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
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…
The warp and woof of morality
Before I sat down to write these words to meet my deadline for this column, I had drafted in my mind a rather emotional and impressionistic piece on my sojourn…
Death and destruction in Gaza
aMonths of negotiations have failed to end the war, and there is little expectation that the fresh round of talks, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, will succeed. While Hamas has said it…
Going ‘glocal’
ASPIRING for an education system that matches global standards is not only about curriculum design, competencies and skills. It is also about classroom management, behaviour, student grooming, values and ethics.…
Syria on my mind
IN the mid-2000s, my sister was living in Damascus and I planned a visit to her and then a trip to Lebanon, together. But I could not secure a visa…
