The Pakistani Spectator

The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) is a Section 42, not-for-profit company financed by the Government of Punjab and Department for International Development, UK. PSDF is a funding organization which acts as a financier of skills development/vocational training projects and intends to stimulate the market for skills development for the poor and the vulnerable populations [...]

Punjab, the land of mighty rivers and flowing canals witnessed many big deluges which caused losses to the tune of billion of rupees, besides damaging lives and property of the public. Although the flood management is the responsibility of the provinces, yet a number of federal departments are entrusted with the Federal Flood Commission, which [...]

This has been a busy week even by my standards. It started last Sunday with a trip down to Karachi to sort out the loose ends of arrangements surrounding a family wedding; followed by a couple of days packed with social engagements – and then the bus back to Bahawalpur arriving Wednesday morning only to [...]