Moving story of Arfa Karim
ARFA KARIM came, she did and she conquered. When everything was down in Pakistan, she stood and illuminated the national scene with her brilliance.Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, changed…
An appeal for free laptop
I AM doing MPhil in International Relations from the University of Sargodha. And also working at the university as an assistant (BPS 14).Being a university employee, I could not avail…
Need to revisit policy on research and development
WHILE GLOBAL expenditure on research and development has been rising consistently, two of the ten countries - China and India - which contribute about 78 per cent of the total…
Steps needed to overcome energy crisis
IT SEEMS that the government has no short-and long-term solution to the shortage of natural gas. The shortage has paralysed life of the people. The delay in implementing the Pakistan…
Old textbooks in Balochistan
THE ISSUE of Balochistan’s old textbooks is very critical for Baloch students who are not able to get quality education because of obsolete syllabus. Textbooks, published in 1993, have never…
GM seed can solve world hunger problems or not?
THIS REFERS to the story published in Technology Times, titled "Genetically modified corn, maize damage Pak farming".This is a good article; people both farmers and consumers need to know pros…
Dismal performance in farming sector
The year 2011 has been marked as black year’ for agriculture sector as imposition of General Sales Tax on agriculture inputs and withdrawal of subsidies have multiplied the cost of…
Telecos ARPU 4pc up in 2011
STAFF REPORT IBD: Despite sevral challenges during the year 2011 teledensity ofPakistan touched 68.39 per cent reflecting hike of 6.7 per cent over the previous year. But modest increase in…
Dr. BS Chowdhry – A Contagious Spark
From Thar to the knowledge desert – Dr. BS Chowdhry traveled all along with passion and enthusiasm. From Thar to the knowledge desert – Dr. BS Chowdhry traveled all along…