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Pakistani-American doctor forgives $650,000 in debt his patients owed
A Pakistani-American doctor, who forgave more than half a million dollars in outstanding debts from nearly 200 patients, says his decision was partly driven by the hard times people are facing during the coronavirus outbreak. Dr...Jan 2, 2021 555 0 -
The joy of capturing the New Year’s sun
These days it is foggy over most parts of the central and southern Punjab in Pakistan’s largest province. But I must try to catch a glimpse of the first rising sun of 2021, the new year...Jan 1, 2021 946 0 -
The hottest decade on record closes with 2020 with no sign of cooling
The year 2020 marks the end of the warmest decade on record with one of the three hottest years ever measured and the worrisome trend in heating up of the planet continues. Not even a global...Dec 26, 2020 987 0 -
British regulator fines rightwing Indian channel for its sweeping anti-Pakistan tirade
In a move shedding light on the deteriorating media discussion standards, Ofcom, the British communications regulator, has imposed a $27,103 (€22,200) fine on the license holder of a right-wing Indian news channel, Republic TV, for breaching its...Dec 24, 2020 461 0 -
Two books open windows into the Pakhtoon culture and history
By Sahibzada Riaz Noor The tradition of scholar-administrators in British India did dwindle after partition, but totally extinct it did not become. Despite the censorious cavilling about civil servants from various quarters for being high browed mandarins...Dec 23, 2020 1387 0 -
In America, politicians don’t take power, the people grant it to them – Biden
With his victory now formally recognized, President-elect Joe Biden lambasted President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn people’s verdict through a series of court cases casting doubt over the U.S. election system., The U.S. Electorate, comprising electors...Dec 14, 2020 605 0 -
Virgin Atlantic starts operations between Britain and Pakistan
British airline Virgin Atlantic has started its operations in Pakistan on Friday, becoming the latest international airline to start serving passengers in the South Asian country. The airline will operate eight weekly flights to Pakistan. The...Dec 12, 2020 484 0 -
Chomsky emphasizes importance of science to Pakistan’s future
Noam Chomsky, a leading intellectual of the contemporary world, has reminded Pakistan that its future lies in scientific development, and not religious superstition. “Pakistan used to have an advanced scientific establishment, Nobel Prize laureates and so...Dec 8, 2020 749 0 -
New study reveals how the pandemic will spawn painful surge in poverty
Amid the continuing spread of the coronavirus around the world, a new study on the effects of the pandemic has warned of a “high damage” scenario that would see hundreds of millions of people pushed into...Dec 5, 2020 691 0 -
Poem of the week: “What is it that I seek?”
A force of such might it sets me free A light so bright it blinds me I heard it in the voice of the nightingale I know it was in the hearts of the wise I...Dec 5, 2020 1452 1