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Decency knows no passport

IT was meant to be like any other day of mastery and daredevilry in Wing Commander Namansh Syal’s life. His plan was to showcase the acclaimed calisthenics of Indian Air…

How many doors does your passport open?

When a border officer examines your passport, they are not simply checking your nationality. They are weighing your country’s reputation – its credibility, stability and record of honesty. A passport…

Pitfalls of a Pakistani passport

Travelling is undoubtedly one of the most enriching experiences for people worldwide as beautifully captured in a widely used quote: “Of all the books in the world, the best stories…

SSP: A healthy initiative

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Sehat Sahulat Programme (SSP) is undoubtedly an initiative greatly appreciated by all. The eligible defined on the SSP website are those living below the poverty line…

Vaccine passport

SCENES of Pakistani labourers demonstrating outside a government office in Multan demanding to be inoculated with AstraZeneca, one of the approved vaccines for travel purposes to Saudi Arabia, shows how…

PM-businesspeople interaction

Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing a select group of businesspeople said last Tuesday that his government was making all-out efforts to provide maximum facilities to business community. The prime…

Passport Blues

Passport blues

Have children, will travel. This appears to be the credo of underprivileged people across the world and through the ages. World history is punctuated by waves of migration due to…

Flying coffins

IT takes courage to fly, whether as a pilot (or as a passenger) in a metal coffin, assembled, as the astronaut Alan Shepherd put it, “from hundreds of parts supplied…