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By Shamsul Islam Published: December 31, 2011 Aarifa Karim Randhawa. FAISALABAD: Child prodigy Aarifa Karim Randhawa continued to startle the world on Friday, when she showed signs of life a day after doctors at Lahore’s CMH hospital gave up all hope for her survival after she suffered a cardiac arrest on December 22. A day after her [...]

Agriculture: Rising crop production a rare bright spot By Shamsul Islam Published: December 31, 2011 “Since the agricultural sector is less dependent on the performance of power companies, it has not been affected much by the power crisis. However, the sharp decline in the manufacturing sector is mainly the result of the crippling power shortages,” he [...]

Sethi at CPJ offices earlier this year. (CPJ/Sheryl A. Mendez) New York, December 29, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists admires and supports the decision of Pakistani journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin to make public the threats that have driven them at times to live outside their country in recent months. Sethi and Mohsin are [...]

CPJ Impact Tajik journalist Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov was convicted on insult charges in October, but was released from prison. He is banned from all journalistic work for three years. (RFE/RL Radio Ozodi) The year in press freedom This year was marked by a wave of anti-press violence as social unrest stirred millions into action. Journalists from [...]

Child prodigy: Lights dim on a beautiful mind By Shamsul Islam Published: December 29, 2011 Aarifa Karim Randhawa. FAISALABAD: In 2004, Aarifa Karim Randhawa was the youngest ever Microsoft certified professional in the world. Born in 1995, she received the prestigious title at the age of nine. On December 22, Aarifa was admitted to Lahore’s CMH hospital [...]