Every virtue of technology gives birth to a demon which goes beyond its power to control, but, technology has taken away serenity of mind and tranquillity of heart from man. Man’s quest to survive on this fragile planet led him to explore and devise ways to ease and sustain human life. He was surrounded by objects which loomed large on …

Social stratification refers to arrangements of any group or society into a hierarchy of positions that are unequal with regard to power, property and social evolution. It is also defined as the distribution of people of society in groups on the basis of their status. Determinants of social stratification: According to Max Weber Economic resources Occupations Prestige Power Caste Education …

The conflict of Balochistan emerged as flashpoint due to unfair distribution of national wealth and economic exploitation of people. Bad governance, oppressive economic system, religious extremism and aspirations based on nationalism are other factors of Balochistan’s problem. Balochistan is the ideally located province of Pakistan. South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East regions of the world are connected with Balochistan …

Transferring the state-owned assets to private ownership may be the simplest definition of the concept of privatization. When Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan came to power in the United Kingdom and the United States respectively, the proponents of privatization prevailed by stressing that private management was better and more efficient. Consequently, multilateral organizations like the World Bank and the International …

It is very tricky and misleading to pass judgment on any process that is in its initial stage, at least in this part of the world. True, that in the developed countries the process of Women Empowerment, stretched over two centuries of struggle, has gone way ahead and cannot be termed as a process in its initial stages. Equally true …

Objective Resolution 1949: Objective resolution of 1949 was presented to negate the national and international conspiracies upraised right after the formation of Pakistan to make the nation secular, but unfortunately this resolution was not that much discussed. Liaquat Ali khan made it clear that this resolution is no less than a Magna Carte for the future constitutional build-up of Pakistan. …

It is generally believed that observance of merciless discipline and accountability are the hallmark of our armed forces. No doubt there are lots of reasons for this belief, but the unpardonable lapse of security of Mehran Base at Karachi, and now the verdict of the Court Martial has shaken this belief and disappointed us. After a year elapsed, yesterday the …

Dr Shazia Marri: Information & Broadcasting Minister of Sindh Government We salute you for  your bravery;  you wrote nothing but truth;  we salute you for your unwavering austerity for freedom of speech. Flogging is a diminutive thing for us, for freedom of speech and journalistic ethics we could give away our lives; said the veteran journalist Mr. Iqbal Jafri. Sindh …

It is dirty politics – the war waged against drug traffickers and extortionists. All began after gangsters shot dead Pakistan Peoples Party local leader Malik Muhammad Khan and a CID sleuth on April 26. Lyari operation spanned eight days. It ended after the administration boasted of wiping out most of the outlaws with a vow of a final assault in …

While witnessing the transitions which plagued the Arab world with the coveted disease of ‘revolutionary changes’, Egypt managed to topple down the 30 year old regime of the mighty Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak. The longest-serving ruler had to descend down from his throne as the chorus which demanded for a ‘change’ in the political set up of the country …