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Booming brick industry in Nepal creates opportunities for labour workers
Soft little young hands that actually should be writing and learning are usually forced to work in Nepal’s brick industry. Young children from the age of 5 sometimes suffer spinal injuries and lung cancer from carrying...2015-05-14 3098 0 -
Bamboo houses to combat Nepal’s natural disasters and overcrowding
The ground shakes. People experience tremors. Buildings and houses collapse. Sometimes villagers in Nepal are forced to move away from tragic events. In some situations too many people move into the towns and cities of Nepal....2015-05-13 6132 0 -
Balochistan: The heart of ‘Pakistani Darkness’
By far the territorially largest and strategically the most significant province of Pakistan is, as a matter of fact, also the most poor. Welcome to Balochistan, the heart of ‘Pakistani Darkness’! Extremely rich in natural resources,...2015-05-13 2721 0 -
Significance of Easter for Christian communities
So as it is known, Easter started with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is believed that Christ rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. Easter marks the end of the 40-day fasting period called Lent....2015-04-01 2566 0 -
Delhi Result: Factors and Implications
It was 14th Feb, 2014. Arvind Kejriwal had resigned after 49 turbulent days as the Chief Minister of Delhi. It is 10th Feb, 2015. Delhi has given him back his Chief Minister’s chair washing out the Congress...2015-03-11 2011 0 -
Karachi: Once the City of Lights!
The recently released JIT (Joint Investigation Report) report of the Baldia factory fire in Karachi has once again reveled the sad reality of this once known and cherished ‘city of lights’: it is burning and dying....2015-03-11 2418 0 -
Pakistan: Terrorising the Terrorist and the Crumbling Democracy
The terrorist attack on December 16, 2014 at a secondary school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has convinced the military and political leadership of Pakistan to take urgent measures to curb the menace of extremism...2015-03-11 2119 0 -
Making a home in Britain
The story of the settlement of south Asians in Britain is full of colour, curiosity, souvenirs and…struggles. To make a permanent home was not possible without challenges. Asians have been engaged in a variety of economic...2015-03-11 2196 0 -
Will Hasina’s boat sail on the Teesta?
At last dialogue started to settle the Teesta impasse. In February 2015, on her three day visit to Dhaka Ms. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal promised the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina ...2015-03-10 2059 0 -
Liquefied Natural Gas combat Pakistan’s electricity cuts
Right in the middle of cooking food or returning home from the winter cold, a sudden power cut interrupts…great! Well actually, not really, especially in the winter months. Last month in December, Dunya News Network reported...2015-01-15 3020 0