Journey from Mangla to Mirpur

Posted on October 17, 2006
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Guest Post by S A J Shirazi There must be a point at which the sky meets the earth. Wandering in an expanse of the Punjab bordering Azad Kashmir, one can see ahead up to horizon through a blanket of dull light covering the green fields and occasional villages that are spread along the Dina […]

Smoke emitting vehicles fined

Posted on September 7, 2006
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Bilal Zuberi Cars, trucks and other vehicles that are heavy emitters of smoke, also called super-emitters, are really a menace to environment and urban air quality. The really old vehicles, which are not kept well burn a lot of oil with the fuel and emit tons of smoke and other dangerous criteria pollutants. These pollutants, […]

Traffic jams: Not just a menace but also a loss

Posted on August 18, 2006
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By Bilal Zuberi All city dwellers know the problem of traffic jams well, but when it comes to Pakistan, these traffic jams take on a unique meaning. Imagine the traffic, from trucks, cars, rickshaws, motorcycles and bicycles to horse carriages and donkey carts, all jammed up back to back (sometimes neck to neck) and cursing […]

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