Since the last few years Pakistan has been portrayed as a failed state. Our own supposed head of the states have portrayed Pakistan as a den of extremism where nobody can control the situation. They claimed that the stability of the country is linked to them being in office. Ofcourse, they had their own vested [...]
March 16th 2009 marked a new day in the history of Pakistan. This was the day when a two year struggle by the civil society, lawyers, media and politicians produced significant gains. Judges who refused to accept illegal demands of civil and military dictators were reinstated through an executive order. Earlier lawyers from the PPP [...]
On my way back home in the afternoon I took some pictures of the three or four containers that were placed on Islamabad highway. For those of you who are familiar with Islamabad/Rawalpindi these pictures were taken at the Faizabad flyover and containers were present on both sides of the road. The pictures can be viewed at [...]
Since the last few months there have been intense debates on whether the electronic media is becoming a monster or not. Certain people are propogating the opinion that the media is playing a destructive role for the society. They claim that in the days of dictatorship it calls for democracy and later tries to [...]
Over the years life has become very difficult for Pakistani tax payers. The issue is not of paying heave taxes. The issue here is of getting some comforts, benefits for our services to the country. After all we work hard for the money we earn and give the state as tax. The basic purpose of [...]
Since 9th March 2007 the concept of Independent Judiciary has become very popular. Some people say our country cannot prosper without an independent judiciary some say it is not needed, there are other things that we need more. An independent judiciary is always needed to strengthen a country. Without justice people feel insecure and are [...]
Ever since the election campaigns started all opposition parties have been constantly complaining that the lota league candidates are using state machinery for their election campaigns with the help of local nazims. Ofcourse, these complaints have been dismissed by the lotas as just another excuse to loose the elections because supposedly they have carried out [...]
Pakistan has been facing an unprecedented energy crisis since the last few years. The problem becomes more severe during summers.However, this winter was no different.During the peak crisis there was a power outage of 3-4 hours everyday. Those without generators and UPS faced tremendous problems. The prices of both continued to increase due to a [...]
