Devaluation is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the balance of payments. Some analyst are of the view that weakening the value of currency could actually be good for the economy… Read More »Currency devaluation and its impact on the economy
Islamabad: The Higher Education Commission has awarded a total number of 6,626 local and foreign scholarships during last three years. Minister for Education Ahsan Iqbal has said that HEC awarded a total 3,049 foreign scholarships… Read More »Pakistan: HEC awarded 6,626 scholarships in three years
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday approved a plan to open Sector H-17 reserved for private educational institutions. The CDA board approved the summary of Urban Planning Directorate to allow establishment of large private… Read More »Islamabad: CDA board approves opening of Sector H-17
By Shahid Iqbal KARACHI, April 15: The UAE dirham is in higher demand than the US dollar in the local market, which has boosted the “Hundi” business in the country once again. The reason for… Read More »Dubai property boom revives Hundi trade
UPSs with built-in dry batteries range from Rs 7,000 to Rs 117,000. UPS 500 VA (300 VA actually) good for running 1 PC costs Rs 7,000. UPS 1,000 VA (650 VA actually) good for running… Read More »UPS Brands, prices and types in Pakistan
By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: The sale of electric generators and uninterrupted power supplies (UPS) has increased by 200 percent with the arrival of summer and the incessant load shedding being experienced in the city. Read More »Guide to buying a UPS
(Based upon a conversation, and facts from his Urdu book, Bhutto’s Last 323 Days, with Col (retd) Rafiuddin, Special Security Superintendent of Z A Bhutto in Rawalpindi Central Jail, May 17, 1978 to April 4,… Read More »ZAB’s last days and dying moments – BY BRIG (RETD) SHER KHAN
Adnan Gill One can always count on Pakistani politics for being full of entertainment. In fact, its twists and turns can not only rival but beat any of the Holly-Bollywood soap operas or action-packed… Read More »Best of Pakistani political drama
A migraine is a very painful type of headache. People who get migraine often describe the pain as pulsing or throbbing in one area of the head or specific side of half head. During migraines,… Read More »Migraine is a neurological disease
BRIG (RETD) FAROOQ HAMEED KHAN
Pakistan faces the menace of corruption in all spheres of human activity. The campaign against corruption in Pakistan is one in which we all have a direct and important stake. Large scale petty corruption involving small amounts of grease money or speed payments for minor service deliveries to grand corruption including hefty kickbacks in government Projects, are clearly the nation’s most formidable challenges.Read More »Need for accountability in Pakistan