Overseas Pakistani Friends

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Archive for February, 2009

27
Feb

Lahore Basant 2009 celebrations likely after change of govt: KFA

KFA president hopes Basant will be celebrated as Governor Taseer in favourLAHORE: There are bright chances of celebrating Basant and preparations for the festival have commenced with the change in the provincial administrative setup, Kite-Flying Association (KFA) officials told Daily Times on Thursday.

25
Feb

Vitamin B can help prevent vision loss

CHICAGO: Taking vitamin B can prevent a common type of vision loss in older women, according to the first rigorous study of its kind. It’s a slight redemption for vitamin supplements, which have suffered recent blows from research finding them powerless at preventing disease.

25
Feb

Islamabad: Interviews by University of Wales, Newport

Interviews by University of Wales, Newport UK and FM Consultants
Dear Students:
On the Spot Admissions by University of Wales, Newport
Meet University representative of University of Wales, Newport UK for an interview and on the spot admissions as per following schedule:

25
Feb

Islamabad: Interviews to be held by Middlesex University, London

Interviews by Middlesex University, London and FM Consultants
On the Spot Admissions by Middlesex University, London
Meet University representative of Middlesex University, London for an interview and on the spot admissions as per following schedule:

25
Feb

ISLAMABAD: Sharif brothers declared ineligible, what next?

Reported by The News and all national as well as international media.
The three-member Bench of Supreme Court has disposed off Sharif brothers’ electoral eligibility case by declaring them ineligible for contesting elections in its two-line short order announced here.
Shahbaz Sharif under this verdict has lost his seat in the provincial assembly and being no longer [...]

25
Feb

Dr Atta-ur-Rehman wants more funds for education in Pakistan

Says 300 scholars have returned to serve universities better
HYDERABAD: Former chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman has said solution to many problems of Pakistan lies in development of education and allocating maximum funds for this sector.
He was speaking as chief guest at the inauguration of the three-day 29th Congress of Zoology [...]

25
Feb

How much sovereignty has Pakistan conceded?

Shireen M Mazari
It certainly did not take Holbrooke long to reveal his arrogant ignorance about Pakistan. Hysterical over the Swat agreement – clearly it undermines the US efforts to expand the destabilisation of Pakistan and thereby seek a rationale for sending troops into Pakistan and eventually targeting the country’s nuclear assets – he made some [...]

24
Feb

Warning signs of stroke

Most people do not know the five warning signs of a stroke and what to do if they suspect one — especially those most likely to suffer one, according to new research.
Older people and those who’ve already had a stroke were among the groups found to be least able to recognise the symptoms of a [...]

24
Feb

The spy factory-Anjum Niaz

By now you must know that 70 American military “advisers and technical specialists” are on the ground secretly training the Pakistan Army to kill Al-Qaeda and Taliban. The CIA has already sniffed out 60 militants and told our Air Force to snuff them out. That done, now Richard Holbrooke wants COAS General Kayani to finish [...]

24
Feb

Aunty Vijay’s house —Ayeda Naqvi

They once lived across the street from each other. Now they belong to two different countries. Often they don’t get visas to visit with each other. But when they do, it is like they are fifteen again, at a time and in a place when they were no divisions, only trees to be climbed and [...]

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