Effective use of mobile in social media
Why is social media so important? More people are using social media through their mobile phones, computers, and tablets than talking, calling, emailing and texting. Do you find this surprising?…
Ignored ground Realities
An investment's incentives scheme announced by the Prime Minister on November 29 has caused a stir in the business community; it prompted accolades as well as criticism, which forced the…
Collective destructiveness
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."-Aristotle A friend once remarked that in our country it is much easier to get illegal work done rather than legal. With due…
Afghan trade
Afghanistan has evolved to one of Pakistan's top three trade partners. The volume of bilateral trade between the two countries has increased manifold during the last few years and has…
Rights of labourers and football World Cup
The state of Qatar got world's attention when FIFA announced its decision for it to host the 2022 football World Cup making it the first Middle Eastern country ever to…
A measure of ‘loyalty’
In a state whose citizens face increasing scrutiny before gaining admission to any other country, the debate over belonging and citizenship has often equated patriotism with the possession of a…
Qatar`s World Cup: building on blood
STATES, particularly authoritarian ones, tend to shoot messengers bearing bad news. So it came as no surprise that Hussain Al Mulla, the Qatari deputy labour minister, threatened to sue the…
The biggest time bomb
Despite the political authorities’ rhetoric and the judiciary’s exertions there is no end to the horrible crime described as enforced disappearances. The heartrending ordeal of the victims of involuntary disappearances…
Banned books and butchered bodies
Jinnah Road – Quetta’s main commercial hub – and its nearby areas boast nearly half-a-dozen bookstores, but not one has put Malala Yousafzai’s biography on sale. The reason: warnings –…
The greatest gift
Allah has blessed humanity with innumerable bounties to be grateful for. But the most important of them all is the human body itself. A body with all its organs intact…
