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New Bus Service Could Be Cure for Karachi’s Commuter Woes in 21st Century

By Shujauddin Qureshi The inauguration of the Inter-District People’s Bus Service is a welcome decision for the people of Karachi (and Larkana). The ruling Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the new People’s Bus Service in Karachi on June 27, 2022, which would ply on Route-1 from Model Colony to Merryweather Tower (29.5

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Budget 2020-21: No new tax, less funds for social sector

By Shujauddin Qureshi Hammad Azhar, Federal Minster for Industries on Friday afternoon presented Rs7,294.9 billion federal budget 2020 -21 in the National Assembly amid the opposition’s hooting and pandemonium. The opposition members, mostly belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Ammal (MMA) were carrying banners in their hands with slogans inscribed

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سنا مکھی کے 3 پتے اورکورونا کا علاج

پچھلے ہفتے شہد لینے گیا (اسلامک شہد نہیں). وہاں کے سیلزمین بھی اہلحدیث والے مولوی تھے. میں اتنے یقین سے اس لیے کہہ رہا ہوں کیوں کہ اتفاق سے ظہر کا وقت تھا، دکان کا شیشے والا دروازہ بند کرکے تین مولوی حضرات جماعت پڑھ رہے تھے، اوراہلحدیث کے اسٹائیل میں نمازکی ادائگی کر رہے

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Strict implementation on lockdown orders is only solution to control COVID-19

By Shujauddin Qureshi Experts and professionals from different parts of Pakistan and other countries have underlined the need for strictly following the official lockdown orders to save many human lives from coronavirus (COVID-19) and urged the governments to arrange adequate medical and testing facilities in all areas and provide personal protection equipment (PPE) to doctors

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Untouchables: Breaking Barriers, Demanding Positive Changes in 21st Century

By Shujauddin Qureshi Untouchables exist in Pakistan. Many people in Pakistan might have been shocked to read two identical news on social media about the refusal of the burial of the remains of two human beings — one in Sindh and another in Punjab. In Sindh, the deceased was a low-caste Hindu girl whose body

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Aurat Azadi March 2020: United for Rights, Standing Strong Together

“I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” By Shujauddin Qureshi Aurat Azadi March is observed in Pakistan every year. The world is observing International Women’s Day on March 8 to recognize the importance of gender equality in every sphere of life. This year (2020) is important as the United Nations is also observing the silver

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Cotton Crop 2019: Bad Seeds, Pesticides to Blame for Dismal Results

By Shujauddin Qureshi This year’s long spell of monsoon rains and the use of traditional seeds and technology have resulted in a decline in cotton production in Pakistan. Estimates by the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) have cut the target by about 33 per cent, to 10.2 million bales of raw cotton against the earlier

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