St Stephen’s, Banta and Zia-ul-Haq

Posted on September 15, 2009
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Soumya Saxena Whenever I have heard the name of Zia-ul-Haq, it was always followed by criticism; whether it was from Indians or Pakistanis I interact with. Let us take a break from it and explore the other side of him which might be unknown to many and about which I came to know from my […]

Upto 20 People Die Trying to Get Free Wheat Flour

Posted on September 14, 2009
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Owais Mughal Sad news coming out of Karachi states that up to 20 people, mostly women and children died in a stampede in narrow lanes of Khori Garden area. A local businessman was distributing free wheat flour among the poor and needy of the society. Due to overcrowding of narrow lanes, a stampede occured and […]

Adil Najam Norman Borlaug, winner of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize and father of the ‘Green Revolution‘, including in Pakistan, died in Texas at age 95. Few in Pakistan have ever heard his name, but no one has had a deeper impact, for good as well as bad, on agriculture in Pakistan as we know […]

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