Curing thalassemia... with tainted blood
A hospital is supposed to be an institution that treats you; it is supposed to be a safe haven. A place where death lurks, but hop…
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In Thar: ‘But not a drop to drink ...’
Every day, Ali Akbar and his team drive from village to village to check on how the villagers are faring in this remote part of Th…
PM undertook 14 foreign visits during 18 months in office
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has undertaken 14 official visits to nine countries during the somewhat troubled 18 months …
Children giving birth to children in Pakistan
These girls could have also become Malala Yousafzai or Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, but they didnt. They were married off in their early…
ICC suspends Hafeez from bowling over illegal action
he International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday declared the bowling action of Mohamad Hafeez illegal. All-rounderHafeez has been…
Punjab police: To (not) serve and protect
'Jinnah', the movie by Jamil Dehlavi, documents a scene from the pre-independence days, wherein a group of protesters walking towa…
Nov 30: Game-changer or deadline-changer?
PTI are the Kardashians of Pakistani politics; love them or hate them, they are news makers. You just cant ignore them. No matter …
A Kashmiri's view: Is the Indian soldiers' sentencing a good sign?
Successive Indian governments have promised a 'zero tolerance' policy against human rights abuses in Indian-held Kashmir. But on t…
Searching for strays: Where are Pakistan's animal shelters?
A few months ago, perhaps as a byproduct of having seen too much Cesar Millan on NatGeo, I decided to adopt and raise a puppy. Aft…
What we can learn about food safety from our garden
In What we can learn about food safety from our garden, Dr. David McCleery outlines the environment factors which allow bacteria t…
