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Arab News, on the very next day after the gruesome murder, described Salmaan Taseer in its editorial as a Shaheed (martyr) who was gunned down by those fanatics who had the wrong notion that perhaps he wanted to abolish the blasphemy law. The newspaper writes that Salmaan Taseer was a true Muslim and those who martyred him and rejoiced at …

The leader who projected enlightenment for 23 years and confronted the Islamic forces and was smudged with corruption had to leave the country. President of Tunisia, Zain-ul-Abideen Ali fled the country on January 14, fearing the public onslaught. A blue-eyed boy of US and European countries was, in fact, a dishonest and cruel ruler for his masses who sold out …

General Ayub promoted General Musa to Army Chief who was much junior and quite mediocre. He superseded the brilliant General Latif and the able General Sher Ali. Ayub selected Musa for his personal loyalty and a pliable personality. Thus, introduced a new criteria while caused a serious backlash and affected the senior officer corps’ sense of values and performance.’ Major …

There is no doubt that the future of our State will and must greatly depend upon the type of education and the way in which we bring up our children as the future citizens of Pakistan. Education does not merely mean academic education, and even that appears to be of a very poor type. What we have to do is …

Dr King’s Leadership Ideas work well in business and leadership. Many of Martin Luther King’s ideas fit well in business. Whether to honour Dr King’s Birthday or to look at new ways to tackle business challenges, consider reviewing his ideas, quotes, and speeches. You will find a lot of points that will echo common concepts in Business Management and Leadership. …

Nuclear proliferation has been a cause of concern for the world community Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapon-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognised as ‘Nuclear Weapon States’ by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Nuclear proliferation has been a cause of concern for the world community ‘both nuclear and non-nuclear nations. …

Huge Trade agreements worth $45 bn with China are going to facilitate the creation of employment for 235,000 Americans The previous visit of Chinese leaders produced results that benefited US companies ranging from manufacturers of computer software and wind turbines to beef producers. The US side said that significant agreements had also been reached that should boost export sales by …

Seven years after the US pushed the leaderships of the Taliban out of Afghanistan and into Pakistan, an insurgency that includes these and other groups are gaining ground on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running from the Russo-Persian Treaty of 1813 to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907. A second phase …

The use of inappropriate prepositions is a fertile source of errors with students. Learn the use of appropriate prepositions with words. Indeed, prepositions are the spice of a good writing and it is very difficult to master the art of using them. There are many nouns, adjectives, verbs and participles in English which take particular and appropriate prepositions after them. …

It is clear that if we don’t achieve ‘Global Zero, our planet is always at risk, of being converted into a Ground Zero. Outline 1.    Introduction 2.    Brief history of nuclear weapons 3.    Perils of nuclear weapons 4.    Need to eliminate nuclear weapons 5.    Global zero initiative 6.    Is this goal achievable? Yes: a.    Historical support b.    Political will c.   …