Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.? Joseph Conrad quotes (English novelist, 1857-1924) The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die…
Month: October 2009
Attack on Mina Bazaar – Why Peshawar
Yesterda?s attack on Mina bazaar Peshawar has shaken my nerves. This was the area where I used to walk with tourists for hours and shopkeepers used to offer us tea or give…
Pak Haj mission opens in Jeddah
JEDDAH ? Pakistan has opened its Haj mission office in the Kingdom. Bahrullah Hazarvi, Haj director in the Pakistani Embassy, inaugurated the mission office at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah…
MD PIA to see off first batch of Hujjaj
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 2009: Managing Director Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Captain Muhammad Ejaz Haroon will see off the first batch of 468 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia here on Wednesday. PIA?s first…
Pakistani-Americans key to promoting Pakistan-US ties
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 2009: Ambassador to the United States Mr. Husain Haqqani expressed his views in a gathering at the Capitol Hill that Pakistani-Americans can play a key role in promoting understanding…
House in Dis (Order) by Dawn about Edward House Building Karachi
Following Article is taken from Daily Dawn of Sunday 4th October 2009 IT?S a setting pretty much out of the famous Ayn Rand book, The Fountainhead. There?s an architect?s office located in…
Archaeology department struggling to save sites
TAXILA, Oct 3 2009: Courtesy Daily Dawn, The federal archaeology department says it is is struggling to protect ancient sites in Taxila and Hassanabdal from vandalism and encroachment, which have exposed them…