Dowry: An Exploitative Custom

We Pakistanis are not only sensitive, but quite stubborn too. We get susceptible to dogmas so easily, without even realizing the fact that their roots do not belong with us. The customs and traditions that we have been following since long do not have a rationale. One such custom, or rather, social evil is dowry, [...]

Army back to work!

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiani has ordered the soldiers engaged in civil departments to report back to the Army headquarters. This is indeed a great step by the General, that will allow the army to restore its dignity and honour. If the army keeps its this way, it would strengthen its role [...]

Sovereignty?

US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met tribal chiefs at the Khyber Rifles mess in Landi Kotal on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Sources, according to DAWN, said the elders from the Khyber Agency impressed upon the US to avoid use of force in the region while pursuing [...]