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How well have we fared with Pakistan in the last 66 years? Our performance during this period has been just dismal. We have forgotten that independence was just the first step; we need to transform Pakistan into a model Muslim state. Every year, March 23 reminds us of the historic convention of the All-India Muslim League held at Minto Park, …

Foreign Direct Investment stood at US$812.6 million in fiscal 2011-2012, down by a mammoth 50 per cent compared to a year ago. The FDI was US$1.635 billion in financial year 2010-2011. On paper it is worse than previous years. In reality, it is the worst. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan has been in a dwindling course for the last …

Mian Waheed-ud-Din Joint Secretary (Public Affairs) at Prime Minister’s Secretariat. PAS, 18th Common Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Did you join Civil Service by choice, or was that your destiny which pushed you into this profession? Mian Waheed-ud-Din: I joined Civil Service by choice. Previously, I worked as a fighter pilot in Pakistan Air Force (PAF), but then I decided to …

The turmoil and crisis going on in nearly every part of the world, be it US or Europe or even Asia, signifies that leaders of substance are missing. The new world disorder has created a demand for a commodity that is not only rare but almost extinct. If we were to give a global advertisement for this scarce resource it …

The trust deficit between Pakistan and the US caused during the first term of President Obama in office needs to be repaired in his second tenure. The American presidential election has always been a victim of dichotomy; it is won and lost on the basis of a domestic agenda. But, on the contrary, the elected president’s legacy is shaped by …

The four-tier leadership of three countries discussed two crucial issues at one platform. They discussed the Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process and how to strengthen joint efforts to address extremism and advance regional peace and stability and, for the first time, they set a target of six months for a reconciliation process to succeed in Afghanistan. Pakistan, Afghanistan and the …

Energy consumption in offices and workplaces needs to be addressed on a large scale as lot of energy is consumed and wasted here. The use of excess energy contributes to the problems associated with dwindling fossil fuel reserves. Also, wasting energy reduces profitability. The government support programmes in some countries on energy efficiency and management as well as carbon management …

1. Canton is a city in: (a) China    (b) South Korea (c) Thailand    (d) Germany 2.    Indonesia and Malaysia are separated by: (a) Inaccessible mountain (b) Malacca Strait (c) Gulf of Malaysia    (d) None of these 3.    Capital of Zimbabwe is (a) Lagos    (b) Pretoria (c) Seoul    (d) None of these 4.    Myanmar is the new name of: (a) Burma   …

News From National & International Press   National  Dec 13: The NAB chief, Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari, raised the estimate of the level of corruption in the country to Rs.13 billion a day or Rs.5 trillion a year dismissing government’s reaction. Dec 13: The ministry of food security conceded that poverty has been increasing in the country during the past four …

Feb 1, 2003 – Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members. The accident may have resulted from damage caused during liftoff when a piece of insulating foam from the external fuel tank broke off, piercing a hole in the shuttle’s left wing that …