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March 30, 2014
Nuclear Power Plants: No Clear Answers
It’s no secret that Pakistan is faced with an energy crunch of unprecedented proportions. The present energy sources are not keeping up with the growing demands of a burgeoning population, and this gap between demand and supply is widening by…
March 24, 2014
Pakistan’s Solar Solution?
In a YouTube video of a presentation about the solar system by famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tyson pauses at a single striking graphic of a tiny earth juxtaposed with the massive scale of the sun. The sun, Tyson notes,…
June 19, 2013
How the Mighty Fall
The results of the current elections have surprised many, while disproving a number of predictions made by analysts. For example, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was never a favourite in the elections, but nobody could have imagined that it would…
May 3, 2013
The Party is not over
A heavy baggage of incumbency has to be carried by any political party that has been in power at the time of elections. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has entered the 2013 elections with this disadvantage and much more — poor…
July 10, 2012
The Politics of Power Cuts
The menace of loadshedding has disturbed the masses all over the country and protests against it are now commonplace. Punjab has been the worst hit and angry protestors have taken to the streets, creating an alarming law and order situation…
January 11, 2012
All the Khan’s Men: Imran Khan and the Turncoats
Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet was called a ‘team of rivals,’ Barack Obama chose his opponent Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, and now Imran Khan is gathering under his canopy a rainbow coalition of men who are more used to grasping each…
November 26, 2011
What Do You Think of Imran Khan? Four Journalists Share their Views
Is a "PTI tsunami" hitting the nation as Imran Khan suggests? We all know how successful his Lahore jalsa at the Minar-e-Pakistan was. His message is resonating with many citizens. As a result, he has many political opponents shaking in…
April 14, 2011
Newsline Wins Three APNS Awards for 2009-2010
In March, the All Pakistan Newspaper Society announced the winners of the latest round of awards for excellence in print journalism. Newsline is proud to report that our winning streak continues. After collecting multiple laurels each for the periods 2005-2006…
February 12, 2011
What’s Inside? It’s a Bumper Issue!
[caption id="attachment_16369" align="alignleft" width="300"] Look for this cover at newsstands across Pakistan and pick up your copy today.[/caption] The February 2011 issue of Newsline is out on newsstands across Pakistan now. Want to know what’s inside? Well, it’s packed full…
October 26, 2010
Wonderful Waste
Our car weaves through the lanes of the Garden East district in Karachi, our faces pressed against the windows as we try to find our way to the interviewee’s residence — we are running late. Finally we spot her, standing…