Category: Opinion

Mental Health
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The hidden cost of war on Mental Health

A young child, Akbar walks to the supermarket, happy and looking forward to getting an ice cream from his pocket money. Suddenly there is a loud explosion. The impact is so severe that the child is thrown back. He sits up, his ears ringing, shattered glass around him and wounds on his body. What he...

Orange Train
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Orange Train Controversy

It seems that people misled by vested interest and the forces that are against the development of the country and wants to keep it backwards. Orange Train is a beneficial project and eases the transportation woes of the City dwellers. Some pessimist elements are deliberately opposing this project. The government has the power under the...

Bomb attacks near Hazrat Zainab's shrine in Syria
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Suicide Bombing outside Shrine of Bibi Zainab

According to a news report, several bombs exploded outside the Shrine of the most revered Saintly woman Hazrat Bibi Zainab in Damascus. Several adjacent buildings and vehicles caught fire as the result of these explosions. First a car exploded then seconds later two suicide bombers set themselves up pulling the pin. The street near the...

PIA employees, LEAs clash in Karachi
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Sharif Government Is In Deep Trouble

On February 2, 2016, the terrible incident took place at Karachi Airport, in which two protesting workers were shot dead. I strongly condemn the sitting government for creating this horror show. After the negotiations between the government and the Joint Action Committee of PIA, Unions has failed; the employees union called for the strike. The...

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Devolution of Power to Local Bodies

Under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, Federation devolved its powers to the provinces. And in turn, these provincial governments were to shed powers to the local governments. But even after the elections of the local bodies, they are not prepared to devolve powers to them. The Political parties elected representatives demands must be accepted....

Walmart Survey
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Participate in Walmart Survey to win $1000 shopping voucher

www.survey.walmart.com is the website for Walmart Survey. Walmart is one of the popular stores in the USA. It has all the things one can need under one roof from furnishings, baby gear, clothing, electronics and many more. The Walmart owners want to increase customer satisfaction and they are also striving to maintain their standard and...

Manish Rai
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Pakistan Taliban Still Deadly

Recently Pakistani Army boasted they had the Pakistan Taliban also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on the run and are in disarray. It was claimed that the punishing, the year-long offensive had ousted the Taliban insurgents from their most prized tribal sanctuary. The movement’s various factions were driven by violent rivalries, and attacks on Pakistan’s...

Security Guard
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Dispossessed in the Name of ‘Security’

A new book, edited by Nick Buxton and Ben Hayes, both involved with The Transnational Institute, brings together a thoughtful collection of scholars, journalists and activists to explain the pre-eminence of the military and corporations in shaping the global response to the climate catastrophe as an ‘opportunity’. See ‘The Secure and the Dispossessed: How the...

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Poverty-Environmental Degradation Trap

The association between rural families and changes in natural resources is broadly acknowledged as a poverty-environment trap. Poverty- environmental detrition has become a major problem over the last few years in developing nations. Impacts of Poverty have multiple directions and the complex link between   poverty and environment can scarcely be overstated. The most observable environmental...

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Belcourt Castle

Newport, Rhode Island — Belcourt Castle is on the market for sale. If you have $7.2 million and you are looking for a home or should I say if you are looking for a major housing upgrade, then look no farther because Belcourt Castle is on sale, the mention has 60 huge rooms with beautiful...