Budget 2016-2017 The Business As Usual
- Saleem Shahab
- July, 2016
- 72
- Cover Story
In its spirit, the budget 2016-17 is agri-focused
with an aim to meet the growth target. The Federal Budget
2016-17 amounting to Rs 4.394 trillion, with 7.3 percent increase over the
previous year, presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was 68th in the history
of Pakistan. The growth target for the next financial year has been set at 5.7
percent. The increase in defense budget is ...
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Budget of a Common Man
- Hassan Nisar
- July, 2016
- 133
- Column
Genuine development and prosperity will remain a
dream until we reset our priority list. The budget made by
"Panamians" cannot do well for a country like Pakistan where millions
of people live below the poverty line. Usually, a government budget is
enshrouded in the mystery of baffling statistics which a common man cannot
understand. The great American comedian has rightly said, "T...
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China Pakistan Economic Corridor
- M. Abdul Mateen Khan
- July, 2016
- 200
- Special Report
A Diversified and Vibrant Development ProjectChina-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a part of economic, social and investment strategy
of Pakistan and China. It comprises multifaceted activities that would
stimulate economic development in Pakistan and the region by creating
opportunities for trade, commerce, industry, employment; moreover, it will
enhance linkages of Pakist...
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Brexit's Bewildering Success
- Ali Sultan
- July, 2016
- 68
- International
The Brexit camp proclaimed that exiting the EU
would allow the UK to better control immigration, thus reducing pressure on
public services, housing and jobs; save billions of pounds in EU membership
fees Traumatized bythe excruciating and
debilitatingexperiences of two great wars on their continent within a span of
merely three decades, European statesbegan a gradual process of eco...
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Seawater Intrusion in the Indus Delta and Associated Hazards
- Pervaiz Asghar
- July, 2016
- 618
- Environment
Seawater intrusion into the once-fertile Indus
Delta has unfortunately become a way of life, simply because almost everyone
not directly impacted by this phenomenon has started taking it for granted and
very few are willing to do anything about it. This has resulted in substantial
damage to the ecology and biodiversity of the environment, as well as the
regional economy and more specifically, the liveli...
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Iran & Pakistan Port Politics of Gwadar and Chabahar
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- July, 2016
- 775
- Regional
In international geo-politics, one can choose one's
friends but not the neighbors. Yet, the option everybody does have is to choose
friendship over rivalry with the neighboring states that one is destined to
live by. In case of Pakistan, we have four countries and a sea around us and
obviously we cannot change our location or theirs to our convenience. We have
the absolute liberty, however, to change an...
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Afghan Taliban's Change of Leadership: Old Wine in A New Bottle
In May 2016, Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour
was killed in a drone strike. Following his death Hibatullah Akhundzada was
appointed as the Taliban supreme commander on 25th May 2016 Profile
of New Taliban Chief Hibatullah AkhunzadaThe Afghan
Taliban’s new leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is a religious scholar from Kandahar
who strongly believes in the status q...
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Quran, Extremism and De-Radicalization — The Other View
- Muhammad Azam Khan
- July, 2016
- 105
- Society
“The constitution of Pakistan has yet to be framed
by the Pakistan Constituent Assembly. I do not know what the ultimate shape of
this constitution is going to be, but I am sure that it will be of democratic
type, embodying essential principles of Islam. Today, they are as applicable in
actual life as they were 1,300 years ago. Islam and its idealism have taught us
democracy. It has taught equality ...
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The Change We Need
- Sarwar Sukhera
- July, 2016
- 65
- Column
The "law of the jungle" still rules
despite all these wonderful scientific inventions, intellectual accomplishments
and civic order Reading human history to me is like watching
a horror movie. Conquerors, war- riors and oft-sung heroes of various nations
come across as murderers of the weak and the innocents. Inkstained courtiers
wrote pages of adulation turning horrific facts into...
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Harsh Realities in Soft Language
- Masood Ahmed
- July, 2016
- 403
- Language
Human beings try to be polite by resorting to
euphemistic expressions to elevate the status of someone. They use euphemism to
express what is socially difficult to express in direct terms Euphemism
is a common phenomenon in all languages. It means the use of inoffensive, mild,
or indirect expression in place of one which is thought to be offensive, harsh
or embarrassing. It is the ...
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How did I Score 92 Out of 100 In Everyday Science
- Rana Muhammad Umer
- July, 2016
- 11537
- CSS
One
can score 80 to 90 in Everyday Science (now known as General Science and
Ability) provided that one formulates a smart and systematic preparation
strategy and execute it in an effective way while solving questions in the
examination I believe in an extended role of luck to play
when an aspirant appears in the competitive examination. However, the resolve
to do something exceptiona...
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Are You Sick of Your Dental Caries?
- Dr Sundas Waqas
- July, 2016
- 83
- Health
An Overview of Causative Factors, Symptoms, &
Treatment of Tooth Decay Dental Caries, or tooth decay, is the
most common disease to have inflicted mankind. It is estimated that almost 100%
adults have had signs of tooth decay at some point in their lives. Recently,
there has been a considerable increase in worldwide incidence of caries, more
so in developed countries. &...
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Muhammad Ali, A Boxer With A Brilliance
- Iqra Sajjid
- July, 2016
- 172
- Tribute
Born as Cassius Clay in 1942, Muhammad Ali was the
world's most thrilling and enigmatic boxing champion On 3rd
June 2016, every social media website, and every newspaper/magazine article was
echoing with the chants "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
On this day the world lost a revolutionary and charismatic person, a prac-
ticing Muslim and a high spirited sportsman. Ali, at...
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