October 31, 2011

A different menu

Huma Yusuf IN the polarisation of Pakistan’s political and social landscape, the fault lines have been drawn between the ‘liberal fascists’ and the ‘ghairat brigade’. The former stand for a

Music, flair and fusion

Peerzada Salman It made even the most unmusical of individuals move to the rhythm. The beat was groovy, the melody sweet and worth remembering. One had to be there to

KP has no money to pay lady health workers

Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department is facing difficulty in paying salaries to lady health workers after the devolution of powers under the 18th Amendment, according to officials.

US Consulate holds Daniel Pearl World Music Day

By Asad Farooq KARACHI: The United States (US) Consul General in Karachi organised a musical evening entitled ‘Daniel Pearl World Music Day’ on Saturday evening to pay tribute to Daniel

The plight of lady health workers

Recent news reports highlighting ongoing protests by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) due to non-payment of salaries, as the government initiated the 106th Polio Drive, are bad news for all the

Women’s secret language and Waheeda Naseem

Rauf Parekh IT might be a coincidence that it is called ‘mother tongue’ and not ‘father tongue’, just as we have ‘maadri zabaan’ in Urdu, but at least it shows

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