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The Lynching-Mob Trends

By Mariam Rehman

A tabloid British newspaper reported allegations of spot-fixing against three Pakistani players, including the captain of the team. The news [...]

“China in Gilgit - Baltistan”

By Noor Muhammad

An article written by SELIG S. HARRISON, a renowned US based journalist, published in New York Times is making rounds [...]

Hats off to Help in a box!

By Areeba Fuad

Flood water sees no boundaries,neither should our generosity.Pakistan has been hit by the worst flood of its history.In this time [...]

Welcome to Pakistan Desk [Reloaded]

A medium to transcend the barrier of silence, to create a platform for debate and dialogue, Pakistan Desk endeavors to provide the people of our nation with a forum where they can discuss large issues as well as the business of our daily and personal lives.

We welcome all opinion based write ups from every corner of the world, discussing the issues existing in Pakistan or related to it. We are not claiming to solve any of these issues, but we definitely want to throw  light over them and place them on desk as an open question which everyone can ponder on and become aware of the prevailing situations.

Articles

Evil wants good to prevail.
August 31, 2010

Persian poet Rumi tells a parable about the first Omayyid caliph Amir Muawaiya who was awakened by a strange man” “Who are [...]

Help save Sakineh
August 25, 2010

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43 year old mother of two, was convicted in May 2006 of having an [...]

SOS-I’m dying
August 23, 2010

So where do we draw the line? How do we set the better apart from the average when it comes [...]

It isn’t H for Horse but Hunger in Pakistan
August 20, 2010

One morning, we went to a Halwa Puri shop to have breakfast. Gossips, laughter’s, smiles were the ingredients of [...]

A miserable Independence Day
August 14, 2010

Yet another 14 August, yet another celebrations. So many youngsters, so many cars, so many motorcycles with the green flag [...]

TV Channels Reopening: Supreme Court fails to apprehend the Culprit–PEMRA
August 14, 2010

Supreme Court orders to Re-open Blocked TV Channels. Dr Shahid Masoud, President of ARY digital took the case of Blockage [...]

DANGERS OF NASAL POLYPS
August 13, 2010

Introduction:A big disaster to human health and human lives, which no human being can think of before getting a victim [...]

From Bhuttoism to Bootoism
August 12, 2010

President Asif Ali Zardari defended his decision to travel abroad while the country battled the worst floods in decades, [...]

Another Shoe Heard Round the World
August 9, 2010

After Birmingham where Zardari was disgraced and shoed during his speech; but on his arrival, back home—– there are scant [...]

Natural Disasters: Is Science Behind Them Or Human Deeds
August 9, 2010

For centuries earth has been suffering from natural disasters in different forms like earthquakes ,tsunamies etc. These natural disasters have [...]

I tried looking up for dustbin…
August 8, 2010

I tried looking for Dustbin… And whenever I went through streets of Islamabad, I saw wrappers of everything spread around the [...]

What MQM Wants
August 8, 2010

- Death toll in the Karachi city has reached up to 95 and it’s still continues. As expected ganging up of Land [...]

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