There are  iftar and dinner offers of various hotels and resturants all over Islamabad . These normally range from minimum Rs 400 to Rs 900 per head. Which means one person will eat one meal worth this much. We have so many poor people in our country and we all have had atleast a few chances to witness these iftar buffets. We know how much food is wasted and thrown away. People fill their plates and leave them and refill ... Read More

By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari portrayed himself as a hawk-turned-peacemaker on Saturday but the script is understood to have been handed over to him by the Americans and the British, whose late night calls helped him to try and bring sanity to the troubled political proceedings in the greater interest of all the stakeholders. But even in the heat of emotions at the end of his speech to parliament, a politically smart Zardari did not forget to keep certain ... Read More

People all over the world are protesting against the Israel's aggression over innocent people. Everyone is showing their anger and disapproval in their own way. People  of Islamabad held a peaceful protest in the city on friday 2nd jan 2009. Today people of England are protesting but they are living in a democratic society for years and are more organized in their protest. A series of demonstrations are taking place across the UK to try and stop the Israeli air strikes ... Read More

Tata abandons cheapest car plant BBC.co.uk Work at the West Bengal plant was suspended in August India's Tata group has abandoned plans to build the world's cheapest car in the eastern state of West Bengal. Tata group chief Ratan Tata said: "We have little choice but to move out of Bengal. We cannot run a factory with police around all the time." He was speaking after protests in a row over land acquired from local farmers. The car, the Nano, is expected to cost about 100,000 ... Read More

By ROB HARRIS Associated Press Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- The strongest earthquake to hit Britain in more than two decades was felt across large parts of the country early Wednesday, officials said. Some homes had minor damage and one man was injured by a collapsing chimney. The 5.3-magnitude quake struck at about 1 a.m. and was centered about 125 miles north of London, the British Geological Survey said. Julian Bukits of the geological survey called it the most powerful quake in Britain ... Read More

Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading. ‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More