Am from India.
In my analysis, I feel the reason for so much wide spread poverty in Pakistan is due to the old Zamindari system still prevalent in Pakistan, after the Europe renaissance it’s now the Arabic revolution, as in Egypt, Libya etc.....
India got rid of this system which the English had i

8th March is a magnificent and vibrant date on the calendar for women around the globe. From last ten decades women’s’ organizations, progress group and scholars are struggling for reorganization, protection and accomplishing women rights. International women day give us opportunity to pay homage an

Matthew 6: 24-34
Therefore I tell you. Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. …
Do not worry; do not fear are the words which stand out from the teachings of Jesus for this morning. We live in a fear filled society where we

Fighting tuberculosis (TB) in prisons is a smarter choice for governments from economic, social justice and public health criteria. In India, the government was asked to cough up INR 300,000 (>USD 6000) as compensation to be paid to the wife of the TB prison inmate who died inside Howrah Jail (sourc

The spirit of religion has been polluted so much that every sect considers the other as non-Muslim. Instead of spiritually uplifting individuals, irrespective of their religion and sect, religion has been turned into a power game, a political circus
Allama Iqbal himself probably did not appreciate

In Asia and the Pacific, as well as worldwide, laws and practices continue to often seriously hamper the progress made in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. Some 150 participants from 22 countries from across the region gathered in Bangkok last week to discuss the issue. "In the Asia-

Kudos to the nineteen parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, who recently came together in the Supreme Court, to stop the State from criminalising their children. They have joined hands to fight in courts a "sustained attack" by organisations and private persons who insist

The entire world and particularly our country Pakistan is passing through a serious crisis of terrorism. Terrorism has affected the Third World countries or the developing nations. Poverty, economic crisis and political instability are the main causes of terrorism and extremism in Pakistan.
The ext

China a time-tested friend of Pakistan in the region for developing worth of 20$ billions projects in the country including Gawadar International Port, During the last visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, both sides signed agreements to undertake projects worth $15 to 20 billion and Pakistan would p

Dear newspaper of Pakistan,
I tried to send this letter to everyone in the Pakistan government and human rights groups I could get an e-mail address for and haven’t gotten a reply. Hopefully one of you can do something about it, I’m sure you will be interested. If anyone in the government reads thi

It was the voice of women in Uttar Pradesh that found an expression at a silent march organised by women's organisations working for women rights in Lucknow on 12 February 2011. Though there was no slogan shouting or chest beating to lament the state of declining law and order in the state when it c

Deuteronomy 30: 15-20, Psalm 119: 1-8, I Corinthians 3: 1-9, Matthew 5: 21-37
We are a nation of choosers: paper or plastic? Small, medium, large or super-sized? Fries or chips? Coke or Pepsi? Organic or conventional?” Having a choice has become a staple of the American dream. Political agendas of

Collaboration and funding are some of the major requirements for delivering new, more effective and safer vaccines against tuberculosis (TB). This was a much-heard statement during the annual research meeting of the TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI). 'Challenging' would be an understatement whe

The issue of the blasphemy law is still making headlines in the national and international media and it seems that it is no more simply a local issue but has crossed over our borders and into the consciousness of the world’s religious and political leaders.
First, Pope Benedict XVIII asked the Gov

Mr. Ram Singh Sadhu a member of the Sindh Assembly has resigned from the membership of the asembly on January 24, 2011. His seat has been declared vacant by Mr. Nisar Khoro, speaker of the assembly on January 29, 2011. He belonged to Pakistan Muslim League (Q). There were threats to his life so for