Their precious gibberish
The Sindh Provincial Assembly witnessed some unusual scenes of hilarity during the question hour on September 19. An opposition MPA had put some questions to the minister for Zakat and…
Syrian refugees head to Germany with injuries, tears, hope
Hugs, tears and feelings of hope filled the headquarters of the International Organisation of Migration in Beirut as 107 Syrians headed for Germany as part of a relocation programme for…
In which medium?
Parents want their children to be proficient in the use of English, and rightly so: there is a significant premium on English proficiency. But there is evidence that children learn…
New cabinet and old mistakes
The election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister by the National Assembly last Wednesday, followed by his oath-taking at the presidency, marked the culmination of the process of democratic political…
New cabinet and old mistakes
The election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister by the National Assembly last Wednesday, followed by his oath-taking at the presidency, marked the culmination of the process of democratic political…
‘Selling’ idea of conservation to general public
'We never know the worth of water till the well is dry,' so goes an old saying. These days, the saying can be rephrased to read as, 'we never know…
Newly found Sudan pyramids show ‘democratisation’
People power may have come to modern-day Egypt and not Sudan, but the unearthing of ancient pyramids in Egypt's southern neighbour shows that greater social equality existed there 2,000 years…
Lollywood: an obituary
In terms of production, the late Lollywood was once rated as one of the world’s top ten film industries. Until the 1980s it was not called Lollywood. It was on…
Lighting the torch
According to the Annual Status of Education Report 2012, only 37 per cent of three-to-five-year-old children are enrolled in pre-schools in rural Pakistan. The enrolment is slightly higher in the…
