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The writer is Executive Director Zcomms

Talk in spring The Taliban are on the move. Operation Omari – named after former leader Mullah Muhammad Omar – has dashed all hopes of bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table before their spring...

Babies starving as food runs low in Pakistan's drought-hit Tharparkar district

Pakistan's Tharparkar district is entering its third straight year of drought, with nearly 200 deaths since January — many of them children, writes Ashraf Ali.

Key Points:
* Babies starving in Pakistan's drought-hit Tharparkar district
* At least 185 people have died since the beginning of January
* The region is in its third straight year of drought
* Doctors say health facilities in the region are inadequate

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-18/babies-starving-as-severe-drought-hits-pakistan/7178400

Babies starving as severe drought hits Pakistan's Sindh province Pakistan's Tharparkar district enters its third straight year of drought, with nearly 200 deaths since January.

These attacks provide evidence on two major points. First, they demonstrate the potential operational capability of the IS and second, they show the rising number of IS followers and sympathisers in Europe. Intercontinental attacks of this kind could hardly be managed without strong local logistical support, intelligence-sharing, resources and training.
Dr. Ashraf Ali leads Zcomms Islamabad

The Paris fiasco - Dr Ashraf Ali The series of attacks in Paris that left over 129 dead and more than 300 injured are considered to be the second largest and deadliest incident in France since World War II. It has shaken the very fou ...

Our national health has continuously been deteriorating, partly due to malnourishment and partly through the lack of sports and recreational activities. Social and economic pressures are adding more to the existing mental stress.

The nation is passing through a mental trauma due to the ongoing war on terror that has claimed over 70,000 people during the last one decade. The worsening law and order situation is another factor. The newer generation, which mostly remains busy with computer and mobile technology, seems to be becoming more aggressive. This added mental stress is clearly manifested in the increasing domestic, social as well as political violence.

By Dr. Ashraf Ali
Executive Director Zalan Communication

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-334255-Killing-terrorism-softly

Killing terrorism softly - Dr Ashraf Ali The crushing defeat of the Pakistan Hockey Team at the World Hockey League qualifying round for the upcoming Olympic games in Brazil to be held in July 2016 prompted the patron in chief – Prime Minist ...