Healthcare in Pakistan, Lessons from Cuba "Cuba now has 66,600 physicians, 83,880 nurses, and 9,841 dentists. It's density of physicians per 1000 population is 5.91"

The statistics presented here bring us to a very interesting point. With close to 160,000 physicians inhabiting a percentage of nearly 0.6 % of total population, the total population of Cuba comes out to be around 27 million today. Atleast 6 times lesser than the current officially stated population of Pakistan!!! So is that the overwhelming population of Pakistan or the less number of physicians that is the root cause here?

Besides, with communist’s laws prevailing in Cuba, what are the wages of these physicians as compared to the rest of the professionals and how do they compare internationally?

Democracy and Me Wonderfully portrayed.

But if this is democracy then what have we been striving for during all those years ? Bring democracy to Pakistan ?

The Chips are Down I don’t see any sinister signs for Musharraf in the real sense. He is definitely looking stronger and more confident than what he appeared on Feb 18th. PPP is yet to come out openly against him which doesn’t seem much of a probability in light of the condractictory statements of the party leadership finding headlines every now and then.He has challanged the parliament to show him the exit if at all a two third vote can be mustered up against him. There seems to be no real threat coming from the army and the lawyer’s movement only creates a momentary stir. He is least bothered about the huge public opinion building up against him.So why should Musharraf worry at all ?

Affair With The knife The natural desire to look and appear better than the rest of the crowd is becoming more of a social and commercial need as well. With ethics, morals and values all undergoing a drastic change, I can safely bet upon the trend growing significantly in future.

Please De-stabilize the System We have been experimenting and struggling to find the right fit of governance for our society for the past 60 years. The military dictatorships and western form of democracy have proved pathetic and failed repeatedly.

Looks like its about time we get our acts together and evolve the right "system". We can't put all of it right the first time but then we have to start at some point and learn quickly.

Cluster Bombs All out for it. Complete ban on cluster bombs

Building a Dream House "I have learned from a lifetime of hard work and fighting against odds, that there is no limit to human potentials, one only has to dig deeper for one’s innate abilities, to discover hidden skills to deal with any particular situation. Only one must always be ready to learn new skills."

Remarkable words. Its all about the attitude and getting out of your comfort zone.

Happy Mother\'s Day With Pakistan having one of the highest birth and population growth rates in the wrold, the picture is getting bleak with each passing day. The multiplier and compounding effect of the phenomanon depicts itself in a variety of social evils.

Not to speak of China, the other countries in the region like India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have made significant inroads when it comes to arresting their population growth rates.A lot of this has to do with the earnest drives launched to increase the literacy rate and awareness of the masses.

Now its definitely our turn to move on.

30 Days in Afghanistan - Dinner Conversations Its not just about drinking or dancing but more significant is the hypocrisy that exists within the Muslim societies and across different social strata.

Myanmar Disaster Let's not forget them if there is nothing more we can do in the hour of need.

Stripping Away Beauty Feel honoured being addressed as bro but I am certainly not the "Adnan bhai" that you are taking me for!

A strong realization and a well coordinated effort is required to arrest the depleting trend and restore the charms of the valley. Enforcement of environmental laws is the need of the day.

Dumbing Down Parliament....Again! Re: # 2
Interesting. What about Tehreek - e - Insaaf's prospects?

Dumbing Down Parliament....Again! Makes absolute sense. The bitter fact that 97 % of our society is under graduate does not provide enough justification to wave off any pre qualification criteria as far as the membership of the most prestigious legislative bodies of the country are concerned. It sounds ironic and ridiculous considering we need to have prerequisite qualification to hold any other position in the government and even private sector

My Most Memorable Journey Absolutely intriguing and captivating! No wonder that was the most memorable journey for it has got every element of excitement, fascination, yearning and sentiment.