Revival of Hikmat Philosophy may be an alternative to modern healthcare system
Hamdard Pakistan is an organization that has rescued the ‘Hikmat’ as a torchbearer but now its promotion depends upon the people in our society. We have to revisit the compromises made by depending upon the modern healthcare system that h...
Enticement: a perilous alarm
In general terms, enticement or bribery 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 p...
It is high time to fight back
It is good to see that our cricket team has left behind the disturbing memories of the humiliating whitewash in the recently- concluded Test series against England at home grounds and has taken a different course for the ongoing home series against K...
Biasing tendencies of social media and its upshots
Technologies which allow us to share information, pictures and ideas among three things are what we call social media. Today, social media has created new styles of communication for us, which made huge impact on everyday lives of people. In modern d...
Textile sector crisis aggravates
The county’s most valuable exchange earning sector Textile is reeling under severe crisis and the situation is so alarming that it is on the verge of default. According to APTMA, the industry is facing severe shortage of raw material i.e., cott...
Sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities
The sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities are a matter of serious concern as the common man is virtually unable to meet his kitchen expenses and has been running from pillar to post to make both ends meet. A recent survey says that seventy pe...
Banning of higher education for Afghan women
Despite a strong backlash from the global community including the Muslim world, the Taliban government in Afghanistan is hell-bent on barring women from education in one way or the other. There latest move to bar women from higher education is a case...
After whitewash against England, it’s time to win against Kiwis
These days, the New Zealand cricket team is on a tour of Pakistan. Apart from the Test series, they are also playing one-day matches. Before that, a three-Test series with England was held in Pakistan, which England won. England defeated Pakistan in...
Sense of insecurity prevails
Like other parts of the country, our homeland’s financial hub Karachi too is in grip of lawlessness in the form of continuing graph of crimes. Hardly a day passes by without a street crime incidents. And the situation is so alarming that now a...
WB assistance for flood-hit Sindh
In a welcome move, the World Bank has Okayed $1.692 billion in financing for rehabilitation of flood affected people of Sindh province, where more than one-third of the province was under water during the summer floods that were unprecedented in natu...
