2012

‘Composite dialogues’, is the right direction to make effective headway that will eventually ensure peace and stability in the region and will also pave the way for the early resolution of unresolved conflicts. No two countries in the world have so much in common like India and Pakistan and yet so poles apart. A physicist might put it as ‘like …

The BRICS is an acronym referring to a newly emerged economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The grouping, which is not yet recognized by western powers, especially the US, has drawn both criticism and support in different circles in home countries and across the globe. BRICS as a grouping has tremendous potential of playing a significant …

We (Pakistan and the US) need to get- together, we need to talk together openly, honestly and frankly. Q:-Now that the Parliament has unanimously approved its guidelines, what is the way forward for the two countries? Ans: First of all, we are very pleased that the Parliament has taken this job very seriously and has come up with these guidelines …

Daisy and the sweet pea are the flowers of the month. Diamond is the birthstone for April Here comes the Spring April was the second month in an early Roman calendar, but became the fourth when the ancient Romans started using January as the first month. The Romans called the month Aprilis. It may come from a word meaning ‘to …

NATIONAL AFFAIRS 11-02-2012    Dawn Pakistan, S. Lanka sign three MoUs: Pakistan and Sri Lanka signed three memoranda of understanding to promote cooperation in the fields of trade, technical education and media. 13-02-2012    The News SC orders PM’s trial: The Supreme Court indicted Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on contempt of court charges for disregarding its order in the controversial National …

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on 16 October 1854, in Dublin, Ireland, the second of three children born to writer Jane Francesca Agnes  Elgee (1821-1896) and surgeon Sir William Robert Wills Wilde (1815-1876). Wilde’s mother was a prominent poet and nationalist; his father a successful ear and eye surgeon and noted philanthropist. In 1884, he married wealthy heiress …

Now the time has come for the preparation of CSS-2013. Candidates had better set their directions by improving their English language, opting for scoring subjects and taking proper guidance. In the past few years, I have noticed that the CSS aspirants usually spend this crucial time visiting different academies and switching from one academy to another without thinking about their …

My Motto in Life is: Attitude is Everything Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Please tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements in detail. Habib Munir (HM): I belong to District Panjgur, Mekran division of Balochistan. I am a self-motivated person who believes in hard work irrespective of reason being ‘Attitude is everything’. I completed my primary education from St. Mary’s …

Organizations launch energy-saving initiatives for a variety of reasons: cost savings, legal compliance, and environmental concern, to name a few. Energy-efficient solutions reduce office energy consumption (for instance on cooling and heating) by up to 25% without the major modifications in the building. Payback is very fast, often in less than a year. Energy saving solutions capitalize on human behaviour …

No one more sincerely wishes the spread of information among mankind than I do, and none has greater confidence in its effect towards supporting free and good government.’Thomas Jefferson Outline: Introduction Definition and concept of good governance Pre requisites/ Essentials of good governance Essentials of good governance: Stable democracy/ political stability Constitutional supremacy Rule of law/ effective implementation of law …