A curse it definitely is

Planet Earth, already short on resources and reeling from regular calamities across its latitude and longitude, is expected to be inhabited by over 7 billion people this year. This overwhelming number was highlighted repeatedly on the occasion of World Population Day 2011 observed on 11th July. What could have been a huge pool of human resources, lack of resources means that Pakistan's 6th rank on the list of most populous nation is more of a curse than a blessing.

No country for women

Numbers have an innate ability to enhance the significance of facts and perceptions and highlight the gravity of matter. In a recent survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters to investigate the plight of women across the world, the results were staggering. Contrarily to common assumption, South Asia had to bear the ignominy of being home to three of the top five countries which are most dangerous for women.