The R Word

In Pakistan we all are familiar with word terrorist. Many refer it to as agencies working in Pakistan. But are we aware of the roadside terrorist that we can encounter on roads very easily. No! I am not talking about the thugs that rob us but I am talking about the public transport that roams on the road. The beautifully dressed ladies of road, Bus, the ugly looking taxis and the hybrid between car and motorcycle, rikshaws and qinchis, can be easily called as terrorists. Why? As they play an important role in hauling the gas-bomb on road. Several incidents have been heeded that CNG cylinders explode sometime injuring people and sometime having the audacity to even kill the passengers. Our media propagates so much on this issue. They blame the police officers and our so-called government but nothing happens as usual. Who should be really blamed for this issue? Should the Police are to be blamed, transporters are to be blamed or the government is to be blamed? Well really ...

Asif Ali Zardari, the man who changed the history of Pakistan, he took over the Aiwan-e-saddar on 9 September 2008 as the 11 th president of Pakistan. His initial work started by calling Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, which helped deepen the relations of Pakistan. Later he went to UN where the most successful work he did was to basically develop better relationship with Indian Prime Minister. But the above mentioned facts are just not enough to say that he changed history. The reasons that forced us to give him the title of the man who changed history is firstly and fore mostly that he was able to maintain his presidency for the complete 5 year period and that is something never happened in Pakistan before. He though faced a lot of criticism was able to keep army satisfied and prevented another martial law in the country. Moreover, his reign was the first reign where one democratic government gave their control to another government. Though people reported rigging...

Peshawar, once called the heaven of Pakistan is nowadays struggling harder and survive from not becoming a hell. This land as said by the Mongols was a land that will always have peace and prosperity but now all we see is bloodshed, war and destruction. In this war, we lost millions of life and structure but a recent gloomy event has put all the international eyes on this city. All Saints Church, Peshawar was doomed down by a handful of terrorist on September 22, 2013. Sunday, September 22, 2013, was the day when the Christian community was having an event where 600 parishioners were on the front lawn of the church, receiving free food, when two explosions occurred, leaving the church scattered with body parts. This was a very sad and shameful event that happened. 85 killed and 145 injured (tribune newspaper) and the victims include over 30 children. From that day a riot has been spread in city where the Christian community is protesting on what occurred to their community. The...