Saira is now running her household consisting of two daughters of ages 11 and 8 and son of age 2 and her jobless husband by selling her dignity. This was not the case just six months ago.
She was the housewife like many others in a rented house and her husband Abid was working in a [...]
Men make societies and from these societies make up nations. From these very societies rise men and women who sit in power and those that make up the judiciary and others institutions in the land. It is unfortunate that in Pakistan, each man seems to be out on a mission and that is to make [...]
This is a time to show your social activism your power and strength. It is your silence which is deafening and your couldn’t care less attitude which makes the people in power more powerful evasive and secure in their Air conditioned offices.
The other day Raja Pervez Ashraf aka Raja Bijli held a press conference to highlight the new Bijli policy. The only thing missing in the press conference was a deadline. And that’s the new policy.
In this new Bijli policy since government didn’t give a deadline, it is obvious that it does not need to do [...]
Electricity has become a rarity in Pakistan. In 21st century, when all the world is pushing forward, this country is going backwards rapidly and there is no relief insight as the bunch of idiots rule the masses with their visionless and directionless attitudes.
The country is still afflicted with massive power crisis as the juggernaut [...]
Amid a worsening energy crisis, experts from various relevant sectors do not see an immediate increase in electricity generation, particularly hydropower, in the near future.
The hydro-electricity generation has dropped to the lowest ebb of 2,500 MWs against the already shrunk installed capacity of 4,650 MWs from all existing units, including those at Tarbela and Mangla [...]
The country is facing 18 hours of electricity break down these days. It is almost collapse of the state. I condemn most of the media outlets for giving it less-than-due coverage. It is useless to mention the loss being accrued to industrial, business and domestic sectors due to the collapse of [...]
Quite recently a friend of mine who is an engineer with WAPDA had a tale to relate. It was about the fact that there was a person with WAPDA who came up with designs to modify Tarbela Dam in such a way that it would have enhanced power production by 1200-1400 MW. The modification was [...]
The power supply continues to become a rare luxury by each passing day as summers look to their zenith. With an ever-increasing number of off-hours, the trend seems to be tipping the strenuous end, creating a hell for the masses in the 50-somethings centigrade. While at one side, loadshedding occurs at the pretext of excessive [...]
Headache increased while hearing the media statements of our bellowed Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf there would be no load shedding after December 31, 2009. Not going into details that how may times his pert chart revised, the Prime Minister Mr Gilani told the media that this time plan is of Mr Raja Perviaz Ashraf and [...]
