Friday, May 24, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad Unless Pakistan takes emergency measures to overcome the complex challenge of under-nutrition, the country risks suffering from a ‘demographic nightmare’ of a growing unskilled, economically unproductive population, ...

Friday, May 24, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad Even though Tanzara Art Gallery seldom digresses from its tradition of bringing the best of local and foreign art to Islamabad, it usually has something extra special to offer when it holds a press preview that is ...

Saturday, May 18, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad Pakistan is on the edge of an extraordinary opportunity to reform its health systems and address failures of the past. However, since health is one of the most collusive services, success will depend on how effectively ...

Friday, May 17, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad While recommending the integration of all health-related functions at the federal level under a separate division, a proposal that has already taken effect on the initiative of Pakistan’s caretaker setup, an expert ...

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad The diversity and colour inherent in the cultures of the world came together to form a beautiful string of harmony and love at Sheikh Zayed International Academy (SZIA), which hosted a unique event Tuesday to celebrate ...

Monday, May 13, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad Cervical cancer kills an estimated 275,000 women every year, with 500,000 new cases being reported worldwide. This entirely preventable disease is the second largest cancer killer of women in low and middle-income ...

Monday, May 06, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
ISLAMABAD: Taking a momentous decision that is projected to arrest the post-devolution fragmentation of health in Pakistan, the caretaker government has consolidated all key health institutions and health-related functions under the ...

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad Never in the past was Pakistan as close to polio eradication as it is today. Not only has there been a decline in the number of polio cases within the high transmission zones of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, ...

Saturday, April 27, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad An absorbing exhibition of abstract paintings and calligraphic art by Ibraheem Ramay opens at gallery6 today (Saturday). Ramay is a talented artist whose work has the exceptional attribute of arousing feelings of harmony ...

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Shahina Maqbool
Islamabad With bold lines and a controlled palette as his primary tools, Karachi-based artist Farrukh Shahab has produced a refreshing collection of paintings on canvas, wooden planks and wooden boxes; the show opens at Tanzara ...