Barbed wire, security check-posts, questioning by the security personnel asking for proof of identities – one might be forgiven for thinking it is an entry point to the beseiged Gaza strip in Palestine. But this is Mariabad—the Hazara locality in Quetta, Pakistan. The sectarian violence, bomb blasts, targeted killings caused fear in the city have […]
41SharesA few days ago, the results of the Combined Competitive Exams CSS-2019 were announced by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). There is much lament about its consistently low passing percentage of 2.5% every year; the crippling inadequacy of the educational system of Pakistan is reflected every year in this looking-glass. However, this year is […]
A recent incident was reported wherein the Deputy Commissioner Bagh (DC), a District of Pakistani Administered Jammu Kashmir, was found misbehaving and torturing an innocent cab driver on charges of overtaking him during travel. Charges don’t constitute an offence. Even if they did, the DC lacks the authority to punish someone on spot. A different […]