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Energy Crisis in Pakistan

By Ahmad Abrar Maula Quraishi • Aug 18th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Pakistan is a country which is rich in natural resources. Almost all kinds of resources which can be used to produce energy are in sufficient amount. The province of Balouchistan specially has big oil and gas reserves. There are ample resources to produce thermal, hydro, solar, wind and nuclear energy. The question is why we [...]



Musharraf: For Godsake Come Back

By Gul Raiz • May 1st, 2010 • Category: Politics

The lack of trust upon the rulers by the people of Pakistan is resulting in a form of civil disobedience. Nobody is paying any heed to the measures announced by the government to save the electricity. That, and the people are even defying the local authorities and keeping their shops and business open till late [...]



Market Early Closure

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Apr 26th, 2010 • Category: Politics

While the TV Channels are breathlessly and madly trying to cover every second Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza’s life, the businessmen and shopkeepers throughout the country are wondering in hellish atmosphere as how to carry the cart of their lives. Many have threatened suicide, and couple of them have already committed the gruesome act, as [...]



Dark City Blues

By Chris Cork • Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: Worth A Second Look

We all have the blues from time to time. Those days when nothing seems to go right and even if it does it doesn’t go right in exactly the way you wanted. You wake up with that grumpy dissatisfied feeling; nobody can do anything that makes you happy and you are determinedly miserable. It can [...]



18th Amendment– Good Job Done, now what about other issues

By Rai Azlan • Apr 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

So the 18th amendment has been made in the constitution and it was long due, it took more then 2 years to get this outcome. It is good news indeed as at a certain level it was an ultimate need now it’s been said that now institutions have been made stronger. One of my friends [...]



Reflections on Pakistan Day

By Jamshed Khan • Mar 28th, 2010 • Category: Features

This is a day when one hears many speeches and platitudes.Then the day goes by,the rituals are over and things revert to what they were.There are so many crisis facing the country.There are so many enemies,both inside and outside.Let us start with the life of the common man.
It has never been easy but of late [...]



The Daily Grind

By Chris Cork • Jan 10th, 2010 • Category: Politics

If it’s a struggle for me then what must it be like for all the rest? There is a roof over my head, food in the larder and a warm bed to sleep in. I lack little. That which I do not have I either don’t need or don’t desire — but if I did [...]



Solution is a Problem Itself

By Rai Azlan • Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Politics

The whole nation is suffering from a curse known as load shedding, in this worst condition, since 2007. Till now nothing but sky high claims have been made to root out this problem but when I look at the practical outcome I cant see anything because power is gone (LIGHT NAI A RAHI).
For last few [...]



Killer Buzzwords

By Engr. K. Shahzad • Jun 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The Buzzwords stinks. Time to come to basics now. Hassan Nisar rightly pointed out in his interview with Dr. Shahid Masood that all they knew are 400 to 500 sentences and if we snatch these sentences out of their mouth these so called politicians couldn’t speak anymore. Why not to guess the governments through Buzzwords? Like to begin with



Electricity for 160 Million People

By Farid Masood • Jun 20th, 2009 • Category: Entertainment

Citizens of Pakistan are suffering from electric power shortage. Government claims that not a single Kilowatt power was added into the system in nine years of Musharraf era.
Nation accepted the plea and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was nominated as Minister for Water & Power in March 2008. Raja sahib announced that by August 2009 we shall [...]