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Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Punjab, has been facing severe traffic problems for a very long time. In these circumstances, it has become indispensable to make real improvements in the quality and services of the public traffic system. During the last two decades, a number of proposals have been under consideration about tackling the …

Corruption is regarded as an evil in the developed countries, but quite ironically, certain business firms in the developed countries themselves indulge in corruption in their international business transactions. Corruption is a universal curse, found almost everywhere in the world, in the rich as well as poor countries, with the only difference of intensity. Terms like shares, kickbacks and per …

Two important constituents of the Islamic Jurisprudence Literally the Arabic word Ijtihad means to strive or struggle and in legal terminology it is a juristic exercise in which a Muslim jurist utilises his intellectual and legal expertise for finding solution to those matters that are not directly covered by the two primary sources of Shariah, namely the Quran and Sunnah. …

The historians believe that Iqbal conceived the idea of Pakistan and Quaid-e-Azam matured this idea into reality   Allama Iqbal (November 9, 1877 ‘ April 21, 1938) was a great poet and philosopher. In his early age Iqbal preached nationalism and said, ‘Hindustan Hamara, Chine-u-Arab Hamara’. Iqbal was a man of integrity and believed in intellectual honesty so as he grew …

The term ‘Islamophobia’ refers to demonstration of hatred or fear of and the prejudice against the Muslims on the basis of their religion. British Runnymade Trust defined the term as ‘the dread or hatred of Islam, and therefore to the fear and dislike of all Muslims.’ The western response to the 9/11 attacks on Twin Towers led by the United …

By contrasting the Turkish and Pakistani military interventions it becomes obvious that Pakistan has endured longer spells of dictatorship without any formal ‘memorandums of warning’ to the elected governments. The Turkish courts have even convicted elderly leaders of Turkey’s 1980 military coup, Kenan Evren and Tahsin Sahinkaya. On the other hand, in Pakistan, the former president and chief executive, Pervez …

The bitter reality of the entire process is that instead of proving to be ‘a game changer’, elections are considered merely a tussle among the big business entities to sell their corporate agenda to public effectively and that is why some people consider elections ‘a usual business’. The quadrennial presidential elections in the US are critically observed by the friends …

Whether we talk about the attack on Indian parliament in 2011 or 26/11 Mumbai attacks, those incidents also became as the major cause of economic and political destability in Pakistan. So I feel that there may be a better chance for a real improvement in the bilateral relationship whether it is through cricket diplomacy, arts and culture or purely on …

The cancellation of President Putin’s visit to Pakistan and the rescheduling of the Quadrilateral Summit of Pakistan, Russia, Tajikstan and Afghanistan planned for 2-3 October, 2012, for whatever reason, was obviously one of those hiccups. The fact, however, that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Islamabad, apparently on a damage-control mission, soon after the cancellation of President Putin’s visit …

There is a popular belief that ‘reducing spending will solve all of our state’s financial problems. People who hold this belief obviously haven’t thought through the statement very carefully Let’s consider a few simple examples so that everyone can understand what the problem with austerity measures is. Suppose that a middle-aged person has enjoyed a prosperous career with a competitive …