Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan September the 1st, the Nation of Uzbekistan celebrates the country’s 19th Anniversary of Independence. Within short period, Uzbekistan has experienced profound transformation in socio-economic, cultural and political life. Creation of new state system, rebuilding social and economic structure of the new country, revival of historical heritage and cultural identity, were among the first [...]
By Moonis Ahmed KARACHI: With rising rupee-yen parity (Yen appreciated by 7 percent against rupee in quarter ending June 2010), all car assemblers have once again muscled up for price increase. According to analysts, after discussion with industry the conclusion came out that car prices may increase by 2 to 3 percent in the next [...]
By Justice ® Syed Manzoor Gilani Article 175-A introduced through 18th Amendment in the Constitution subjects the appointments of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts of Pakistan to triple politico-executive checks. Firstly: under Clause (2) of Art 175-A, the Commission for appointment of Judges shall include Federal Minister for Law and Justice and [...]
Gaurdian Report Man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers over no-ball deliveries during current Test at Lord’s England’s Test match against Pakistan was embroiled in scandal last night after police arrested a man reported to be at the centre of a huge match-fixing ring. Play is due to resume at Lord’s today overshadowed [...]
By Imran Ali Teepu A team investigating the crash of the ill-fated Airblue jetliner on July 28 in Islamabad has detected the possible presence of a third person in the cockpit. Under normal circumstances, a cockpit is not supposed to have anyone other than the pilot and the co-pilot. “The investigators have reportedly heard the [...]
ALI SUKHANVER Suppression and oppression give birth to depression; the worst of all psychological diseases. Most of the time violence is a result of depression. When someone feels that he is being deprived of his basic human rights and finds himself unable to raise a voice against that deprivation and injustice, he turns to violence. [...]
* Recall is fresh blow to automaker that recalled 10m vehicles earlier this year due to a faulty acceleration system NEW YORK: Japanese automaker Toyota has announced the recall of 1.13 million of its popular Corolla vehicles in North America due to an engine defect that could make the car stop while it is being [...]
ISLAMABAD: The British Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Peter Tibber on Thursday distributed certificates among eleven Pakistani nationals who have been awarded Chevening scholarships for study in the UK. The British Chevening Scholarship Programme is a dynamic professional development opportunity, designed to identify and support the leaders of next generation across the globe. The scholars [...]
By Mansoor Ahmad LAHORE: Pakistan is producing expensive electricity because of its dependence on furnace oil and lack of use of sources such as wind, sunlight and coal, a study of power generation capacity of different countries reveals. According to World Coal Institute, 41.5 percent of global electricity in the world is produced through coal, [...]
Since about six months a lot was being read in print and heard on the Screen, in the backdrop of increasing public eyes raising, the loud talk that the Sindh Government including Mr. Asif Ali Zardari as PPP head was now so serious in tackling Mafias particularly the Land Mafia. After so much and so [...]
ALI SUKHANVER Life is a battle of survival and propaganda is the most effective tool in this battle. From Iraq to Afghanistan and from the Mumbai attacks to the Time Square Bombing Plan, we find a masterly use of this tool. If we exclude the element of propaganda from the present world scenario we would [...]
Islamabad diary By Ayaz Amir In the waters of the devastation hitting Pakistan lies a chance to reinvent our condition by washing away the regrets of the last 63 years and laying the foundations of a new temple. But only if we have the courage and vision to think on these lines. What would Maoist [...]
Govt wants universities to use own resources By Mehtab Haider After making no payment of allocated billions of rupees for development funds in the last several months, the government has now asked the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to come up with a business plan such as utilising hundreds of acres of prime land lying idle [...]
Sultan M Hali Pakistan is still reeling under the impact of the recent spates of devastating floods, which have wreaked havoc across the country. More than 20 million people having been affected, the death toll has risen over 1600 and an outbreak of epidemic, which may cause more than 3.5 million children’s lives at risk, [...]
* List includes colleges whose principals were suspended last year * Failing colleges are hubs for student union politics By Adnan Lodhi The passing percentage of around 11 government colleges in the province in the BA/BSc annual examinations was zero percent, while that of around 70 colleges in Punjab was below 20 percent. Three of [...]