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ENGLISH CHANNEL, Learning English

Nouns:   Prognostications:  a forecast or prediction\to predict from the evidence. ‘A medical examination enables a doctor to prognosticate your future health.’ Woolgathering means absent mindedness, indulgence in daydreaming. ‘His woolgathering caused failure in exams.’ Chronicle: a chronological record of events; a history. ‘I read a chronicle of Bill Gates life.’ Manage: a domestic establishment; household\ a social unit living …

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A Day-to-Day Spiritual Guide

REMINDERS WALK THE PATH OF THE SAGE, THE WISE AND OF TRUTH. BE WHAT YOU WERE MEANT TO BE Author: Imran Tariq The book is on religion, now available in the market. The author is serving in the Customs Department and is also researching on a book on management which will also come in the market shortly. This book is …

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GOD PARTICLE, FINALLY DISCOVERED? THE DISCOVERY EXPLAINED IN 5 POINTS

THE DISCOVERY EXPLAINED IN 5 POINTS After 8000 scientists worked for two decades, spending around 10 billion dollars, the missing link in the origin of the universe may have been found. The world is celebrating what could be this century’s biggest scientific discovery -‘God Particle’. Let’s try to understand the significance of the discovery in 5 points as to why …

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This Month in History

AUGUST August 1, 1838 – Slavery was abolished in Jamaica. It had been introduced by Spanish settlers 300 years earlier in 1509. August 2, 1939 – Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning the possibility of atomic weapons. “A single bomb of this type carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy …

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ENGLISH CHANNEL

Nouns: Nouns perform different functions in English. These are often described as referring to persons, places, things (anything we can think of) states. Excerpt: means a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, letter, etc. Here are the excerpts from the letters written by Allama Iqbal. Malediction: a curse, the utterance of a curse. What have I …

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WORLD IN FOCUS

NATIONAL AFFAIRS 11-06-2012 Dawn Irfan Hussain gets top prize for book: Renowned columnist and writer Irfan Husain has been awarded the top prize in the annual Benjamin Franklin Awards for his book Fatal Faultlines: Pakistan Islam and the West. 12-06-2012    Dawn Haqqani sought US help against army: The Supreme Court ordered former ambassador Husain Haqqani to appear before it to …

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THE GRAND DECEPTION

Author: Dr Mujahid Kamran Pages: 316 Price: 700 PKR Publisher: Sang e Meel Dr Mujahid Kamran is a genuine scholar who also serves as the vice chancellor of the University of the Punjab. He writes on diverse topics ranging from theoretical physics to mass media, and from politics to literature. He has written books on Physics and Politics with the …

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WORLD IN FOCUS

NATIONAL AFFAIRS 11-05-2012    The News Pakistan, Germany sign deal: Pakistan and Germany successfully concluded joint bilateral development cooperation of 15.7 million euros (Rs. 1.583 billion), according to an official statement of the German embassy. Germany’s financial contribution for 2011 and 2012 now amounts to 127 million euros (Rs. 14.968 billion) in total. 12-05-2012    Dawn Green benches constituted all over the …

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Economic cost of energy crisis in Pakistan and the way forward.

Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. (Quaid e azam) Energy indisputably is a primary catalyst for national development. It is termed as the backbone and lifeline of a country’s economy and its availability ensure accelerated growth …

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