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By Irsa Shafiq    A year ago on 16th December, 2014 the day when Pakistani nation was completely traumatized after the heart-wrenching incident of school attack in Peshawar, the nation witnessed the mass funerals of 140 children and observed three days mourning officially. Omer Khurasani Tehreek.e.Taliban Pakistan leader, in his statements called it a revenge from Army for conducting operation Zarb.e.Azab.  Whilst nation was in utter grief, a controversy emerged amidst this tragedy, when Red mosque cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, tried to justify the bloodshed and brutality by almost giving the same reason as Omer khurasani, taking revenge from army/state.…

By Ayesha Majeed Humna’s representation in New York Marathon is not just a physical grueling act, it has a commendable motive behind It is a very common research that fathers generally have as much or more influence on many aspects of a daughter’s life as compared to the mothers. In most cases how “he approaches his own  life will serve as an example for his daughter to build off of in her own life ,even if she chooses a different view of the world”. This humble attempt to write about Hamna Zubair is kind of a tribute to the love…

By Sidrah Roghay  Saba*, a parent, pays Rs 80,000 as school fee for three children who attend the Beaconhouse School System. That’s a lot of money even for her well-to-do family which owns a profitable business. Somewhere along she thought this had to stop. So along with 40 other parents she decided to launch a protest last Wednesday outside the Karachi Press Club. They made an odd group. They arrived in flashy cars, spoke fluent English and many owned profitable businesses. Most people who protest outside the cluttered road at Press Club, are looking for missing relatives, asking for jobs…

By Aftab Channa – More than 6,107 out of total 46,480 schools are closed in Sindh In what seem the ‘reflection of good governance’ and the priority given to the education sector by the Pakistan People’s Party Sindh government in the province since past seven years, as many as 6,107 out of total 46,480 schools are closed in Sindh. Interestingly, Pakistan is the signatory of the Millennium Development Goals and committed to achieve the 100 percent literacy rate by 2015. However, the country has lost the opportunity of honouring its commitment made at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations…

By Muhammad Bilal – The audit report for year 2014-15 reveals that the Election Commission of Pakistan got printed 181.743 million ballot papers against the total eligible voters of 169.953 million during general elections 2013 Many people believe that the 3-judge inquiry commission has settled the issue of May 11 polls rigging once for all. The boot is on the other leg.There exist so many controversies that still haunt the credibility of 2013 general elections. This time around, the Auditor General of Pakistan has pointed out some serious irregularities committed by the poll body- the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)…

By Naila Inayat –  “All the boys get professional cricketing training and treatment irrespective of who they are and where they come from.” Set in the picturesque Uttarakhand valley in the mighty Himalayas, a cricket ground comes as pleasant surprise in India. The Abhimanyu Cricket Academy in Dehradun is providing state-of-the-art facilities to the budding cricketers in the area. It was established by Easwaran, a keen cricket enthusiast from Dehradun in 1995 to nurture young. Easwaran, a chartered accountant by profession tells how wanted to be a cricketer but he couldn’t. “When my son Abhimanyu decided to become a professional…

By Haroon Janjua Economic pundits and institutions around the World are estimating the financial and strategic impacts of TPP on Pacific members generally, and on the U.S. particularly on the long run over economic rivalry with the China As the U.S. president’s second term is going to an end, negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement are once again rising up, and the landmark deal nears completion. The TPP accord has been in the operation for more than a decade, but the world’s attention in this agreement has peaked only recently. Last month, the vote in the senate cast…