap between the rich and the poor. So when people reali...

The killer roads and highways

In yet another gruesome road accident, 21 people lost their precious lives when a bus carrying them fell into ditch after collision with another vehicle on the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan district. Earlier, on Jan 8, as many as 50 passengers died&n...

Being a jobless

Unemployment is common word nowadays. We may have noticed that in spite of education, there are many people that are without jobs. Widespread and persistent unemployment is one of serious macroeconomic problems, both developing and developed countrie...

Benefits of virtuous character

Character can be defined as a set of moral principles.  It is also defined as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Character is what you know about somebody, either through experience of dealing with them or by what you h...

Millions rendered jobless due to textile sector woes

Textile industry which is one of main employers of the labour workforce in the country has laid off seven million workers during the last few months and the situation is still not under control as there is very little raw material i.e., cotton bales...

Time to do away with corporal punishment at schools

The incidents of corporal punishment at schools are on the rise and the recent incidents across the country indicate that the law to this effect needs to be strictly implemented.  In the fact, these incidents have created an outrage among the pa...

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Bilawal stresses need to overcome national divisions for consensus

LAHORE: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that deep-rooted divisions in the country remain the biggest obstacle to achieving consensus. During a meeting with party officials, senior PPP leaders  Sajjad-ul-Has...

CM Murad, Italian CG discuss investment, trade relations

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah and the newly appointed Consul General of Italy Fabrizio agreed to further coordinate their efforts to facilitate investment in Sindh. In a meeting held here at CM House yesterday, the CM Sindh and It...

MQM-P leader writes to CJP over alarming rise in traffic fatalities

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and Deputy Parliamentary Leader in the Sindh Assembly, Taha Ahmed Khan, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, urging him to take suo motu notice of the rising number of deadly...

ECP disqualifies 24 ex-lawmakers

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified 24 former members of the National and Provincial Assemblies for failing to submit their asset and liability declarations for the fiscal year 2022-2023, yesterday. According to an o...
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