Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto – benefactor of nation
On this day in 1979, a tragedy of unfathomable proportions unfurled in the shape of martyrdom of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a leader of the masses who had given them…
Legendary Bhutto
On the fourth of April, exactly forty-five years ago in 1979, an unsuccessful attempt was made to extinguish a shining star from the political horizon of Pakistan. The dark forces…
Threat of Taliban ascendancy
There are many reasons why Pakistanis should be deeply concerned about the Taliban ascendancy in Afghanistan. But perhaps the two most important reasons are, in equal parts, existential and urgent.…
Ministry of Defence Production: Rationalisation of institutions – XI
During the last decade, with years of poor governance, the institutions of Pakistan suffered immensely and recorded a significant decline with some being on the verge of collapse. There is…
Remembering Benazir Bhutto
December 27, 2015 marks the 8th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. She sacrificed her life courageously. She resisted the agenda of fanatics. Certain forces want to make Pakistan a theocratic…
The charisma of President Asif Ali Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari creates history today by making room for President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League (N). His name will be written in golden letters in the history…
Plebiscite denied, promises broken
Remember the facts. On January 2, 1948 India submitted a complaint to the Security Council of the UN, stating that people from Pakistan had invaded the territory of the disputed…
The nuclear factor
IT was April 1994. Pakistan’s army chief Gen Waheed Kakar was on an official visit to Washington. Pakistan was under military and economic sanctions imposed by the US on the…
PMDC raises benchmark for medical exams
While the quality of medical education has been deteriorating across the country, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has increased passing marks to 70 per cent from 50pc and…
PMDC imposes moratorium on new medical colleges
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has imposed a moratorium on the registration of new medical and dental colleges in light of the faculty shortage, besides increasing the quota for…
