High GPA Lowers Auto Insurance for Teenagers
Teenagers who maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, pay as much as twenty percent less for auto insurance, claims a Auto Insurance report today. Report claims that pushing teenagers to excel in academics will do more than just help them into a better college or university. It will lower their auto insurance [...]
Pakistan Government May Raise Gas Tariff
Government of Pakistan is considering an increase in the gas tariffs to compensate for the grave losses suffered by the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) recent months, reports from Islamabad confirmed Saturday. For the first time in company’s history, Sui Gas has registered substantial losses. It is estimated that in past six months the government [...]
Punjab Police Caught Whipping Suspects in Public
Five policemen in Chiniot, Punjab were arrested after a footage that aired on various news channels clearly showed them publicly whipping four men accused of stealing rice. Four men were beaten-up like animals by five policemen and the footage shot by an amateur video journalist has created an uproar, like the Rodney King incident in [...]
Pakistan Government to Pay-off Debts of Energy Firms
In order to avoid further energy crisis, Pakistan government has assured Pakistan State Oil, PSO that it will shortly pay off the debts of the two leading power producers. When PSO stopped the fuel supply to HUBCO and KAPCO after its warning, the shortfall of electricity in the country worsened and forced the government to [...]
Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills 3, Several Wounded
At least three people were killed including two policemen and several others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle into the Karak Police Station near Peshawar on Saturday. The building completely collapsed following the explosion. According to eyewitnesses, the suicide bomber wanted to take his explosive laden pickup van into the Police [...]
Energy Crisis to Worsen in Pakistan
Power crisis in Pakistan will worsen starting next month as the sate-owned Pakistan State Oil PSO appears ready to disconnect fuel supplies to the Hub Power Company, Kot Addu Thermal Power Company and Pakistan International Airlines for non-payment. PSO had already slowed down the supply of oil to these companies and has warned that it [...]
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com