The LUBP has previously posted an article on this topic by Dr Shahid Siddiqui highlighting the gravity and urgency of this issue. Gojal (in uppper Hunza) needs to be be declared a calamity-hit area, extending rightful facilities to its residents. The debris removal work should be expedited by extending the shifts to 24 hours and [...]
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At least one generation has been socialised into a favourable disposition towards Islamic conservatism and militancy. They have a natural sympathy towards the political discourse of the militants even if they do not support their violent methods
The terrorist attacks in Lahore on March 8 and 12 are a reminder of how terrorism continues to threaten [...]
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Rawalpindi: Defense and Security Analyst Zaid Hamid condemned the murder of Maulana Saeed Ahmed Jalalpuri. In an official Press Release issued by BrassTacks, Zaid Hamid denied any involvement in Maulana Jalalpuri’s murder.
Zaid Hamid stated that he has never spoken to Maulana Jalalpuri on phone and has never threatened him. He said that all the allegations [...]
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The obsession with the modern educated professional as a prototypical middle class Pakistani tends to shift focus away from those that are rarely educated in formal institutions, yet continue to control a larger share of political and economic capital
Similar to the frenzy that results from the rumoured arrival of a prophetic saviour, our opinion nodes [...]
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With Pakistan’s two main political parties looking exhausted by being made to play a continuous game of cat and mouse with the establishment, the new generation of young Pakistanis began to look elsewhere.
Many young Pakistanis, who in their reactionary worldview cannot relate to the conventional make-up of the long-bearded and mullah-looking [...]
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Arsalan Mir and Babar Bhatti
Every other day we hear about special offers from cellular operators introducing new packages and rates. Majority of these are limited time offers and it gets very hard to find out if a packages announced are still effective or not.
Consumers have time and again faced instances where the offers are taken [...]… Read the rest