With the recent news of the huge XDR (extreme drug resistant) typhoid fever outbreak, it is pertinent to know about this disease. History: Typhoid or Enteric fever is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The earliest account of this disease goes back to ancient Greece where it wiped out one-third of the…
BACKGROUND Before we dwell on the subject it is imperative to define a few relevant terms as under: Environment 1.1.1 Environment is defined as external conditions and surroundings in which people, animals, or plants live (Collins Pocket Dictionary & Thesaurus, 2003). 1.1.2 Environment is described as the physical, chemical and biological conditions surrounding an organism….
Adware Used to throw advertisements on targets screens, disguises itself as legitimate, or will pair itself with legitimate program in order to trick users into installing it onto a PC or other device. Spyware Secretly observes computer user’s activities without permission and reports to software author. Virus Malware which attaches to another program and replicates…
The explosion of social networking and the ubiquitous sharing and posting of so much information online that have changed the way we communicate. Cyber Ethics refers to the code of responsible behavior on the Internet. According to Webster’s II New College Dictionary (1995), ethics is the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person…
On 9 December 1971 Pakistan Navy submarine Hangor while patrolling in its allocated area off the Indian Khatiawar coast under the command of Commander Ahmed Tasnim (later Vice Admiral) located, tracked and fired a homing torpedo at the Indian anti-submarine frigate Khukri. The torpedo hit the frigate on its magazine which exploded and the ship…
Dear Readers, One of the most tragic chapters in Pakistan’s history is its dismemberment in 1971 leading to the creation of Bangladesh. While the trauma of partition may now be behind us, stories of 1971 still raise hackles among those who lived through that era. Among many, one factor that led to the separation, not with…
Those persons who by choice and design wish to remain distant, remote or withdrawn, from friends, colleagues, or even family are recognised as being aloof. The aloofness can also be induced by inherent shyness or it can be tactical move not to let any person intrude into personal space. Regardless of where it stems from,…
Are we at the cusp of all out war? Has Trump nicely and truly brought us to the precipice of global destruction? How did we come to this and what should we do? In the annals of Middle East politics, July 2015 was a watershed moment. This is when Iran and a six nation negotiating…
The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, protecting the public by targeting and pursuing those criminals who pose the greatest risk to the UK. Founded in 2013 with its Headquarters in London, the NCA is fighting crime; human, weapon and drug trafficking; cybercrime; and economic crime, this includes…
Bomb/ IED Explosions One Policeman, identified as Tariq, was injured on October 25 in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near the Police van in Hathyala area of Dera Ismail Khan City (Dera Ismail Khan District), reports Pakistan Today. Police sources said the blast occurred near the van of Elite Force who are on their…
