Working with the municipality
Working in a Canadian company in Ottawa, Canada, in the early seventies I was so eager to see snowfall. Having grown up in Karachi and never having the privilege to…
Medical community alarmed by hi-tech cheating in MDCAT
Revelations regarding the use of sophisticated devices for the purposes of cheating in the recently held Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) have alarmed the medical community. But while…
Hong Kong’s working poor choose streets over dismal housing
A plastic sheet, a blanket, a sleeping bag: a makeshift bed laid out in the shadow of towering apartment blocks by a man who would rather be homeless than cooped…
Sense of community
I Received an e-mail this week from a journalist colleague who lives in a Chicago suburb. He was relating how he got a letter from the local office demanding that…
Protecting the healthcare community
From a legal point of view, the personal safety and security of individuals, establishments and emergency services is largely overlooked. There are instances where we hear of doctors being kidnapped,…
Business community’s views
Over the past several months, I have had the occasion to interact with scores of businesses across the country. By and large, the business community appears disappointed, as well as…
Still no PayPal
The past few weeks brought good news to Pakistan, particularly for the youth. Amazon has announced its decision to add Pakistan in its sellers list. This certainly is good news…
South Korea grabs Google’s first Asian ‘campus’
Google formally opened its first Asian start-up "campus" in Seoul on Friday - a marquee-name nod to South Korea's aspirations as a regional hub for a new generation of tech…
Down’s syndrome
IN October 2017, John Franklin Stephen, a bright young man with Down’s syndrome, said the following words while speaking at Capitol Hill: “I am not less. In fact, I am…
The seeds of intolerance
THE wave of intolerance sweeping across Pakistan is posing a more serious threat to the country’s most vital interests and the people’s mental equilibrium than any other problem, including the…
