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Mashal Trust a symbol of commitment in development of education sector

January 11, 2013   By: Haroon Baloch Individual contribution for the development of country's education sector at the grass root level is equally important as government is committed for its betterment. Zeba Hussain has become a symbol of commitment for rest of the country when it comes to the development of education sector. She has successfully been running a high school for the last four years in Bari Imam‚ a slum area of federal capital‚ which is exclusively dedicated for internally displaced children from various parts of the country. "I have a strong feeling for these children whose parents are unable to send them to schools for whatever reasons. Their parents are even unable to provide them with enough food"‚ told Director Mashal Trust‚ Zeba Hussain adding that I have also been training them with vocational skills so to better fulfill their future needs. C lick Here for Vide o   She has been running this trust with the help of her personal frien

Baig & Durrani involved in 90 conspiracy: SC

By: Haroon Baloch File photo from Social Media ISLAMABAD: The apex court has ordered to instigate civil proceedings as per law against the ex-military generals Aslam Baig and ex-DG ISI Asad Durrani for their involvement in distribution of money among politicians during 1990 general elections. Supreme Court also ordered to abolish election cells, if any, in intelligence agencies.  Supreme Court issued its short verdict on IJI case, for which retired Air Martial Asghar Khan submitted the petition in 1996. Supreme Court has ordered the Federal Government to recover distributed money among politicians with interest and to initiate civil cases against culprits who violated the constitution.  "The elections of 1990 were rigged to influence the political process and called for investigation by the FIA against those politicians who accepted the public money before the 1990 elections", the apex court said in its October 19th verdict. An amount of eighty million rupees

FC, intelligence agencies responsible for enforced disappearances: HRCP

By: Haroon Baloch Title of published fact-finding mission's reporter 2012 -  By Haroon Baloch The fact-finding team of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has a stance in its report on Balochistan issue that Frontier Corps (FC) and intelligence agencies are behind enforced disappearances in the province and circumstances have worsened following failures in punishments or probes in a consequential manner. HRCP has issued the report in Islamabad on August 30th, formulated on the facts the coordinators of HRCP Core Group reported from 21 districts of Balochistan. A 14-member fact-finding mission comprising of Chairperson HRCP Zohra Yusuf, provincial vice-chairpersons Tahir Hussain Khan (Balochistan), Sher Muhammad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Amarnath Motumal (Sindh), Executive Council members Asma Jahangir, Zahoor Ahmed Shahwani and Habib Tahir, journalists Arifa Noor and Amir Mateen, novelist Muhammad Hanif and academic Prof. Azizuddin Ahmed, Secretary Gener

Kamra airbase under attack by terrorists

By: Haroon Baloch Kamra: Attackers bombed inside the base -  Photo: Social Media ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force Base Minhas, Kamra , strategically one of the most important air bases of Pakistan, had come under attack by the heavily loaded terrorists disguised in air force uniforms, which resulted in killing of a security official and injuring one squadron leader while guarding the base. Terrorists also succeeded in partially damaging surveillance aircraft - Saab 2000.  Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, in a very important speech of independence day on 14th August in Kakul Academy had called for national unity in the battle against terrorism and said no state can afford a parallel system or a militant force. One-day before COAS General Kayani's statement, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stated that Pakistan had assured us to instigate operation in North Waziristan agency and in this regard, he discussed the operation details with General John Alle

Crazy jubilation of Independence

By: Haroon Baloch ISLAMABAD: Although prevailing crises in country did not allow majority to celebrate 66th day of independence on August 14th, but enthusiasm of youth in major cities was worth seeing. They celebrated country's independence day in a crazy way. Islamabad: Crazy youth gathering at Faizabad junction to  commemorate 14th August - Photo: Haroon Baloch   Islamabad: Faizabad leads Expressway to Grand Trunk  road for Lahore in the east and Peshawar in the west -  Photo - Haroon Baloch Islamabad: Biking in a crazy way on Expressway is their  hobby - Photo: Haroon Baloch Islamabad: One wheelers break all rules without any  hesitation  in the name of independence  - Photo: Haroon Baloch Islamabad: One-wheeling claims dozens of lives every year  in Pakistan - Photo:  Haroon Baloch Islamabad: One wheelers proudly push themselves into  danger - Photo: Haroon Baloch Islamabad: One-wheeling was strictly banned in the

Disaster in slow motion: The retreating Himalayas: food security at stake

By: Haroon Baloch  Glacial meltdown in the Himalayan region is not caused solely by global warming – it is as much a product of  human activities in the region. PHOTO: Express Tribune.  If the unprecedented rate of glacial retreat in the South Asian region is not checked, countries in the area are likely to turn highly food-insecure. Pakistan’s latest Climate Change Policy clearly indicates that freshwater resources in Pakistan are dependent on snow and glacial melting and monsoon rains; both of which are highly sensitive to climate change. In 2000-2001, the country faced severe food scarcity because of lower-than-average rainfall. The worst ever drought in its history hit Pakistan, with the Balochistan and Sindh provinces suffering the most. The famine affected around 1.2 million people in 26 districts; 127 people died in Sindh due to dehydration and severe water shortages, whereas in the Nushki district in Balochistan, which had not received a single dr

Alishba fights to resolve conflicts from society

By: Haroon Baloch ISLAMABAD: A group of you ng Christians, from a slum area of federal capital, is struggling to mitigate on social evils and uplift of their community. Alishba Yousuf, 17, an enlightened mind among others in the group writes stage plays particularly on resolving conflicts and promoting religious harmony in the society.