Factory inspections – III
During the last two decades or so, there has been a breakthrough from the traditional form of industry in Pakistan. The development of metallurgical industry, heavy engineering industries, chemical process…
18th Amendment – fallacious argument
Pakistan has a democratic government? There is no need to talk about this anymore. That devolution has taken place as a result of the 18th Amendment to the constitution. Please…
Factory inspections – II
Techniques of inspection in each of the provinces: (a) At least one thorough inspection of each factory must be carried out once every six months and omissions or defects brought…
Factory inspections – IV
As an extension of the activities of the proposed Labour Institute at the provincial level, even regional labour institutes can be set up at Hyderabad, Hub, Faisalabad and at Hattar…
Factory inspections – I
The recent unfortunate incident of fire in a readymade garment factory in Baldia in Karachi resulting in the death of more than 200 workers has prompted me to undertake an…
Crying for the light
On Thursday, Pakistan died a little in Quetta. At least this is what it seems when you think about the tragedy and feel some empathy for the Shia Hazara community…
Indonesian helps turns page for literacy with library
Kiswanti went to great lengths to get people to read in Indonesia, a nation addicted to social media but with a lackluster interest in books. For six years, as she…
Lessons for the US
There were significant moments in the 20th century when heightened awareness of major human values – freedom, justice, order, security etc – forced American, and other western thinkers and academics…
Why they hate you
The violent protests against the sacrilegious film have highlighted three aspects: people do not tolerate irreverence to their religion; the United States’ relations with Muslim states are tenuous; and the…
The crushing weight of corruption
If corruption were to be defined as any benefits which fall free to a nation or its population then the extreme position is corruption by inheritance. The only redeeming factor…
