Context Voting began on April 19th in India and the results will be announced in the first week of June. With over 986 million eligible voters, elections in India have been described as the largest democratic exercise in the world. However, despite all the fanfare, the results of the Indian balloting seem all but a…
While quite a few educational institutions stand out as models of excellence and innovation like The Millennium Education. With a rich history spanning over decades, this prestigious institution has continuously set new standards for academic excellence and holistic development. Millennium Education was founded in 2007 with the goal of providing students with a transformative learning…
Shaheen Attiq-ur-Rehman is a social worker and was a politician. Born in April 1949 in Sialkot, she obtained the degree of M.A. (Administrative Sciences) in 1971 and of LLB in 1975 from the University of Punjab during 1984-1985. A Member of the Punjab Assembly during 1985-88, she served as Minister for Social Welfare & Women’s…
Hiding behind the dagger and stabbing with the cloak! This is how Ken Clarke ridiculed the attempted failed coup against Gordon Brown in 2010. The orchestrators of this coup, Labour’s own Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt, lacked both ambition and talent. That is why this coup started with an erroneous and empty email before midnight….
Extracts So tell the tale — perhaps they will reflect. [Koran 7:176] General Last month the names of God were discussed. In Islam, the Quran serves as the expression of God, detailing His attributes through various names, such as Merciful and Knowing. These names, though numerous, are not personal but signify qualities of God. Central…
In the agricultural plains of Comilla District (than East Pakistan and now Bangladesh) a low range 2 miles wide and 11 miles long known as Mainamati (now Comilla Cantonment housing a Bangladesh Infantry Division) Used as an aircraft base during the Second World War, in 1956 it was the headquarters of 53 Bde. My father…
Yaakov Amidror, a former National Security Advisor of Israel, while commenting on his country’s modus operandi to open several fronts with the Arabs had once said, “…each one is problematic; together, they are devastating.” Perhaps that is what the Zionist state is witnessing in the wake of its jingoism over Syria, persisting genocide against Gazans,…
Sucide Attacks Two persons were killed in a suicide attack on Japanese nationals that was foiled in Landhi area of Karachi in the morning of April 19. Two terrorists fired at a van carrying Japanese nationals. One of the terrorist blew up himself while another one was shot dead by the Security personnel after an…
From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin, Russia has come a long way. It is insurmountable, and has defied all odds to stand tall against an encroaching Western dispensation. The hat-trick presidential victory for the former KGB Colonel at the helm of affairs since 2012 is a feast to be accounted for. Notwithstanding slurs of repression,…
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, the Pakistan Business Professional Council (PBPC) hosted the book launch of “Terms of Frustration,” the 13th volume of Ikram Sehgal’s series, “A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan” at the Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi on March 6th,…
