Stripping Away Beauty
Adnan Bashir Apr 29, 2008 interacts: 8There are more houses and wider roads but lesser pastures and more stinking water drains. The weather does not seem all that pleasant and the
Fatima Jinnah Park – Metaphor for Pakistan's Problems and their Solution
Q Isa Daudpota Sep 7, 2007 interacts: 13Capital Development Authority (CDA) has carved out a large corner (6000 sq yards) of the Fatima Jinnah Park for McDonald's at a ridiculously low rental
Complex Problems can have Simple Solutions
Q Isa Daudpota Jul 4, 2007 interacts: 4Cool roof systems with high reflectance (percentage of solar energy reflected back from the surface to the atmosphere without absorption ) and emittance (percentage of
Karachi’s Plastic Bag Ban
Zainub Razvi Apr 2, 2007 interacts: 12The ban applies to not just the manufactures and sellers but also the users of the plastic bags. Yes, that means us.
Exchange Siachen Madness for Mountain Peace
Q Isa Daudpota and Arshad H Abbasi Feb 16, 2007 interacts: 100Glaciers can also be made secure by the use of common sense. It is for opinion-makers in India and Pakistan to tell their respective governments
Venus, Earth, and Mars - The Untold Story
Muhammad A Hussain Jan 23, 2007 interacts: 13Some scientists speculate that the three planets, Venus, Earth, and Mars, shared approximately similar geology at the time of their cooling from their molten newly-born
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Rising Trend?
Henna Arshad Sep 14, 2006 interacts: 3There is a growing interest in businesses taking a lead in addressing those issues in which they have an interest where national government have failed
A City of Gardens
Nadeem Akram Jul 19, 2006 interacts: 9Any reference to Lahore as the City of Gardens has a rather hollow ring these days. That proud tradition of rippling fountains and tall arching
Darakhat Bachao, Lahore Bachao
Ahmed R Alam Jun 29, 2006 interacts: 47The Citizens of Lahore are now planning a conference in which stakeholders shall be allowed to voice their concerns about the development of the city.
Deforestation and Drought
Arshad Abbasi Jun 6, 2006 interacts: 6Massive deforestation started in the 1990s. Between 1990 and 2000 Pakistan lost an average of 41,100 hectares of forest per year with an average annual
Global Warming and Hurricanes
Mohammad Gill Nov 23, 2005 interacts: 6Therefore there are not many conclusive and definitive studies of the effects of global warming on hurricanes. However, there is a preponderance of consensus that
To Saneeya Hussain (August 13, 1954-April 20, 2005)
Beena Sarwar May 1, 2005 interacts: 21
There are tears at your untimely departure, but no, we’re not just sitting about mourning gloomily. Our grief runs deep,
Stout!
Nadeem F Paracha Jul 4, 2004 interacts: 37They say God is the wisest. But why do this God appeal to the most exploitative and the most stupid, and the most sadistic, and
Cuts Both Ways
Nadeem F Paracha Jun 2, 2004 interacts: 32
Did you see the way they chopped down all those wonderful old trees in front of the Karachi Marriot.
Environmental Goods and Services
Zafar Anjum Nov 27, 2003 interacts: 3Given the size, growth, and trade implications of the environmental goods and services sector, it would be unwise to treat the EGS negotiations as
Gardens of Secularism and Soapboxes for Orators
Chithra Karunakaran Oct 22, 2003 interacts: 16The fact that I jogged in Kannur, Kerala in the early mornings before traffic got heavy was a matter for constant and amused comment
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