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August 3, 2012

Pak is a country in slow meltdown: Vanda

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is a country which is in a slow meltdown, an eminent American expert has told lawmakers, a development which she argued would be extraordinarily bad for the region and for the United States.

 

“It’s a country in a meltdown, or slow meltdown, if you would, like crumbling. And of course the consequences of a more fundamental crumbling in Pakistan beyond FATA but in Punjab would be extraordinarily bad for the region and for the United States,” said Vanda Felbab-Brown, a fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the prestigious Brookings Institute yesterday.Read More »Pak is a country in slow meltdown: Vanda

Team Pakistan wins debating competition

MEXICO CITY: Three Pakistani students from Karachi and Lahore have won an international debating competition.

 

The fifteen year old students won the final of The Karl Popper Debating Championship (KPDC) which is one of the largest tournaments of its kind.

 

Team Pakistan beat students from South Korea and all three participants were listed amongst the top 10 speakers of the tournament.Read More »Team Pakistan wins debating competition