Thursday, Jun, 20, 2013
TODAY'S PAPER
Elections and floor crossing
ACCORDING to media reports, nine PPP members of the Punjab Assembly changed their loyalties and joined the PML-N. I would…
Woes of Pakistani expats
MY son, holding a valid work visa for Malaysia, was detained at Allama Iqbal International…
Water projects: a ray of hope
WAPDA has prepared a report titled Hydro Potential in Pakistan in November 2011 which is quite illuminating about the potential…
Damaging vitamin-A derivative?
I HAVE been told that some dermatologists are freely prescribing vitamin A derivative (Isotretinoin) to young fertile women without telling…
Naive suggestion
THIS is with reference to the article by Irfan Husain ‘Bad news from Afghanistan’ (Feb 26). It was rather naïve…
Plight of PIA pensioners
PIA pensioners have received no increase in pensions for the last four years, although the government grants its employees increase…
Man’s prehistoric ancestor
WE thank Dawn for sharing information about the new research towards a common ancestor for all mammals: a prehistoric rat-sized…
Shrinking forests
APRPOS Mr Deeplai’s letter (Feb 21), it is a matter of concern that unscrupulous people have been playing havoc with…
Kept in limbo
I BELONGED to Faisalabad and graduated from Punjab University, Lahore. I applied for a job at the Lahore Garrison Education…
Hazara killings: flushing out the evil
WHILE seconding widespread concern over recent killings in Quetta, I believe time has come to point out the culprits. It…
