Monthly Archives: March 2008

Pakistan’s Universities – Problems and Solutions (Part 4)

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Abid Omar

Reprinted below in full, Shailaja Neelakantan on problems and solutions for universities in Pakistan, from The Chronicle of Higher Education January 19, 2007. This is part of a series of reprints on research and education in Pakistan. In Pakistan, the … Continue reading →

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Pakistanis are, without exaggeration, the only people in the world to have misused the term democracy in every possible way. The latest definition of it (and one you can see on the rear windows of many cars in Clifton) is … Continue reading →

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Hira S. | 8 Comments

Textile City to be launched on April 4

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Furhan Hussain

Finally some positive news: “KARACHI, March 28: The Rs2.2 billion Textile City project will be launched for domestic and foreign investors in a big way at the Textile Asia fair, scheduled to be held from April 4 to 7 at … Continue reading →

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Invitation to participate in DIGITALeyez – All-Pakistan Inter-University Photography, Media & Design Competition at NUCES-FAST Karachi

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Aasim Ahmed

THE WEBMASTERS student committee of National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST), Karachi campus, cordially invites you to DIGITALeyez, the inaugural digital-media centric event of NUCES FAST. It is scheduled to take place on the 12th of April, 2008. … Continue reading →

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TIP offers executive learning opportunities

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Furhan Hussain

Textile Institute of Pakistan now offers a set of 20 short courses, workshops and seminars targeted specifically towards executives seeking basic knowledge in textiles. These courses will be conducted at TIP city campus by some of the most distinguished textile … Continue reading →

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Quacker & Oats: Whats that?

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Abid Omar
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Partnerships not Friendship

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Rameez A Khan

We stepped into this world being purely innocent ones because of our inability to identify ‘true friends’ and people with their ‘own benefits and objectives or simply our business colleagues’. Before I take you to much inner depths, brief definitions … Continue reading →

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