July 2012

Saum is an Arabic word and its literal meaning is to abstain or refrain from something. According to Islam it is a kind of obligatory worship prescribed for Muslims in which they abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse from early in the morning to sunset during the 9th month of Islamic calendar year i.e. Ramadan. Like other tenets of …

This article highlights the importance of Interpersonal Communication while we are at work ‘be in the public sector or in the private one. A keen and thorough read of this article can benefit us not only in our personal/family/social life, but also in professional life as public servants, bureaucrats, military officials, entrepreneurs, educators, journalists, and legislators, etc’. Interpersonal skills are …

ANTAGONISTIC ECONOMIES The proximity of the spiritually-bonded states, often reckoned to be a single nation has continued for more than half a century now. Both, Pakistan and Turkey have engaged into amiable political relations for the past six decades. It is noteworthy that during the massive earthquake of 2005 and the catastrophic floods of 2010, Turkey was the first country …

The question is if PPP really thinks the creation of new provinces will make Pakistan stronger then why Sindh should not be divided into two or three provinces, on the lines of the three ‘Divisions’ which existed even during early days of Pakistan. The year 2013 is election year in Pakistan and also the time when the political forces will …

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE KHAADIM e AALA MIAN MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ SHARIF Respectable CM Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif esqrr: Asslam o Alykum, The Pakistanis in general and the Punjabis in particular will remain indebted to your services that are quite obviously going to benefit them in the long run. These services range from improving the traffic infrastructure for a swift …

For past many decades, several trends have been introduced in international economy. A number of political changes also gave way to newer economic phenomena, including the mushrooming of transnational corporations or multinational corporations (TNCs/MNCs). Moreover, globalisation, regionalisation and World Trade Organisation (WTO), all had further reinforced the influences economic regimes have been exerting on international politics and economy. The changing …

A group essay of five eminent academicians Introduction A business professor Robert E. McNulty, Director of Programs of Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University, USA gathered four business professors ‘two from India and two from Pakistan, respectively to discuss how to use their expertise to improve the relationship between the two countries by promoting business. The participants are as …

The legal system provides little effective recourse for any shareholder, let alone the minority shareholder whose rights have been violated They are more than two hundred in number.  Many of them are winners. They were provided with an opportunity by a few to make windfalls and they did so smartly. Others are the losers. They are ditched by a few …

Whatever may it be? The fifth and the last budget of Pakistan Peoples’ Party-led coalition government is a populace one. Pakistan’s apex court disqualifies the premier Syed Yousef Raza Gillani. The two-member court’s verdict was short and precise. It plucked all feathers attached on the shoulder of the chief executive of Pakistan from April 26. Supreme Court of Pakistan strips …

Pakistan and China have enjoyed mutually beneficial and cordial relations since 1951 when diplomatic ties were formally established. Mainly, the pragmatic and farsighted approach of the early leadership of the two countries paid the dividends. The mature decisions that were taken such as lending recognition to China by Pakistan and amicable boundary demarcation in 1962 etc. are the convincing reasons …