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 – since a weaker currency will boost exports, which in turn will lift employment and […]
Islamabad—The Higher Education Commission (HEC) 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 including 394 post doctoral fellowships and 2,655 MS, Ph.D and MS/ MPhil leading to Ph.D […]
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 educational institutions in the new sector spread over an area of 817 acres. Private parties […]
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 flourishing Hundi business and high demand of dirham is the slump in the real estate […]
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 3 PCs costs Rs 12,500. UPS 1,500 VA UPS (900 VA in actual) that could […]
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.
(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, 1979. Rafi’s battalion, then part of 111 Brigade, was assigned the responsibility for his overall […]
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 thrillers. The political drama never fails to keep the pundits at the edge of their […]
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, people are very sensitive to light and sound. Migraine is three times more common in […]
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 […]