Chronic Cabin Fever
Amber Khan
Ever heard of cabin fever? The term 'cabin fever' is most often associated with being indoors during long periods of severe winter weather. It isn't really an illness or disease, but a psychological state resulting from a lack of environmental stimulation or social and physical isolation for an ...
Don't Copy Paste My Work!
Amber Khan
Ever since I was a child, I've liked to write. Back in school once a week we were to write a story or an essay. The stories were always 'your choice, but for the essays we were given topics or themes. Back then home computers were not common ...
Pakistan Needs Organized Disaster Management
Fraz Soomro
Lately we have been getting too much negative news from Pakistan. Yes it is really disturbing to any person who loves his country and feels the pain for it but don't you think we keep on adding salt to our wounds or let's say keep on making our miseries even ...
Winning Hearts and Minds of Pakistani Nation
Qasir
Devastated by unrelenting floods, six million people in Pakistan are now in desperate need of humanitarian assistance purely to survive. Ousted from their homes by the worst flooding in 80 years, most of them are short of basic food items, necessary medicines and protective shelter from persistent monsoon ...
Not Unoccupied, Just Chilling
Amber Khan
So, I officially completed my education (for the time being), and got my beautiful degree in my hands. But I had not been able to make any real progress in getting a job. As a result, for the past few months, every time someone asked me "what are ...
Education in Pakistan: Privilege Not a Right
Zufah Ansari
So where do we draw the line? How do we set the better apart from the average when it comes to educational excellence? Well a cliche'd method of doing so is judging a student by his academic achievements based on GPA's and grades. Of course this is not really a ...
Research in Health Sector
Syed Ajaz Ahmed
I am pleased to learn that Pakistani Doctors had used stem cells obtained from bone marrow for treatment of a heart patient in Karachi. We are very much lagging behind in health research. In other countries stem cells have been used for cure of many chronic diseases like ...
Pakistan Flood Relief Activities
Zaka Khan
It all started on Thursday the 29th of July when horrific scenes of flood devastation flashed across our television screens. Swat was the first casualty. Soon district Shangla and Dir faced the catastrophic waters. The situation worsened on Friday and through the weekend in the settled districts of ...
F--- You, Mr President
Shoaib
Fuck you, Mr. President. By Pakistan. Seriously, fuck you. Let us start with the basics. You are an asshole. A thief. An alleged murderer. And a scoundrel. And mind-blowingly incompetent to boot. The only reason you matter is because your equally incompetent, currently delusional, then dysfunctional, ...
Army's Influence in Politics
Shamyl
While the army's stints at the helm of political power have been the subject of vigorous debate in Pakistan, the army still remains the most widely respected institution in the country. The army in turn views itself as the guarantor of Pakistan's internal and external stability. Pakistan's political ...
A Letter to President Zardari
Eraj Khan
Mr. President of Pakistan, London, UK Dear Mr. President, I hope that you are in perfect health and enjoying the time of your life in London. And expect you to be enjoying the drizzle there, unlike the rest of us. You went away for just ...
Frustration and pessimism
Eraj Khan
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed..." The words of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK Jr.) echoed in my ears like a restless soul wandering in the wilderness. And it pierced my heart akin to a ...
Assessing Pakistan Flood Damage
Liz Scarff
For the past two days, Save the Children teams have been working around the clock to provide immediate relief to the flood-affected communities of the Swat Valley. As the water has begun to recede, the sheer scale of this disaster is coming to light. Every time we receive ...
David Cameron Allegations
Dr Khalid
Daily Times should read "PPP Bulletin" after printing a hilarious piece by Shahnawaz Khan in support of the PPP policy on UK trip of Zardari in the wake of David Cameron's adventurous remarks on Pakistan. Read the following excerpts from an op-ed (carefully entitled: 'It�s time to unite ...
Pakistan: Good Product, Bad Brand
Usman Gulzari
Pakistanis are a wonderful product, but we are a flop brand worldwide. For me the most important thing is realization & care. We are promoted very negatively on media & everywhere. The problem with human nature is (also its a rule of Marketing) that when a ...