Once-bustling Dubai will open the world’s tallest skyscraper, boasting new limits in design and construction, hopeful of polishing an image tarnished by the debt woes afflicting the Gulf emirate.
Emaar, the giant property firm part-owned by the government and which developed the needle-shaped concrete, steel and glass structure, has declined to reveal Burj Dubai’s exact height.Read More »World’s tallest building in Dubai
ISLAMABAD: City administrators have decided to launch a security project ‘Safe City Islamabad’ to make the Capital more secure and protected, the source said here on Friday.
Under this new project, an effective and adequate security framework would be created in Islamabad and law-enforcement agencies would be strengthened by utilising the state of the art technologies, said the sources.Read More »`Safe City Islamabad’ Project soon
By Ayesha Siddiqa
The Pakistani media is playing its role by informing citizens about the threat posed by the American security contractor Blackwater. Every other day there is some news of suspicious cars being stopped by the Punjab police and the passengers being interrogated and then released under pressure from unknown and unnamed people in the government.Read More »Demystifying mysteries-
HUZAIMA BUKHARI AND DR IKRAMUL HAQ
The process of accountability must start from those who judge and adjudge others. Any process of accountability that lacks confidence, transparency and consensus is bound to fail, even bounce back. For sustainable democracy, accountability of an all – through independent judiciary – is sine qua non. For an independent judiciary, the judges must be above the board – men of integrity, blameless, God-fearing and free from all internal and external pressures.
Read More »Campaign for accountability and reforms
Rashid Naeem Khan
With the recent surge in the suicidal attacks in Pakistan, fears have been raised about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear assets. The way these terrorists have carried out terrorist attacks all over the country, shows that they have the capability and can strike at will. However there is another segment who thinks that not only the activities of Taliban are posing a threat to the Pakistan’s nuclear assets, but the presence of organisations like black water on the soil of Pakistan is equally dangerous.Read More »Are Pakistan’s nuclear assets safe?
Controversies rage about democracy and economic growth and development from time to time and it becomes difficult to decide which is more important. However, there is no denying that, without governance there can neither be true democracy nor real economic growth
By Dr. Noor Fatima
Read More »Weak governance constrains economic development in Pakistan
Ayaz Amir
We have a developed talent, honed over the years, for counting the trees and missing the larger picture. We see things in one dimension and forget that there may be other sides to reality. This leads to false conclusions and the begetting of great tragedies. Read More »The road to hell — and similar destinations
By Umer Bhatti
THE Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) commissioned only one pilot project of producing electricity from wind energy in 2009 in collaboration with SUNEC China at Kalarkahar, having a capacity of 10x2KW while no practical steps were taken for power generation from solar energy.Read More »Alternative energy resources untapped in Pakistan
BEIJING: China is set to become the world’s third largest wind power producer in 2009, state media reported, as the Asian giant seeks various ways to expand energy supply to power its economic boom.
Read More »China to be world’s third windpower producer
* Madrassas, schools, public places all attacked by terrorists
* Provincial govt adds to fear with over-the-top ‘security measures’
* All entry points into city monitored, vehicles checked
* Defence analyst says govt’s measures adding to insecurity among masses
* Psychologist says child trauma cases doubled in 2009
Read More »2009 — the year terrorism changed the face of Lahore