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How to bring real democracy in confused state like Pakistan?

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Oct 5th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Why Ghazala Khan’s mantra is democracy, democracy. What is it that everybody is longing for? How it came into this world. Under which situation, it is the only way out? And above all, why it is not flourishing in Pakistan? Well lets say, Ghazala khan among others consider democracy as best governing system to [...]



Our Culture, What’s gone wrong?

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Worth A Second Look

I would have ignore it if Sialkot incidence stand alone in the current history of Pakistan but unfortunately it’s the cluster; killing of Pakistani’s in a bus on Punjabi ethnic basis, target killing in Karachi on regional politics basis, evacuation of non-Balouchi settlers in Quetta and if we go back in time burning a suspect [...]



Effective Flood Risk Management in Pakistan

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Aug 28th, 2010 • Category: Worth A Second Look

This article will present analysis of flood which caused 1589 causalities left 2344 injured and 1,236,256 private house destruction.  The main emphasis would be at effective flood risk management measures to reduce flood damages.
The monsoonal storm forcing induced severe flood, hit Pak Himalayan and Karakoram Range, which form the collective watershed for Kabul, Indus, Jhelum [...]



How to gauge the quality of democracy?

By Engr. K. Shahzad • May 31st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

It’s an irony that all previous governments of Pakistan including dictatorships claimed that democracy flourished in their tenure. In support to their arguments, they present the legislature; the body representative of people. Even all the dictators had one.  My question is, if federal or provincial assembly presence is sufficed to be called as democracy. If [...]



Some Upcoming Scholarships

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Feb 7th, 2010 • Category: Misc

Here is the latest newsletter from PkStudents containing the updated news about funding and scholarship opportunities, which we hope are useful for you and your friends.
Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) prize studentships 2010, Scotland
SICSA offers up to 20 prize studentships per year to the very best students from anywhere in the world. Our [...]



Guide to Save Pakistan from Suicide Bombing

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Dec 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

We will start winning this war the moment we will start chasing them in streets and markets like our army is doing in caves and mountains.
No terrorist group can carry out the attacks for years without the continuous supply of 3F’s; fighters, fighting material and finances. And neither does any country could fight back only [...]



Best minds blasted by stern faiths (fight within)

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Oct 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I have seen best mind and dutiful strong bodies of my nation being blasted at the hand of stern misguided faiths, left the streets bleeding by the blood of mind, body and faith at the funeral of soul. Gone are the days when these qualities come in the single soul (the tone of whose harmony [...]



Pakistan is not alone

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Aug 8th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Dr. Moyo, in pleading the case of Africa, discussed evil impacts of aid on African governments in last 50 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enDmHgJC4eY&feature=PlayList&p=18B608484B45150C&index=4
If you happen to view this 8 minute video can you please tell me that if Pakistan is not facing the same problems with respect to foreign aid and loan as Africa does. if not whats [...]



Minar e Pakistan to Eifel Tower

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Jul 31st, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Bonjour! Minar e Pakistan came in my mind when I was standing on the top of that romantic Eifel tower and looking down at the colorful crowd on the Champ de Mars beside the mystic River Seine in Paris. The mind blowing view of Paris was all around and I was thinking that whether this [...]



Fix the Direction

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Jul 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Starting from point A (Mukhtaran Mai), walk toward 5 km north (Kalabagh) followed by 5 km east (Akber Bugti), then 5 km south (Sharia) and 5 km west (Cricket) at the end. Where will we stand? Yes at point A indeed. If we take these direction as our efforts for several issues which we [...]