June 2012

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, at Steventon Rectory in Hampshire, the seventh child of a country clergyman and his wife, George and Cassandra Leigh Austen.   She was primarily educated at home, benefiting from her father’s extensive library and the schoolroom atmosphere created by Mr. Austen’s live-in pupils. Jane Austen, one of England’s foremost novelists, she was …

Introduction Quaid’s view on education Concept of education’ meaning and definition Significance of education’ as pillar of success Education’ an agent of socioeconomic reforms Spinal cord of the nation Thesis statement leading to conclusion Pakistan’s Education System as per 1973 Constitution Educational and economic reforms in backward areas Removing illiteracy Promotion of technical education’ basic concern Education’ access to all …

Latin Junius mensis “month of Juno” Junius had 30 days, until Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 30 days long. Juno is the principle goddess of the Roman Pantheon. She is the goddess of marriage and the well-being of women. She is the wife and sister of Jupiter. She is identified with the Greek goddess …

Are your computers ready to stand the summer storms and the added strain of brownouts, blackouts, surges, and sags? If you answered “Not Sure” or “No,” you’re certainly not alone. In most offices, unless you have an in-house computer support person, or a similar arrangement with a local consultant, your computer and phone systems may be a lot more vulnerable …

A Boon or a bane Whether urbanization is good or bad is a matter of debate; chiefly for the developing world. In the developing world, status of urbanization is under observation owing to its varying impacts. Advent of modern urbanization took place after Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. After that an unstoppable flow of masses from rural to urban …

Among the five pillars of Islam, Salat occupies the 2nd place. Literal meaning of salat is to pray and according to Islam it is a kind of physical and spiritual worship in which a Muslim glorifies the attributes of Almighty Allah in different postures of human body five times a day. In English it is generally translated as Service of …

Every virtue of technology gives birth to a demon which goes beyond its power to control, but, technology has taken away serenity of mind and tranquillity of heart from man. Man’s quest to survive on this fragile planet led him to explore and devise ways to ease and sustain human life. He was surrounded by objects which loomed large on …

Social stratification refers to arrangements of any group or society into a hierarchy of positions that are unequal with regard to power, property and social evolution. It is also defined as the distribution of people of society in groups on the basis of their status. Determinants of social stratification: According to Max Weber Economic resources Occupations Prestige Power Caste Education …

As a result of global warming, melting of glaciers, unprecedented rains and droughts will occur more frequently in the future. Since it is a global problem; it requires concrete global efforts to reverse and halt the change by taking bold and committed actions by the world community. He 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Durban, South Africa …

The conflict of Balochistan emerged as flashpoint due to unfair distribution of national wealth and economic exploitation of people. Bad governance, oppressive economic system, religious extremism and aspirations based on nationalism are other factors of Balochistan’s problem. Balochistan is the ideally located province of Pakistan. South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East regions of the world are connected with Balochistan …