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Improving the driving license renewal process. While one may need to get a driving license made just once, there is always a need to renew this […]

83 foreigners in PK parliament The statement could do well as a headline in an eveninger, be termed as a wild allegation or even suggest a […]

‘Dum Gutka’ Only ten miles of off-roading from the main Sajawal town, the dusty uneven ‘kutcha’ track leads you to a cluster of villages where the […]

Can Pakistan protect its citizens from Ebola Introduction: The world is facing the biggest and most complex Ebola outbreak in history. On August 8, 2014, the […]

Facts and falsehoods In a rare act of irrationality, the Government of Pakistan formally announced its decision to protect the territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia. A […]

Fake de-mugging scheme Part 1. The traffic light turns red forcing scores of reluctant vehicles to come to a halt. The drivers look around uneasily. Suddenly […]

Flawed Notions of honour Nicolas Chauvin a soldier in Napoleon’s army is dead and gone since a long time, but the ‘chauvinistic” attitude named after him, […]

Go back to basics The Blasphemy law was introduced in 1860 by the British Government. It prohibited damaging or defiling a place of worship or a […]

The Guv decides to go – voluntarily. Sindh has not been a lucky province when it comes to its selection of Chief Ministers and Governors. Typically […]

The Houbara Vehicles Every winter Pakistan plays host to two exceptionally diverse species of visitors. The first to arrive are the Houbara bustards, taxonomically classified as […]

How not to collect taxes Why would a government intentionally make payment of taxes a frustrating ordeal for its citizens? One needs to study the Sindh […]

How not to design a form To say that the new Identity Card Forms are user unfriendly, loaded with irrelevant requirements and require uncalled for formalities […]

The imbedded ‘Elite Protection System’ Pakistan may have voluntarily and insanely become the only nation in the world to legislate a bill that could enable a […]

Is Article 227 really necessary? If Taliban were to take over power in Pakistan (which is what their struggle is all about), what would they do […]

Is the government reformable? ‘when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount’. Dakota Indians Dakota Indians were famous […]

Criminal Negligence or Calculated Connivance? Citizens demand resignation of CM Sindh and Home Minister Sindh. Success in ‘War against Terror’ is critically linked to a nation’s […]

Lessons for Pakistani mayors – who destroyed even the existing infrastructure and pushed their cities back in time by decades. “Why do you always ask me […]

Dear DIG traffic, 22 November 2014 Greetings. 1. Thank you for the presentation on traffic initiatives, that was sent by your office to me and five […]

Life as a citizen Naeem Sadiq The News Tuesday, November 04, 2014 http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-282208-Life-as-a-citizen Every process has at least three versions. What you think it is : […]

Director General Civil Aviation, 19 Nov 2018 Chairman Pakistan International Airlines, Director General Airport Security Force. Dear Sirs, As a citizen one would like to know […]