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President Zardari ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the government was committed to women empowerment, improvement in the living standards of the people and to reach out to the poor. He was addressing the launching ceremony of the mobile phone banking for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries of northern Punjab the other day, the draw of Waseela-e-Haq …

It is time tested truth in accordance with the political history of Pakistan that the only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. From the drone attacks in our country to the mysterious operation in Abbottabad, from the simmering inflation to the lethargic economy, almost shivering from the fear of a ghost named International …

Cut in rate of GST by one per cent: 15 per cent increase in govt employees’ salary: budget fails to address structural weakness of economy. Finance Minister, Dr Hafeez Sheikh presented the federal budget for fiscal year 2011-12 in the National Assembly amidst sloganeering from the opposition benches. A budget which envisages containing fiscal deficit at four per cent, numerous …

There is lot of resentment in Pakistan against the US policy of aggression in the region, and discrimination and intimidation of Pakistan. Immediately after the creation of Pakistan its leadership came in the US trap of encircling and stopping former Soviet Union’s expansion into West and South Asia. Pakistan had three options: First to pursue a non-aligned policy, second to …

Dr Mohammad Yasir Bazai First position in PCS-2010, (Balochistan) Education and achievements        I did my matriculation from Saint Francis Grammar School in 2003 and got ‘A’ grade. After that, I did FSc from Tameer-i-Nau Public College, Quetta, in first division. Then I did graduation from University of Balochistan, Quetta, as a private candidate. After that, I got admission …

Students shared their views by highlighting different aspects of the prevailing energy crisis and its impact on our economy. Jahangir’s World Times arranged a discussion forum in which students of the Department of Economics of Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) expressed their views on ‘Energy crisis and its impact on the economy of Pakistan’. Their …

English Essay 1.    Disaster management 2.    Global warming 3.    Energy crisis in Pakistan 4.    Woman in Pakistan and status of women in Islam 5.    Media, freedom, problems and suggestions 6.    Socio-political and economic problems of Pakistan 7.    Independence of Judiciary 8.   Clash of Civilisation and hidden objectives of the West. Western biased attitude             …

1. The longest highway in the world is:   (a)     Trans-Canada (b)     Trans-Japan (c)  Trans-Iran (d) None of these 2.    The longest highway in the world has a length of: (a)    9000 km    (b)    10000 km (c)    8000 km    (d)    None of these 3.    The country that accounts for nearly one-third of the total tea production of the …

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on Monday announced the final result of the Competitive Examination-2010 for the recruitment against BS-17 posts under the federal government. The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has announced the final result of the Competitive Examination-2010 for the recruitment against BS-17 posts under the federal government. The FPSC conducted competitive examination (CSS)-2010 on March 6, …

Family businesses range from small and medium-sized companies to large conglomerates that operate in multiple industries and countries.   Family businesses constitute the world’s oldest and most dominant form of business organisations. In many countries, family businesses represent more than 70 per cent of the overall businesses and play a key role in the economy growth and workforce employment. In …