Islamabad—Once again a student of Beaconhouse Complex Islamabad, Syed Zohaib Asad astonished every one by acquiring 28 A’s in Cambridge ‘O’ level examination, setting a new record at international level.
Zohaib Asad became an ‘Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award Winner’ after gaining higher marks in June 2010 Cambridge ‘O’ level exams in the course ‘Human and Social Biology’.Read More »Pakistani student attains 28 A’s in O levels
ABBOTTABAD: The young Pakistani officer sighs when he thinks about what happened to Osama bin Laden. “Was he really here?” he said, adding that “All that, it’s like 9/11, we don’t even know if it really happened.”
Sitting at the end of the track leading to the compound where US Navy SEALs killed the al Qaeda leader on May 2, Abdullah prefers to enjoy the fresh air blowing down from the Himalayas than relive his country’s darkest hour. “This is a holiday compared to Mathani or Charsaddah,” he added, referring to parts of the northwest where Taliban bomb attacks and shootings have killed so many of his colleagues.Read More »Pakistanis in denial 10 years after 9/11
PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER You greet someone at your door-steps but he pushes you back and forces himself into your home; what happens next? Surely your reaction would be very much hostile and aggressive. Same must… Read More »US DIPLOMATS IN PAKISTAN
Thermal power costs 5 times of hydroelectric
During the last eight years hydropower cost remained at Rs 1.08 per unit compared to the thermal generation’s cost of Rs 5.36 per unit, therefore Pakistan needs to focus on hydropower generation to resolve its longstanding power shortfall issue.
Statistics available on the occasion of eight-year completion of 1450 Megawatts (MW) Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (GBHP), reveals that the project contributed about 53 billion units of electricity to the national grid, registering revenues of Rs 226.5 billion to the national exchequer. Read More »Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project
Associated Press of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Thar coal project will be operational from December 2013 which will bring prosperity in the country, said Dr Samar Mubarakmand member Science and Technology Planning Commission on Thursday. Talking to… Read More »Thar coal project to be operational from Dec 2013
By Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan The United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation has been purposefully engaged in eventful activities of iftrai programs in different areas of Pakistan since the dawn of Ramadan. A… Read More »UAE Khalifa Foundation continues its charity program in Pakistan
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Associate Professor Dr Umar has been recognised by the MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators (TR35) in the world. The announcement was made by LUMS… Read More »LAHORE: Pakistani scholar among MIT’s top 35 innovators
By Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan The UAE Embassy in Pakistan with the collaboration of UAE charities mainly Red Crescent Authority organized series of extended iftari programs in the holy month of Ramadan in different cities of Pakistan… Read More »UAE Embassy in Pakistan holds iftar program at Red Crescent society
KARACHI: The Federal Cabinet is likely to discuss in its next meeting a proposal from Ministry of Commerce to allow commercial import of used vehicles, which is likely to be opposed by the industry and different government departments including Engineering Development Board fearing a total collapse of not only original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) but allied engineering base as well.
Sources at cabinet division have confirmed that Read More »Pakistan to become dumping ground of used vehicles if imports relaxed further
By Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan Most recently, China started exercises of its first aircraft carrier “Shi Lang” (larger than the French carrier Charles de Gaulle) in Dalian, with national pride which faced mixed regional reactions and international… Read More »China’s First Aircraft Carrier: A Milestone