THIS is apropos of the news report ‘Greed leaves respect for the dead behind’.

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
I RECENTLY went through an article by a German professor of geography, Dr Hermann Kruetzmann, under the heading ‘The Karakoram Highway: The Impact of Road

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
YES, “democracy can only flourish in countries having independent judicial systems”, as was observed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in Quetta,

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
YOUR editorial ‘The Pillai episode’ (July 23) on the rather inauspicious conclusion of the recent India-Pakistan talks held in Islamabad takes an overly

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
THIS is with reference to the letter ‘Is independent Kashmir an option?’ (July 23) by Sobea Tabbasum. It is a fact that without involving Kashmiris in the

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
THIS is with reference to the news story ‘Sacrifices made by Pakistan not fully realised: Pentagon’ (July 26). The remarks in the Pentagon report could have

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
ACCORDING to a press report, the ministerial committee on sugar has decided to increase the price of the commodity from Rs45 to Rs55 per kg (at utility stores).

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
THIS is with reference to Dr Shahid Siddiqui’s article (July 19) in which he advocated regional languages’ promotion.

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
THIS is with reference to a letter in Dawn that expressed security concerns related

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron chose the wrong audience, wrong time and wrong proof to castigate Pakistan in its efforts against terrorists and terrorism.

Published On Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010

 
We would all do well to remember that amongst the bereaved in this tragedy are also the pilot's family.

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
IT is unfortunate to see Karachi being covered with filth. When the rains arrive, open plots are steeped in rain-water. Most of the open plots are used for

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
THE resolution criticising the role of media is being highlighted as an attack on media, though it was passed by the house unanimously. It should be taken in

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
THIS is with reference to a news report published in Dawn (July 20). I felt humiliated when the US Secretary of State said that if another incident such as what

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
THE drone attacks on July 25 killed more than 13 people in North and South Waziristan. The continuity of the killings is a slur on the sovereignty of the state

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
ALMOST one-and-a-half months ago Cyclone Phet and its accompanying heavy rainfall destroyed thousands of houses, fishing boats and small boats in Gwadar city

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
IT is sad that owing to the unrealistic policies of the Saudi government related to Umra packages, certain unscrupulous tour operators are minting money without

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
PASSING a test on one occasion does not give a licence to any individual to do as he or she wishes for the rest of his/her life. The reference is to the that

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
I AM a student of Environmental Sciences. I would like to draw your attention to the increasing problem of air pollution in and around the walled city of

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010

 
GONE are the days when a graduate degree meant a decent job. Nowadays, there are literally hundreds of unemployed graduates scouring newspapers for job

Published On Friday, 30 Jul, 2010