Apr
29
Hundreds of reasons to keep pushing (By Mahir Ali)
Mahir Ali evaluates the performance of Obama administration after first 100 days in office. — AFP
THE concept of evaluating a new American administration on the basis of what it achieves in its first 100 days was introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, although it’s unlikely he got the idea from French history, where ‘les cent jours’ had long served as a description of the period between Napoleon Bonaparte’s return to power in March 1815 and the Battle of Waterloo. more…
Apr
28
Keeping Urdu on board
Keeping Urdu on board
By Peerzada Salman
Urdu script
KARACHI: It was in 1958 that the Urdu Dictionary Board was set up. The idea was to develop an authentic document that should not only facilitate the Urdu language and its readers, but also enrich it by virtue of a rigorous process of research and editing. more…
My Memories
