The new cold war
If the United States ever ends up stumbling into a major conventional or nuclear war with Russia, the culprit will likely be two military boondoggles that refused to die when…
The HEC revisited
On July 22, 2006, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arranged for a detailed presentation to be made to him, regarding the spectacular progress that Pakistan was making since 2002 –…
The road to zero
As the global community observes the World Immunization Week, beginning April 24, for many it is time to reflect on the health of children and how far humanity has been…
More security, less safety
There was a heartbreakingly sad news story from Karachi recently. A private security guard shot dead an 11-year-old boy, who was wearing a monster mask and had tried to scare…
Enemies of the poor
Eight years ago, a young woman from Khairo Dero (Larkana district) was so touched by the plight of her people that she decided to work for their uplift. She had…
Measles in Sindh
Three years after 2012-13, Sindh, particularly Karachi, is experiencing another measles outbreak. Physicians in Karachi and interior Sindh are informally reporting many measles cases. Though the case fatality rate is…
Live omens
One should always heed omens. The Ancients did. Our cricket captain Shahid Afridi should have done on March 19. It was a day too close to the Ides of March.…
An exciting new frontier
What is nanotechnology? It is the study and use of materials of very tiny dimensions – dimensions at the scale of a billionth of a meter – referred to as…
Days to remember
Every year the Pakistani nation celebrates the 6th of September with great fervour, and rightly so, as in 1965 the Pakistan armed forces valiantly defended our country against heavy odds.…
The acceptance factor
To resolve any problem, it is first necessary to accept that it exists. Pakistan has failed at this numerous times, denying we confront massive development challenges, rarely discussing on any…
