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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 He superseded the brilliant General Latif and the able General Sher Ali.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. …

The section will help the CSS & Competitive Exams candidates enrich their vocabulary and solve the ten number vocabulary portion of English grammar and composition. The source is GRE-Test and Discovering the World of English by Jahangir Books frivolous ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently care-free; relatively unimportant. Though Nancy enjoyed Bill’s frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could …

Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir is a doctorate from Kansas University USA. He currently holds the position of Chief of Research and Dean/Head, Department of Business Studies, PIDE. A forum was organised under the auspices of World Times in which students of Business Studies Department of Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad, expressed their views on ‘Economic damage caused by …

Bhutto first ended the state of war with India, ensuring solidarity and integrity in West Pakistan. PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was born on January 5, 1928, and served as president from 1971 to 1973 and prime minister from 1973 to 1977. Pakistan’s history is incomplete without discussing Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who played an important role in picking up the …

The South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) has been formed for more than two decades. It has in the recent past, in addition to expanding its membership, also taken the positive step of widening its engagement by allowing many countries into its fold as observers. This was undertaken as a constructive measure. It would be meaningful to compare Saarc …

The Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) is an intergovernmental organisation involving seven Asian and three Eurasian nations. The Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities. The ECO is an ad hoc organisation under the United Nations Charter (Chap. VIII). The common objective is to establish a single market for …