The only female prime minister of Great Britain. Birth date: October 13, 1925 Birth place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Birth name: Margaret Hilda Roberts Father: Alfred Roberts, grocer Mother: Beatrice Ethel (Stephenson) Roberts, grocer Marriage: Sir Denis Thatcher (December 13, 1951- June 26, 2003, his death) Children: Mark and Carol (twins), August 15, 1953 Education: Somerville College at Oxford College, Chemistry, …

While casting the Horoscope and Taroscope for the General Elections 2013, one thing that incessantly struck to my mind was that could there have been any more troubled time than what we are going through nowadays. General Elections 2013 will be held at a time when the whole world is passing through a chaotic period with a lot of hullabaloo …

The PML-N’s manifesto says that ‘Education must be number one national priority.’ And the PTI and PPP manifestos also accord similar importance to education. There is a clear realisation, coming through the documents, that education is not only necessary for the social and economic well-being of the country, it is crucial for ensuring social mobility, reducing inequality and addressing poverty. …

The shifting landscape has made Pakistan a hot favourite for the international media and the number of foreign correspondents here has doubled in a decade only. According to the Press Information Department, the number of residing journalists has risen from 130 in 2001 to 250 in 2012 while the visiting journalists are also nearly 400. In addition, a number of …

With the number of targeted assassinations of leading politicians expected to increase by the time of the elections in the second week of May, there are no signs that the government or the army are prepared for a deterioration of security. The sense of instability is not made any better by the worsening economic crisis. An average of 10 to …

It is time for leaders to speak directly to the next generation, bring them to the polls, and convince young people that they can provide them with the opportunity and security they need to build a better future for Pakistan. Following is the gist of a recent BBC survey which highlights that the youth of Pakistan prefers shariah to rule …

The other day, when I was driving on a road, I saw the words ‘banana hai ek nea Pakistan’ (We have to create a new Pakistan) on a wall. The other day, when I was driving on a road, I saw the words ‘banana hai ek nea Pakistan’ (We have to create a new Pakistan) on a wall. I moved …

Twenty-first Century is the era of geo-economics. World, as a whole, has been facing serious economic crunch mainly due to the Global War on Terrorism, the hegemony of America over global economy and UN sanctions on a number of anti-American states. Nations are still striving to explore various avenues to ensure their survival through sustainable economic growth. Given the importance …

Islam is a religion that exhorts its followers to be humane with their fellow-humans. There seems to be no such tenet that allows humiliation of a human being, rather in an Islamic society, minorities enjoy more rights than in any other society. Shariah enunciates explicitly and makes it binding that minorities, too, will be entitled to rights as granted to …

Long marches have failed to unfold the untold and unseen in Pakistan. Things are same; poor governance, illiteracy, health issues, inflated prices, deteriorated law and order, human trafficking, rampant unemployment and acute energy crisis are still haunting the nation.   Prologue The honeyed words do not bring out substantial changes; there is Herculean effort behind everything existing and surviving at …