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Pakistan Faces Various Forms of Terrorism 1.    Introduction 2.    History of Terrorism in Pakistan:  An Overview 3.    Pakistan Faces Various Forms of Terrorism a.    Ethnic / Sectarian b.    Nationalist / Separatist c.    Jihadi / Islamist 4.    Causes of Terrorism in Pakistan a.    Augmenting Illiteracy b.    Increasing Social Injustice c.    Swelling Poverty d.    Derailing Democracy e.    Heightening Religious Intolerance f.    Unending …

News From National & International Press National Mar 16: Senior bureaucrat Mahfooz Ali Khan was given the charge of chief secretary of Balochistan. Mar 16: The federal government notified a Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) court for Islamabad capital territory (ICT). Mar 18: President Asif Ali Zardari and his Egyptian counterpart Dr Mohamed Morsi ‘the first Egyptian leader in over …

Education has been accorded great importance in every religion and society. Islam also attached utmost importance to it. 1.    Introduction 2.    Importance of Education 3.    Present state of Education: Dismal a)    Literacy b)    Equity c)    Quality d)    Access e)    Relevance f)    Environment 4.    Technical Education 5.    Higher Education 6.    Causes of Failure a)    Historical and societal b)    Governance-related Factors 7.   …

News From National & International Press   National Feb 16: A massive bomb devastated a residential area in Quetta, killing at least 67 Shia Hazaras. Feb 16: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced to quit the federal and provincial governments in protest against ‘negative attitude’ of the People’s Party. Feb 17: Pakistan and Palestine agreed to form a joint commission comprising foreign …

1. Introduction 2.    Urban life emerged as civilizations flourished 3.    Urban life blessed man with the comforts of life 4.    Life in countryside a.    Serenity and tranquility b.    Clean environment and healthy surroundings c.    Rich culture and simple lifestyles d.    Sincere and trustworthy people e.    Lesser crimes f.    Stronger social bonding g.    Agricultural self-sufficiency 5.    Country life lacks basic amenities …

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News From National & International Press  National Jan 16: The ministry of Law and Justice issued the notification for the appointment of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi as Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges. Jan 17: MPA Manzar Imam, a member of the Sindh Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was killed. Jan 17: The …

Modern-Day Communication Via Social Network Ends True, Sincere Relationship 1.   INTRODUCTION 2.  SOCIAL NETWORKING REDEFINING INTER – PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS 3. WAYS IN WHICH SOCIAL NET- WORKING HAS PUT AN END TO TRUE AND      SINCERE RELATIONSHIP Creating trust deficit Vulnerability to infatuation Dependence on impersonal forms of communication Sabotaging personal communication through dreadfully-little conversation Sensationalism and …

News From National & International Press   National  Dec 13: The NAB chief, Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari, raised the estimate of the level of corruption in the country to Rs.13 billion a day or Rs.5 trillion a year dismissing government’s reaction. Dec 13: The ministry of food security conceded that poverty has been increasing in the country during the past four …

By Stanley Wolpert, Berkeley Year 2010 University of California Press PP. 126, Price Rs 1,695. In India and Pakistan: Continued Conflict or Cooperation? Stanley Wolpert, an expert on modern political history of Pakistan and India, sets out to explore the reasons which explain the continuing conflicts between the two countries. The task is great with a complex web of historical, …