Human Rights day has been celebrated world over on 10 December, 2011. The International Human Rights Day in Indian occupied Kashmir, with rights bodies and activists demanding an end to violations. In this connection, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) submitted a fresh list of 132 cases of disappeared persons to the State [...]
Archive for December, 2011
External Debt: The Next Big Pakistani Crisis?
Indebtedness represents one of the greatest problems facing Pakistan in recent times and presently the country is facing mountains of debt and huge budget deficits that hinder its abilities to create jobs for the unemployed and help the poor, causing poverty to spread, allocations to educational and social programs to be cut, and a sense [...]
Ufone makes its presence felt at the UAE expo 2011
The growing relations between Pakistan and UAE in trade and other industries have paved the way for strengthening the economy of the two states. UAE being one of Pakistan’s major trading partners and the second largest source of home remittances from Pakistani emigrants working in UAE, the bonding of the two nations is a significant [...]
Make Love Not War
Everyday when we rise in the morning and switch the TV on or go through the newspapers, we are confronted with the same sad news: bomb blasts, violence, crime, suicides, wars, and disasters. I cannot recall a single day without a report of something terrible happening somewhere in Pakistan. Even in these modern times it [...]
Economic Justice: Islamic economic system Versus Capitalism
More than a century ago, Karl Marx wrote that despite its support for technical improvements, “The capitalist system works against a rational agriculture … a rational agriculture is incompatible with the capitalist system.” The food and farm crises we see today completely confirm that judgment. A system that puts profit ahead of human needs has [...]
“Zong” but why for Pakistan? – Inspired by a Tribune Article
Titanic, the shipwreck story of 1912 took film production standards to new heights. Are we going to witness story of another shipwreck in which fate of wretched slaves of eighteenth century is depicted and who were drowned into the sea by crew members of a ship named ‘Zong’ and thus meet their tragic fate or could it be that Zong, inspired by Reliance Mobile of India venturing into film production?
Etihad Airways Welcomes Visitors at “Magnificent 7- UAE Expo 2011”
The “Magnificent 7- UAE EXPO 2011”, an event to commemorate the UAE’s 40th National Day, was inaugurated yesterday by Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani along with notable personalities from the UAE, namely, the Foreign Trade Minister of UAE, Ms. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi and the UAE Consul General, Mr. Sohail Bin Mathar Al Ketbi.




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