Analysis: The last line of defence
At midnight on Sunday, 11 to 12 heavily armed young men targeted the Karachi airport with a mission to breach a well-defended key installation and, in the process, draw the world’s attention,...
View ArticleFIFA: A review of the World Cups from 1930 to 2014
It was in 1920 when the first international intercontinental football tournament was held, when FIFA and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) joined hands to include the event in the 1920 summer...
View ArticleSteering committee on polio: Over 96,000 displaced children vaccinated
ISLAMABAD: Some 96,487 children of displaced families have been administered anti-polio vaccines at different permanent transit points since the military mounted its Zarb-e-Azb operation in the North...
View ArticleCrime does pay: The lucrative business of SHO appointments
KARACHI: In Karachi, the Station House Officer (SHO) is the ‘boss’ of his area. If he wishes so, no criminal could muster the courage to commit crimes within his jurisdiction. Unfortunately, police...
View ArticleMove towards an open-market structure?
KARACHI: Pakistan has knocked on a lot of doors, searching desperately for an answer to its persistent power crisis. Inaugurating power projects, looking for alternative fuel sources and signing...
View ArticleDisorder in the streets: Traffic in a state of mess as CBC neglects the red,...
KARACHI: The unusually high incidence of motor vehicle accidents in the upscale locality of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) reflects the lack of safety measures being taken for the regulation of...
View ArticleBlack gold: The contraband that runs Karachi’s wheels
KARACHI: If you chance to venture into the more congested parts of the city, you may come across several roadside stalls, selling petrol and diesel in plastic bottles and small tin containers. This...
View ArticleSmart police: A smooth drive will now be a click away
LAHORE: A mobile application is being designed to provide information about traffic volume on city roads using Google Maps, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Tayyab Hafeez Chema said on Thursday. “The...
View ArticleIs eradication a long shot?
ISLAMABAD / QUETTA / LAHORE: With violent attacks on polio teams, 220 cases and a troubling mindset, exactly how far is Pakistan from eradicating polio on this World Polio Day? The country’s Expanded...
View ArticleHealth hazard: A case of the ever-expanding waste line
PESHAWAR: Ten-year-old Sadiq Khan drags himself out of bed at the crack of dawn so he can beat the crowd of scavenger children at the east gate of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and collect hospital...
View ArticleKarachi slaughterhouses: Under the knife
There is one golden rule at the two slaughterhouses in Karachi — the animal should walk into the facility. If it falls or falters on the way, it will be sent back. This is the principle which governs...
View ArticleOnline presence: Social media savvy
In today’s tech-savvy world, avoiding social media isn’t just difficult — it’s virtually impossible. We are all well aware of how social media websites like Facebook and Instagram have changed our...
View ArticleWhat does 'belonging' to Karachi mean?
KARACHI: The residents of any city have rights, responsibilities and a sense of belonging – an identity, if you will – to that city. That, after all, is what citizenship is all about. Karachi’s...
View ArticleA dusty fix: Residents of Keamari, Shireen Jinnah start campaign against coal...
KARACHI: For the last couple of weeks, the residents of Keamari and Shireen Jinnah Colony have been quite busy. They have been working together and have started a campaign against the transportation...
View ArticleMale vs Female Bosses — Which Do You Prefer?
Over the past couple of decades, the corporate world has undergone a number of changes and come a long way. Gone are the days of uniformity and completing the average, monotonous nine-to-five routine...
View ArticleThe accidental journalist, Misha Rezvi
Unlike the average 20-something of today, Misha isn’t one to rush her career. In fact, taking things in her stride has truly worked in her favour. The journalist, documentary filmmaker and Emmy-winner...
View ArticleStyle statement jewellery: Must haves for the winter season
For centuries, women have been enamoured with the concept of jewellery. From the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, known for her elaborate jewellery collection, to the women of the Indus Valley Civilisation...
View ArticleThe skinny fat epidemic
Almost each and every one of us has that one, effortlessly thin friend who subsists on a diet of cheese and bread without gaining even an ounce of weight. They avoid the gym like the plague, always...
View Article#TweetError 2014
The year 2014 was as eventful in cyberspace as it was off it. While Twitter played a key role in shaping events and conversations in a majority of the cases, here are some of the tweets that made...
View ArticleGame changers of 2014
KARACHI: With each passing year, Pakistan brings countless surprises, and revelations which not only impact upcoming trends but cause a stir to questioning the sanity and logic of people within the...
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