100 days and the legacy of the past
By Farahnaz Ispahani
As the coalition government formed in March, more than a month after the Feb 18 election, completes its first hundred days in office there are no dearth of detractors and critics out to prove that the government did not accomplish enough during this period. A democratic government must always be ready to bear public scrutiny of its conduct. But it is amusing to see those who failed to get the people's mandate on the basis of their own lack of performance in government over a five (in some cases eight) year duration heap scorn on the new government barely three months after its induction into office.

Line of division emerges in PPPP hierarchy: Amin Fahim
KARACHI, July 7 (Online): A "very special" meeting between Makhdoom Amin Fahim of PPPP and head of Sindh National Front Mumtaz Bhutto has taken place.

Ulema Action Committee announce to conduct classes on wreckage of Jamia Hafsa
* Umme Hassan raising bombers to attack Musharraf: IGP
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Lal Masjid Ulema Action Committee (UAC) has announced to conduct classes for girl students of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa on wreckage of Jamia Hafsa on day to day basis in line with the orders of Supreme Court.

Karachi rocked by 7 simultaneous blasts
KARACHI, July 8: Karachi has been rocked by a series of 7 blasts, which have killed two, while injuring more than 50. The first blast occurred in a garbage dump, which exploded near the Banaras Chowk petrol pump, followed by another after a few minutes on a nearby footpath, injuring 16 persons.

Zardari to meet Nawaz in coming two days in London
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Co-Chairman PPPP, Asif Ali Zardari will leave for London from Dubai in coming days and meet with PML- N Chief, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

Rupee hits new low against dollar
KARACHI, July 7: The rupee fell to a record low against the dollar on Monday, breaching the previous lowest record in the inter-bank market on the back of high demand and low supply of greenback.

Karachi blasts: SSPs of concerned areas suspended
KARACHI, July 8: Following the bomb blasts in Karachi, orders of suspension of the SSPs in the concerned areas have been issued by Chief Minister Sindh Quaim Ali Shah.

4th of July 2008 Festival : Pictorial Highlights

For the sake of the federation
By Farahnaz Ispahani
As I sat in the National Assembly through the long and onerous budget session for the first time, I felt that the hours were strenuous and what was expected of us demanding. A huge finance bill needed to be read and understood and the arcane though undoubtedly important systems involved in and surrounding the passing of the bill, had to be learnt.
In the process, however, I also learnt what it means to be a public servant and what it means to be part of the great Federation of Pakistan.