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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 2713 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 2128 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 2555 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 2275 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 2369 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 2206 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 3180 0 -
The future looks bleak for the Kaffirs in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (formerly British Ceylon) is an Island nation which witnessed three decades of relentless war which separated the nation on ethnic lines as a result of ethnic violence between the Sinhalese and Tamils, the nation’s...2015-01-15 14693 0 -
Latent realities of FATA
FATA is a nucleus of the “region between Oxus and Jumna (that) has been the theater of decisive events in mankind’s history.” (Arnold J. Toynbee) The region lying across the North Western frontier of Pakistan which,...2015-01-15 2689 0 -
Charities work together to provide clean water
Just close by to the Indian Ocean, lies a small island Sri Lanka. But how much of Sri Lanka’s water is clean? Many vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka and India end up having to collect murky...2015-01-15 2597 0