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Posts Tagged ‘Jhang’

Cellular Governance in Jhang

By Qudrat Ullah • Jun 10th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

Pakistan is a victim of bad-governance and corruption. Due to institutional decay and slackness of the top Babus, government infrastructure, especially in smaller districts and tehsils where gubernatorial feudal elite and the corrupt officials often make lives of the hapless a living hell, has been dangerously weakened. In this backdrop, the efforts of Mr. Zubair [...]



Flood Management in Punjab : But What Next?

By Qudrat Ullah • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

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 [...]



Country Swelters and People Burn

By Mohsin Sehgal • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

Violent and strong protest and rallies continue in various cities and towns and villages of Pakistan from Karachi to Khyber including its capital Islamabad against scheduled and unscheduled loadsheddings of 12 to 18 hours in many cities, towns and villages of the country.
While the rulers and leaders bask in airconditioned homes and cards and planes [...]