PPP Chairman says people of Pakistan cannot pardon Imran Khan for his negligence during pandemic Holds online meeting with Young Doctors’ Association members from across the country; condemns arrest of doctors demanding safety kits Karachi: Chairman, Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the people of Pakistan cannot pardon Imran Khan for negligence […]
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Hundreds of thousands teachers of private schools are among the worst-sufferers of pandemic lockdown and closure of schools. Writer says ‘Let the children of those teaching our children, not be allowed to go to bed hungry; this could be achieved by giving fees to school authorities.’ By Nazeer Ahmed Arijo According to Solomon Ortiz, teachers […]
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The writer expresses his personal views on how the educators can continue to offer learning—even in the face of pandemics and disasters. He also discusses merits and demerits of existing education system in our country, and suggests simple ways to cope with changing situation. By Nazarul Islam Midway through the month of March, 2020, our […]
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Opinion Government must invest in the economy of the mind rather than growth of the economy by opening shopping malls and markets. Only that nation will survive who invests in the mind. All public libraries of Pakistan were forced to close to slow down the pandemic spread in March. Later, gradually the government lifted lockdown […]
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The leadership role of women in Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, Taiwan and Finland make us think that women have more leadership qualities than men. By Humayun Hafeez A number of women are effectively combating pandemic with heavy hands than their men counterparts. The leadership role of women in Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, Taiwan and Finland […]
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Just imagine the mind-set – instead of waging a war against the enemy – Coronavirus, and saving lives and livelihoods, the rulers are more focused on targeting political opponents, and are bent upon paralyzing a province, governed by its political rival PPP. By Nazeer Ahmed Arijo Imagine a country besieged by enemy troops, demanding those […]
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The intimacy opportunity that lockdown provided, brings unwilling increase in population. According to UNICEF report 5 million babies are expected to born as a result of lockdown in Pakistan. By Prof. Dr. Abdullah G Arijo The current world population is 7.8 billion as of June 2020 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated […]
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(File Photo) The COVID-19 shutdown has negatively impacted across the sections of the Society in general, and the daily-wagers and Maasis in particular. Despite the province was placed under lockdown, groups of female workers could be seen on the way to work, who are called by Begum Sahebas (the wives of the employers) to return […]
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There are two battlegrounds in the current anti-Covid-19 war – one front is the Pandemic and second is the Infodemic – Both are critical. By Ivan Lim The world is in a tizzy never witnessed before. No one knows when the frightful Covid-19 pandemic will end; no one is sure how it can be ended. […]
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Literature has always linked sin and plague together, portraying the devastating disease as punishment for man’s sins. It also exposes time and again the great human ego, which aims to convince us that we are perhaps ‘invincible’! The lesson to be learnt here is that epidemics are caused by callousness and a criminally casual attitude […]
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