By Fawad Ali Shah
KARACHI: Love filled the air at the Indus Valley Art Gallery, as it hosted the work of different artists, which included students and faculty members. The title of the exhibition were the clichéd words, ‘Ishq Vishq’.
The artists interpreted the theme according to what they made of the word ‘Ishq’, and the younger ones of the lot created truly marvellous pictures, using different mediums and a variety of colours. Continue reading »
Syed Farhan Haider Zaidi, a Government College University (GCU) student, has won an Italian scholarship through an international open competition by securing 94 percent in the qualifying exam.
Zaidi is the only Pakistani, and one among four non-European students, to have won the scholarship for the PhD programme in innovative technologies.
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* Agent claims recent relaxation in visa rules makes it ideal time to obtain student visa
* Another claims anyone, regardless of age, can obtain visa
* British High Commission spokesman suggests applicants seek guidance from websites, not agents
By Nauman Tasleem
LAHORE: Following the recent relaxation in the UK’s rules for issuing student visas, “travel agents” have started advertising their services to attract students wishing to obtain visas, while a British High Commission (BHC) spokesman has said it is working closely with Pakistani officials to address migration/visa-related issues. Continue reading »
KARACHI: In a bid to increase the flow of remittances, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday said under a new payment mechanism banks will inform one another other on a daily basis about the accounts to be credited with remittances received from abroad. Continue reading »
NEW JERSEY: Former President Pervez Musharraf said National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) had become inevitable since judiciary did not decide the corruption cases against Benazir Bhutto and other leaders.
Talking to Pak American Cultural Society in New Jersey, US Sunday, Musharraf said Pakistan is a country highly rich with talent and resources; however failure of leadership has brought up the current crisis faced by the nation. Continue reading »
As schools are closed and people are left wondering what will happen next, let us curl back and seek happiness in ways that we may not have considered for a while — read a good book, spend time with our kids, cook a meal and feed it to those most in need
Amid all the tension of the current terrorist attacks across Pakistan, many citizens must be feeling a sense of loss, depression and a longing for a happier world. The question of what makes us happy has eluded scientists and philosophers alike. If there was ever a universal aspiration for humanity, it was to attain “happiness”. Continue reading »
ALI SUKHANVER
Are we heading towards a blind alley? Is this war in Waziristan going to be a death knell for 170 million Pakistanis? Will the anti-Muslim Allied forces succeed in wiping off Pakistan from the world map? Most of the Pakistanis are going to say ‘No” in response to all these questions; simply because they have confidence and determination running in their veins combined with a strong belief in God. In spite of so many blowing up unfortunate suicide attackers and mercilessly exploding bombs, the life in Pakistan is moving on smoothly. Continue reading »
The ill fated citizens of this country have rightly focused their eyes towards the new born judiciary that it is the only organ after armed forces which will protect the country. It is quite right that universally it is the sole domain of the legislators to enact laws to protect the country but it is also a fact where the main responsible remains for certain obvious reasons “sleeping” then why can not say the judiciary act or do? Continue reading »
Ayaz Amir
Kashmir 1947-48 was the only necessary war we fought. It gave us the parts of Kashmir now in our possession. The 1965 war was a delusional general’s supreme folly. The 1971 war was a strategic black hole created by our political failures. Kargil should never have happened. If Pervez Musharraf deserves to be put in the stocks it is for that misconceived adventure.
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Islamabad: Former chairman of the Higher Education Commission Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman received Regional Science Prize from Academy of Sciences for the Developing World generally known as Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in a ceremony held in Durban, South Africa, on Thursday.
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Kerry-Lugar law’s Muridke clause alienates Army from; NRO-hit presidency; Zardari falls back on Nawaz; ready to give up 17th Amendment powers
By Shaheen Sehbai
KARACHI: An intense, behind the scenes, strategic and decisive review of the current political situation has begun among major power players, both political and non-political, to quickly decide how to stabilise the situation, seriously threatened by impending questions about the fate of those who benefited from the infamous NRO and are now in top positions of the country. Continue reading »
The government of Punjab has reportedly agreed to give the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board money to repair over two dozen roads. Several questions regarding the important issue of urban management come directly into focus.
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By Bushra Zulfiqar
‘Misfortunes come not alone, they come in battalions and this time it is a whole army.’ Issues are many, issues are inter-twined and complex. One feels unable to flag the highest priority dilemma in today’s Pakistan because everything has sort of crept up together, from increased militancy and terrorism to the Kerry-Lugar Bill and to the NRO. But there will be little dis-agreement that in this time of multiple crises, the most Continue reading »
ANALYSES & COMMENTS BY BR RESEARCH
ARTICLE (October 22 2009): Owing to a variety of factors, Pakistan is said to be becoming an increasingly unfavourable spot for manufacturers. According to a UNDP study, Pakistan – despite being a cotton producer – fares badly in Asia Pacific region’s textile exports compared to Bangladesh which does not even produce cotton.
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Will PIA please explain as to why its contact emails keep changing? An email is like a telephone number ,it is a sort of one’s permanent contact information, that is the reason in order to avoid change of telephone numbers the important organizations are adopting UAN numbers which are easy to remember and do not change. Continue reading »