Though this is the 21st century but i see nations like Pakistan threatening to enter stone age unless there is some miracle. At the moment, economic growth seems to be stagnant and we have entered a time and age where there is no water or electric power. There seems to be a shortage of everything [...]
Quite recently a friend of mine who is an engineer with WAPDA had a tale to relate. It was about the fact that there was a person with WAPDA who came up with designs to modify Tarbela Dam in such a way that it would have enhanced power production by 1200-1400 MW. The modification was [...]
The nation clamors for democracy but do they know what it means and what it entails. What sort of a democracy can we expect in a nation where our characters are much like a chameleon that changes so many colors? In a nation where there are so many hypocrites and so many liars and thieves, [...]
Jinnah: ( Sad and despondent) What have they done? The land of the pure has been converted into a graveyard for apostates, hypocrites and liars. Have they forgotten pre-partition and the time when they were under the rule of the British? Have they forgotten the how the Hindus were against a separate land for the [...]
A sense of anxiety and hopelessness seems to spread amongst those who are rich and poor in Pakistan. The so called people’s party has not been able to address the issues of the nation. As the people suffer owing to gas shortages, power outages, hikes in fuel prices and food commodities there seems to be [...]
The burning question that concerns all of humanity today regards our priorities today. Should nations be investing billions of dollars every year in beefing up their defenses and purchasing or building weopans of mass destruction or should they be allocating this money towards food security, water conservation, environmental protection, education, health and sanitation, etc.
We are [...]
If oppression of rulers, the corruption of clerics, communal disharmony, religious intolerance, indiscipline, the lack of law and order, moral degeneration and unaccountability of those who commit crime or fraud is not checked, then the cosmetic makeovers that are so often made to win the trust of the citizens of a nation may not work.
It [...]
It is a crying shame that most of the channels that have been launched are for news specifically and not for other purposes. For example the media channels could have been dedicated towards education or guiding and instructing the youth about new careers, about how to give interviews, write resumes, cover letters, learning new languages [...]
Whilst nations such as Singapore and South Korea that gained independence at roughly the same time as Pakistan did, made great strides and developed into prosperous and developed nations, Pakistan has become a haven for corruption and terrorism.
Due to the lack of foresight and planning, Pakistan has been unable to educate its masses or provide [...]
