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Posts Tagged ‘electricity’

DamNs

By Talal Hussain Malik • Aug 2nd, 2010 • Category: Features

Water flowing over or water at the dead level; we either get lot of rains or we don’t get them at all. In a country like ours’ where a big resource of power generation is through the reserved water from dams the necessity for construction of more dams heightens even more when the consumption of [...]



Let there be rain

By Adnan Farooqui • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics

Karachiites breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced that a rain system over Madhya Pradesh was heading towards the city of Karachi and heavy rains were expected for the next couple of days. Now call it more of a norm in Pakistan, that the predictions put out by the institutions is hardly believed [...]



Multiple Taxation: Stop Playing Havoc With the Nation

By Farid Masood • Jun 30th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Taxes and duties are a major source of income for any government to run its functions. A government, which fails to put economic progress on the right track by introducing certain policies to give boost to industrial, human resource and business sectors, becomes totally dependent on taxation.
After selling the Cash Cows the only option remains [...]



What time is it?

By Emaad Qureshi • Aug 10th, 2008 • Category: Misc

“Which time you are asking old time or new time” This was the reply of School teacher when I inquired him about the latest time. This was not the answer i was expecting from him because he was an educated individual, who should know why we have moved our clocks one hour ahead and what [...]



Prevention Is Better Than Cure

By Saleem Khan • Jul 31st, 2008 • Category: Misc

Each year, many people die in Pakistan as a result of house fires. However, there are a number of steps you can take to protect your family and to prevent the risk of fire in your home.
- Make a fire action plan so that everyone in your home knows how to escape if there is [...]



Maintaining Writ of the Government

By Farid Masood • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

“Government has taken action to maintain its writ”
We often hear above statement by government officials. We generally use this statement against terrorist or outlaws who are not obeying the structures, rules, regulations & policies of the government enforced time to time.
We have to take this concept in a broader meaning, and before knowing how the [...]



Pas-e-Aaina

By M Mirza • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: Pakistan Vote'08, Politics (Urdu)


Zawaal aur Kamaal

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)