Waris Shah, the writer of great Punjabi epic poem “Heer” celebrates his 210th annual urs (death anniversary) on 23rd July, 2008. He is a Punjabi Sufi poet whose Heer is an imperishable legend of Divine love. Like all Sufis, Waris Shah depicts the...

The enormous impact of Bollywood across the border is not a surprise since the two courtiers share numerous social and cultural similarities besides commonality of language. Another aspect is that the Pakistani film industry never developed owing to a...

“For many years now, the most popular poet in America has been a 13th-century mystical Muslim scholar (RUMI).” (BBC) Mevlana Rumi is one of the most widely read poets in America. Born in Afghanistan, he later migrated to turkey and settled there....

Can our leaders and politicians come down from their high pedestals and be as modest and humble as Ahmedinejad? Can they sleep on the floor, eat plain food and live in simple houses instead of their mansions? Yes, this is the “President” of Iran,...

There are varying perspectives of the conservative and liberal Muslims towards the rights of women in Islam. This has indeed perplexed the western or the non-Muslim world as neither of the stances presents the true picture. The traditional and the...

The issue of cultural multiplicity in the international business scenario is continuously on the up rise owing to the factor of rapid globalization. As the developed countries spread their wings across the globe, the third world talent finds more...

Owning to Pakistan’s negative perception in the international arena, we are in dire of projecting the softer or affirmative aspects of our nation. Blacklisted and coupled with the term “terrorism”, Pakistan needs to pacify this impression across...

The role of response or relief agencies is critical in any disastrous scenario, be it in the form of earthquake, hurricane, flood, famine, war, air crash or terror attack. All these upheavals lead to the loss of human life and resources, sometimes...

The problems pertaining to environment have continuously been swelling in Pakistan. There is a catalog of never-ending issues which are spreading like epidemic, effecting the development and economy of the country. Failure of economic policies and lack...