Mehrjui and Iranian cinema ( Part – II )
In Mehrjui’s film ‘Gaav’, Masht Hassan – a peasant in an isolated village – has a close relationship with his cow, which is his only possession and the sole cow…
PECA and children Part – I
In today’s world, children face new unconventional challenges posed by the rise of digital technology. This exposes children to digital risks such as cyberbullying and sexual abuse, which were not…
India’s carte blanche
The Arthashastra, Chanakya’s 4BCE Sanskrit exposition, is a book on statecraft that introduced an empire-running module expounding upon Chanakya’s theory of conquer or be conquered. As against the age old…
Jailed in India: Part – I
On October 3, 2023, the day after MK Gandhi’s birthday, over five hundred officers of the Delhi Police fanned out across India to detain either at their Special Cell station…
Test for medical, dental colleges to be re-conducted on Nov 19
Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) will be held afresh on November 19 by Khyber Medical University in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Health Secretary Mahmood Aslam Wazir told Dawn that a…
Peshawar High Court upholds cabinet’s decision to conduct MDCAT afresh
The Peshawar High Court on Monday upheld the decision of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker cabinet to conduct the Sept 10 Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) afresh within six…
Nijjar’s killing
The year 2023 has witnessed an historic low in the diplomatic relations between Canada and India. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusation of the Indian government’s involvement in the fatal…
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…
Peshawar High Court stays release of MDCAT results
Issuing a stay order, the Peshawar High Court on Friday stopped the Khyber Medical University and Educational Testing and Evaluation Authority from releasing results of the recent Medical and Dental…
Cremation of tolerant India—I
For a very long time, India has mischievously hoodwinked the world regarding its perception. To the global audience, since 1947, when Pakistan was carved out as a ‘Muslim State’, India…
