Pakistan Railway A Failed Case of Digitization and Operation
Great people never die, their legacy remains. On 27th December 2007 when the iron lady of South Asia, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was killed, Pakistan suffered an irreparable loss. Apart from the political front, her followers decided to take revenge from the country which voted her twice to become the first ever female head of the […]
The future of Pakistan as a Democracy
Democracy is a wonderful, all-encompassing word with many definitions: In Pakistan, our democracy should: nHave an obligation toward citizens and giveindividuals a sense of participation nEnsure equality while protecting of people’s rights and safeguard common interests nUphold transparency and prevent monopolies. nEducate the masses and distribute authority. nMake informed decisions and always prefers the people […]
Defying the Global Trends?Growing Print Media in Pakistan
A Pew Research Centre report “State of News Media” states that in ninth straight yearly decline the newspaper revenue has dropped to $ 16.4 billion; one-third to 10 years before, staffing at 34-year low, magazine circulation at 2.2 percent low and all the major news magazines have seen ad pages drop to half since 2001. […]
Dowry, Haq Mehar, and Late Marriages
Beti Lo Mahr Do, Beta Lo Jahez Do Marriages nowadays have become super inflexible especially for the people falling into the middle or lower classes of the society. Well, it was explicitly mentioned by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) 1400 years ago that there would come a time when “Nikkah will become expensive, and […]
Rising Imports Declining Exports in Pakistan
Can 180BN Package Help? Since her independence, the beautiful country Pakistan has done a lot of miracles in many sectors including the economy. With a per capita income of more than US$ 3500 in Purchasing Power Parity, Pakistan is the 27th largest economy in the world. But unfortunately, political and policy instability, energy crisis, insecure […]
Eliminate Your Fears And Doubts About E-Waste.
Crime, Gaps and Challenges in Pakistan Israr Ahmad is a 14-year-old daily wage worker at the Band-Road e-waste warehouse of a leading computer importer of Lahore. I saw him at the Lakshami Chowk selling toys to the happy customers that reach this famous dinner spot of Lahore in the evening. The confident boy asked me […]
Authenticity, News and Media in Pakistan
The Sub-se-Pehley Problem When it comes to spreading any news for the precedence just because of the tagline, “Our channel\newspaper has got this breaking news to you before any other” Pakistani media has been seen scattering even the tittle-tattles of the world. Yes, you read it right! The never-ending race has begun between the different […]
Pakistan’s Motorcycle Industry
Pakistan’s Motorcycle Industry is less manufacturing and more assembling in nature. The licensing process for the new entrants in the industry is simple. The major requirement is the establishment of the factory where motorcycle assembly, engine assembly, painting and testing of the final product can be done at one designated place. An NOC from the […]
Faking Milk or Milk Adulteration
Faking Milk or Milk Adulteration means debasing the quality of milk by admixture, inferior substances or by removal of the valuable ingredient from the milk. It is mostly intentional addition, substitution or subtraction of substances which adversely affect nature, substances and quality of milk but also its incidental contamination during the period of source growth, […]
Failing Health Sector in Pakistan
As per the census of the year 2017, the population of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has raised up to 197.5 million which is 2.62% of total world’s population. On September 18th, 2017, Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs shows that there is a five-tier model of human […]