Pakistan signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Children (UNCRC) in 1990. Under this Convention the Government of Pakistan is obligated to “take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or […]
“There is a new update available for notepad++”, was the message I received this evening when I tried to edit a text file using this program. Even though, the file I wanted to edit was important, and I had no use to update to a newer version, I clicked on […]
For a long time, we’ve known about the insomniacs: The people who go bed and then toss and turn all night, unable to fall asleep. But there’s another group of sleepless sufferers: Those who can’t bring themselves to go to bed in the first place. If you’re exhausted and you […]
If your New Year’s resolution was to cut back on screen time, you might want to rethink it. Contrary to what we’ve been hearing for years, scrolling through your Twitter feed, sending personal emails, and texting photos back and forth may actually be good for your health, finds a new […]
It is clearly not only egocentric and emotionally unregulated adolescents who obsess over photographs of themselves. Politicians and business tycoons seem just as concerned about their photographic images, driven by a heady mixture of subclinical narcissism and avaricious PR consultants. Maybe pictures do paint a thousand words. Selfies have become […]
Soon after returning from his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Nawaz suspended four officials over the prevailing petrol crisis, including Petroleum Secretary Abid Saeed, his deputy Naeem Malik, Oil Director General CM Azam and Pakistan State Oil chief Amjad Janjua. However, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, in spite of being […]
It was Friday, third day of the horrific act of terrorism in Peshawar where terrorists had stormed a school and killed 144 people including 132 children, and I was on my way to a nearby mosque to offer Friday prayers. It was third day of the gruesome incident but people still seemed […]
Tens of thousands of people have arrived in Islamabad to take part in Tehreek-e-Insaf’s 30 November Jalsa at Islamabad’s D-Chowk. PTI chief Imran Khan is expected to announce his future course of action which he termed would shake the core of PMLN government. During the past few days, press conferences of […]
Twenty minor girls belonging to Federally Administered Bajaur Agency recovered from a house in Karachi were flown in to Peshawar and handed over to Political Agent of Bajaur agency on Saturday. On Nov 27th, Police had recovered 36 minor girls from a house in Liaquatabad’s C-1 area of Karachi. Apparently, there […]
In a latest development, PMLN MNA Aijaz Chaudhry, has tendered his resignation from his national assembly seat and announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). “I can confirm that I have tendered my resignation from my national assembly membership”, said Aijaz Chaudhry while talking to journalists. Aijaz Chaudhry, was elected as […]
