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The course curricula should be revised periodically through flexible approaches based on the learning outcome. More and more popular and market-oriented courses need to be introduced. The key to economic growth and industrialization is a skilled and well-trained workforce. We are at the crossroads of the history with a number of opportunities knocking at our door. Now it is up …

Peeping through the Past-Nasir & Wasim’s club mate’s monologue I noticed that Nasir’s shot selection was amazing but he was not playing with a straight bat. I advised him to play with a straight bat first and then to go for huge shots. He had a learning attitude and was very respectful to the seniors, as it was the culture …

Islamic concept of state is that of a welfare state, which concentrates on the welfare and well-being of people, where rulers are custodians of public rights and property. There is no room for aristocracy, immunity and infallibility in Islamic concept of state and the rulers are having double responsibility and accountability. Firstly, like other Muslims they are accountable to Allah …

December 1, 1988  Benazir Bhutto was nominated to become prime minister of Pakistan, the first woman to govern a Muslim nation. December 1, 1994 – The head of the U.N. Commission on Rwanda estimated 500,000 deaths had resulted from genocide. December 2, 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France by Pope Pius VII in Paris. December 2, 1805 …

It is important to realize that full membership of SCO can prove to be a very positive way out from economic slum A visible drift towards multi polar world is a wakeup call. In the ending years of 20th century economic development and defence cooperation among Asian nations have presented them as a formidable bloc. Presence of Russia, China, India …

Rehabilitation Legend, Dr Khalid Jamil (big B) Slams the 2% Quota for the Disabled in Civil Service Dr Khalid Jamil Akhtar is a versatile scholar, medical professional and a qualified rehabilitationist. He works as the head of Rehabilitation Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. After completing his graduation in medicine and surgery, he took the CSS exam and passed the written part. …

During Musharraf’s tenure, the US provided over $13 billion in military and economic aid, with military assistance accounting for over two-thirds, mostly through Coalition Support Funds (CSF). The approach was described by well-informed analysts as billions of dollars ‘provided without an overall perspective or any real sense of objective aside from support to Pakistan’s military.’ In return, Musharraf agreed to …

‘Never forget that you are the servants of the State. You do not make policy. It is we, the people’s representatives, who decide how the country is to be run. Your job is only to obey the decisions of your civilian masters.’ [About Military officers’ nominations in a reception at Governor General House on the occasion of first Independence Day …

Our leaders, having lost their way they continue squabbling unmindful that their mulish, self-serving and ultimately self-immolating devotion to their own betterment has brought the country to the brink of disaster. So often are myths and lies passed on as uncontested truth that nothing we hear anymore is taken at face value and no one is considered to be speaking …

The formulation of foreign policy is a very technical and highly skilled assignment given its implications for the country which needs more inward than outward appraisal. In formulating the component of foreign policy related to terrorism, the input of law enforcement agencies is not taken at all. The international law, which essentially centres on criminal justice model, must be considered …