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Understanding IMF and its role
Pakistan is in economic doldrums these days. Surging dollar, robust inflation, volatile stock market with a steep falling trend, high interest rates, is there any worse yet to come? God forbid! Only accountants may think of treating the looted money as a sunk cost, a majority thinks that somehow, someway the looted money will make …
Social Media – At the Cost of Mental Wellbeing
Lahore: She starved for months but she says she is still fat! “Why can’t I have the perfect body like all the models out there?” ,18-year-old Emaan could barely speak as tears rolled down her cheeks. “Please tell me what to do, it is killing me!” She asked her psychologist during one of several therapy …
Stealing an Apple VS. Stealing a Kingdom
Pakistan, General Elections 2018 brings the third party in power that seems unusual as the last 70 years’ history of Pakistan clearly shows that government has been oscillating among three corridors namely; Pakistan People’s Party, Muslim League, and Army. However, in Elections2018, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf came in power as a third party. It was might be …
Satire: Ministry for 5,000 executions start revealing list
Federal Minister for 5,000 Executions Faisal Vawda has started revealing the list of 5,000 people, who, according to him, should be hanged without trial for they are nuisance and corrupt. Our sources have access to the developing the list; we are shocked as well as amazed to disclose that the federal minister for 5,000 mass …
Simla has key to future of indo-pak ties
Inviting all the heads of SAARC countries except Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to the second time swearing in of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his triumphant election victory is typical of a bitchy start to of what could possibly be a hope for otherwise dying optimism for a new beginning of relations between …
Fault lines inside PTM
Islamabad: The passing of 26th constitutional amendment bill in National Assembly moved by independent MNA Mohsin Dawar had exposed certain cracks within Pakhtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), while others are terming the amendment as a conspiracy expressing suspicions over the timing. The constitutional amendment which will increase representation in national and provincial assemblies for the newly …
Satire: Amazing App called Fawad Chaudhry that predicts a storm of turncoats
Taking the wonders of science and technology to new heights, the Science and Technology Ministry has created an App called ‘Fawad Chaudhry App’ which can predict election results and the brewing storm of turncoats in the country. Already, the ministry has successfully launched, and equally successfully crashed, an App of the lunar calendar which clearly …
On Fathers Day
“Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society,” according to Wikipedia. This annual celebration has its roots in Catholicism and only in the 1970s; it was declared a National Holiday celebrated in June. In the Muslim tradition, the respect for parents – the father …
Once a two-room institute is now Sukkur IBA University
SUKKUR: “It was not a child’s play to grow a two-room institute into a full-fledged degree awarding university,” says Sukkur IBA University Vice-Chancellor Prof Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui. In an interview with Truth Tracker at his office, he shed light on the history and working of the a prestigious institute of the country. “Consolidated efforts by …
Terror monster may return if reforms fail in Tribal Area
Islamabad: It was May 30th of the last year when Islamabad took a historic decision and the federally administered tribal areas – popularly known as badlands of Pakistan along Afghan border – were merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Then tall promises were made to rehabilitate and reconstruct the entire 27200 square kilometers regions badly affected by …