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Dr Irfan Zafar

Dr Irfan Zafar

The writer is a PhD in Information Technology, alumni of King’s College London and a social activist. He is life member of the Pakistan Engineering Council and senior international editor for IT Insight Magazine. He has authored two books titled Understanding Telecommunications and Living In The Grave and several research papers. Blog: drirfanzafar.com Email: drirfanzafar@gmail.com

Bucket list

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | May 18, 2013

There isn’t a better way to spend a day in New York City other than the Poet's Walk, often called the Literary Walk, located in the famed Central Park. The Poet's Walk is located on the ...

Protecting labour rights

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | May 01, 2013

As the story goes, one of our ex-ministers was invited to the inauguration of a new ward in a government hospital. On his way to the ceremony, he noticed a board with a writing ‘Labour ...

Life is all about 21 grams

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | April 14, 2013

As the Mexican author, Guillermo Arriaga Jordán, puts it: “How many lives do we live? How many times do we die? They say we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of our death. ...

The third alternative

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | April 08, 2013

The members of Pakistan’s transgender community have decided to contest the upcoming general elections on a ticket of equal rights. The community has more to offer than begging or dancing ...

Diary of a mad man

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | April 01, 2013

Yet another day dawns in this perpetual journey of life floating and roaring, while things around me seem to be falling, crumbling and giving way to endless sufferings. As Marquis de Sade, the French ...

The bosses we love to hate

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | March 25, 2013

Nothing is more destructive in the workplace than difficult bosses. Every employee has an experience of “serial killers”, as their bosses over their working career. They come in all types ...

Marginalising minorities

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | March 17, 2013

We are Muslims". In the name of protecting our religion, we destroyed over 150 houses, dragging out and burning the possessions of the inhabitants of a Christian colony in the Badami Bagh area of ...

Education breathing its last

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | March 09, 2013

    The pathetic state of universities in Pakistan is something to be ashamed of as a nation. The churning out of knowledge and creativity deficient students with highest GPA’s (grade ...

Killing in God’s name

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | March 04, 2013

Was our Holy Prophet (pbuh) a Shia or a Sunni? Or was he Deobandi or Wahabi? Did he belong to any sect? If the answers to all these is in negative, then why can’t we rise above religious ...

Knowledge deficit

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | February 11, 2013

Over 1,000,000 books are published each year throughout the world. According to the available figures, the US produced maximum number of titles, numbering 288,355 (self-published equals 764,448), ...

The celluloid trash

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | January 27, 2013

Once upon a time we had a film industry, which produced some breathtaking productions despite having limited resources. Over the years, that generation of artists, directors and producers have become ...

Perish in air

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | January 18, 2013

Strange but truly, I experience bouts of insanity after every few years with strong urge of patriotism leading me towards opting for a journey on our national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines ...

Dying of cancer

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | December 04, 2012

Dying is an integral part of life, as natural and predictable as being born. The traumatic aspect, however, is when one comes to know about his end; cancer patients being one such example. The time ...

Ever wondered what we talk?

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | November 24, 2012

It is generally believed that what we talk is a reflection of what we as human beings are. That, in turn, depends on our family background, values and how we are raised by our parents. What we see ...

The myth of HRM

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | November 16, 2012

Few years down the road, Human Resource Management (HRM) was not a subject taught at the educational institutions across the world. However, it has now expanded and engulfed almost every organisation ...

How much lower is our higher education?

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | November 10, 2012

According to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Universities Rankings 2012, six Pakistani universities have won their place in the list of top 300 Asian universities. How realistic is this analysis ...

Connected but alone

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | November 02, 2012

Electronic devices have made life quite easy, especially when it comes to the special occasions of Eid. One wakes up in the morning and starts writing a very long “generic” sms (short ...

Truth behind Ephedrine

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | October 20, 2012

A lot of hue and cry has been raised about the illegal import of Ephedrine and the prosecution of many based only on political considerations without analysing the truth and the real story behind ...

Is something wrong with our genetics?

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | October 14, 2012

Right from the day we started our academic journey, the educational curriculum we were taught was filled with emphasis on inculcating values among the students. This drive continues till the time one ...

Life of materialism

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | October 06, 2012

Ever looked closely at the advertisements on the electronic media? A girl in total despair is shown sitting, while the husband walks in with a key to a new house. From then onwards, the advertisement ...

Patwari Information System

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | September 26, 2012

Raja Todar Mal was born in Laharpur-Sitapur, Utter Pradesh, and rose from being an able warrior to become the Finance Minister in Akbar’s Darbar of the Mughal Empire. He was made ...

Innocence of Muslims

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | September 21, 2012

Innocence of Muslims, which has very rightly caused uproar all around the world, is an anti-Islamic video written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. It was initially titled Desert Warrior when ...

There can never be ‘perfection’

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | September 14, 2012

Is there any hope of achieving perfection? In reality, perfection, once achieved puts an end to the basic human instinct of striving to unfold the secrets of the universe. Looking at it from another ...

It’s all about identity theft

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | September 07, 2012

The easiest solution to any problem is to order its shutdown and then go on to defend its absurdity, unless one reaches a point of consciousness realising one’s folly, but failing to take any ...

The quest for peace

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | August 19, 2012

As we celebrate Eid after the holy month of Ramazan, the bigger question to ask is not the counting of religious rituals performed during the month, but to search for their reflection on us to make ...

Producing knowledge

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | August 15, 2012

Over 1,000,000 books are published each year throughout the world. According to available figures, the US produced the maximum number of titles, numbering 288,355 (self-published equals 764,448), ...

Taxing the already taxed

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | August 11, 2012

Recently a lot of hue and cry has been raised in the media about the evasion of sales tax by the telecom operators. According to these misleading reports, the telecom operators have not deposited ...

The death functions

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | August 05, 2012

Somehow we have travelled a long way from mourning the death of our loved ones to converting them into social gatherings. To start with, the few hours after the death of one’s relatives is ...

The mindset!

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | July 28, 2012

After China, Japan manufactures the most number of vehicles in the world with 7,934,516 automobiles produced per annum with Toyota overtaken General Motors as the largest car maker in the world, in ...

The need for good governance

By: Dr Irfan Zafar | July 20, 2012

Good governance comes with establishing a sustainable administrative structure, which can effectively achieve excellence by employing minimum administrative heads supported by a strong human resource ...

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