ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday approved setting up of a nine-member task force to establish Pakistan’s first ‘Knowledge City’ in the federal capital. Continue reading »
Jun 182008
Jun 182008
Boosting the flavour of your food with calorie-free seasonings and sweeteners may help you feel fuller faster and decrease the amount you eat, according to a US study that suggests this may be a new way to help people lose weight. Continue reading »
Jun 182008
Myra Imran
Islamabad: Widely accepted in majority of cultures, the practice of changing the woman’s last name after marriage has for long been criticised by feminists because it gives the impression of change in ownership of the woman and negates her individuality. Continue reading »
Jun 182008
THE amount of fat eaten during the day seems to negatively affect the sleep patterns of healthy adults, according to a new study.
The study, authored by Cibele Crispim of the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, focussed on 52 healthy volunteers between 20 and 45. Their food intake was analysed over a three-day period, while their sleep pattern was evaluated by polysomnographic recording. Continue reading »
Jun 182008
Nasim Zehra
Even if questions regarding the political astuteness of the organizers of the long march are raised about the manner that they called the whole thing to a close, still the march did culminate after achieving many high points. It produced an unparalleled level of peoples’ participation in a non-partisan event which was at the same time political. And especially for Islamabad the massive gathering demanding the restoration of judges’ restoration was unprecedented – and equally unprecedented was the government’s handling of the protest. Continue reading »
Jun 182008
By Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark development, details of the 2008-09 defence budget on a two-page document were tabled in the Senate, as several lawmakers called for a cut in the allocations, keeping in view the overall economic situation. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
By S. Akbar Zaidi
IF the economy is in as bad a shape as the two finance ministers since March this year have suggested, then the budget presented in parliament last week, fails to address issues to turn the economy around. In fact, by not addressing pressing problems at this juncture, the government is digging yet another grave to find itself buried in, within a very short space of time. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
ISLAMABAD (June 17 2008): Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) is working to set up an industrial estate for Overseas Pakistanis at Motorway Chakri Interchange Rawalpindi to provide investment opportunities to overseas investors. In this regard, the Foundation had already inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Punjab government, official told here Monday. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
Pakistanis have been particularly vociferous in holding the government accountable for the oil price rise in recent months. Not surprisingly, the politicians have been embroiled in a blame game made all the more credible because of the fact that the country has been subjected to three different administrations during the past eight to ten months. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
RAIS AHMAD KHAN
Moody’s Report on Friday, June 13, on Pakistan’s chances to attract or retain foreign investments being dim, comes as no surprise. The conditions here hardly evoke confidence in the government’s ability to control events that are externally generated, by themselves. All countries on earth, including the oil producers, are feeling the pinch of oil price surge, mounting inflation, weakening US dollar, and looming recession. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush is ranked only slightly above the rulers of Pakistan and Iran as one of the least-trusted leaders in the world, a survey released on Monday showed. The survey, carried out by WorldPublicOpinion.org in 20 countries around the world, found that no national leaders inspired wide confidence outside their own countries. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
FRANKFURT: The future belongs to electric cars because of high fuel prices and environmental considerations, the head of the biggest European carmaker, VW, said on Monday. Continue reading »
Jun 172008
At this stage, when the country faces an economic meltdown and terrorism threatens to tear it apart, the politics of confrontation could have disastrous consequences. What our politicians need to understand is that populism is a double-edged sword and could unleash forces beyond their control
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Jun 172008
Karzai’s threat or its actualisation offers a cure which is worse than the disease. All actors in this arena are facing difficult choices; it makes no sense to worsen the situation and face a standoff that redounds to everyone’s disadvantage Continue reading »
Jun 172008
The film fails because it portrays Muslims as being one of two: evil and violent or poor and helpless. There is no third category. I look around the movie hall again. According to Hollywood, I guess nobody here exists Continue reading »