There are over one million new cases of skin cancer diagnosed every year in the United States, representing about half of all cancers diagnosed in the country. And skin cancer on a dramatic increase. There are twice as many skin cancers in our population today as there were 20 years ago. Given this rate of […]
Author: Hassan Ahmad Khan
Looming shadow of food crisis on Pakistan: Causes and solutions
The stature of Pakistan as an agricultural economy has been grossly imperiled, so much so, that the government has to import huge amount of edible items annually to meet the domestic needs – $8bn alone in the financial year 2020-2021. The key drivers behind rising acute food insecurity in 2022 as far as global food […]
Virginia Woolf was ‘part-Bengali’, claims William Dalrymple
Delhi-based Scottish writer-historian William Dalrymple has said that his great aunt and noted English author Virginia Woolf was ‘part Bengali’. “I can share something about Virginia Woolf that no one knows much about— the fact that she was part-Bengali,” he told an Indian literary magazine earlier this year. “We both have Bengali ancestors and much […]
How Pakistanis celebrate 14 August
It is pertinent to discuss our activities on August 14. What do we Pakistanis do? On August 14, we remove silencers from motorbikes and convene on roads with drums and horns. My question is: which part of Pakistan’s independence do people celebrate? Is this the Pakistan that, our national poet, Allama Iqbal envisioned? In this […]
Former South Africa umpire Rudi Koertzen passes away in an accident
Rudi Koertzen, a former South African umpire, died in an accident on Tuesday, August 9. When he passed away, he was 73 years old. According to sources, the crash that killed Koertzen and three other individuals happened at a place called Riverdale in South Africa. After playing golf over the weekend, Koertzen was traveling from […]
Miftah accuses Imran Khan of benefiting from prohibited funds
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has accused Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan of benefiting from forbidden monies illegally acquired from overseas contributors as well as from the jewelry his wife demanded and received from the PTI’s ATMs (financiers). Miftah stated on his Twitter account on Tuesday, “The answer is clear. IK benefitted from the unlawfully obtained […]
Imran Khan says Shahbaz Gill was abducted not arrested
PTI Chairman Imran Khan claims that party leader Shahbaz Gill was abducted rather than arrested. Imran Khan stated in a tweet on Tuesday, “This is an abduction, not an arrest.” Can such heinous crimes occur in any democracy? Political workers are viewed as adversaries. And all to force us to accept a crooked foreign-backed regime.” […]
Sacred Tasbeeh displayed in Lahore for mourners
On Tuesday, a sacred Tasbeeh made of Karbala soil was shown in public for mourning to witness at Imambargah Gulistan-e-Zahra, Abbott Road, Lahore. The mourners expressed their love and devotion at the sight of the hallowed Tasbeeh. They photographed it, and some even touched it out of love and respect.