KARACHI: Four cadet colleges are being established in Ghotki, Dadu, Gadap and Kandhkot, besides two girls’ cadet colleges in Nawabshah and Larkana, Sindh Education Secretary Rizwan Memon told a meeting presided over by Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq on Friday.
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PESHAWAR: Security forces on Friday discovered jannat (heaven) in South Waziristan Agency, with which terrorists used to brainwash suicide bombers. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), a team of journalists visited the jannat at Nawaz Kot area of the agency. Continue reading »
* Blackwater chief Erik Prince admits to running secret missions for CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had asked private security contractor Blackwater Worldwide to kill Dr AQ Khan, the Pakistani scientist “who shared nuclear know-how with Iran, Libya, and North Korea”, agency’s founder Erik Prince admitted in an interview with Vanity Fair.
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شعر موزوں کرنے کیلیے درکار ہے صرف فہم شاعر
پر سنانے کیلیے ان اشعار کو چاہیے فن ساحر
ایک شاعرکا ناممکن مشن
Minister says about 2,000 housing plots ready for expatriates housing project
Abu Dhabi: About 2,000 plots of land in three Pakistani cities have been allotted for an overseas Pakistanis’ housing project, a Pakistani Federal Minister told Gulf News in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading »
There is a need to develop strong economic, political, social, and legal institutions to provide prosperity, and social justice to people, and correct the malfunctioning
of the political and economic systems. Above all, there should be political
honesty from those who are at the helm of political and financial affairs
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Asif Haroon Raja
Either Obama Administration is totally confused or is inept or is purposely behaving wickedly. What is certain is that it is not behaving straight and with honesty of purpose? Lot of hopes were pinned on Obama in the Muslim world that he will undo the wrongs inflicted upon the Muslims by Bush led draconian regime. Instead of getting rid of highly unpopular war in Afghanistan Obama inherited from Bush, he has got tied to it. As against overwhelming support Bush received from Americans to invade and occupy Afghanistan, Obama is confronted with divided opinion. Majority seeks end to war and withdrawal of US troops while shrinking minority want continuation of futile war and are in favour of sending more troops into the inferno of Afghanistan till the accomplishment of unachievable objectives. Continue reading »
Much of Pakistan’s soft clout in Afghanistan in the coming months would be shaped by its ability to tag along with the world’s nation-building efforts. If Islamabad baulks at becoming a strong and willing partner in these, others would fill the gap Continue reading »
The Government of Punjab and a leading European consortium led by a Dutch Company, ABS Nederland Bv signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a state of the art university town in the province. Continue reading »
Corporatisation seems ideal to promote mono-cultural production of cash crops for export, and to provide incentives for cultivating genetically modified crops. Experience from around the developing world shows that agricultural corporatisation increases single commodity harvests, but this often happens at the cost of food security and loss of agricultural bio-diversity
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Overseas Pakistanis extend full support to Pakistan’s challenges
DUBAI: The first session of Overseas Pakistanis Forum, organised by Pakistan’s Ambassador at large Javed Malik and chaired by Federal Minister for overseas Pakistanis Dr Farooq Sattar concluded here on a high note with the overseas Pakistani community expressing their full support to their homeland in these challenging times. Continue reading »
By Ali Usman
LAHORE: Street theatre is probably the oldest form of theatre that exists. Majority of the current forms of performing arts stem from centuries-old street performances. One of the most unique aspects of this unpaid form of theatre is its socio-political intentions. Street theatre provides an opportunity to common people, who cannot afford to go to actual theatres, to enjoy performances without paying anything.
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By Zahid Malik
After my four hour long informal interaction with Admiral Mike Mullen, the most powerful man in uniform and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the multi-barrel gun directed at Afghanistan and Pakistan, at the residence of US Ambassador on the rainy evening of April 6, 2009, I had in my comments mentioned that now the ISI was the immediate target of the US Establishment. Continue reading »
Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan
It is the lesson of the whole human civilization that visionary leadership plays very important role in the socio-economic development, geo-politics stability and above all geo-strategic strength. United Arab Emirates visionary leadership has succeeded to transform every aspect of its society and brought the elements of commitment, coordination and cooperation. Now society is liberal, open and icon of tradition and modernity. Institutions are now efficient and on the right road of perfection, efficacy and productivity. UAE has strong deterrence in shape of its efficient armed forces. Has also balanced and rationale foreign policy which has reduced confrontation and produced conflict resolution. Continue reading »
By Mansoor Ahmad
LAHORE: National Bank of Pakistan is among five leading global banks which have been granted permission to open a branch in Saudi Arabia which has kept a ban on entry of foreign banks for the last 25 years. Continue reading »