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Posts Tagged ‘security’

PNS Mehran, Combined Task Force 150, Lessons for India

By captainjohann • May 26th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The Combined task force 150 which had 16 countries originally is now reduced to 7 countries namely USA, UK, Canada, Denmark, France,  Germany, and Pakistan. The current head of task force is French Admiral Jean Keringnard. Though main logistics are established in Djibouti , the air operations are mostly carried out from Karachi PNS [...]



Injustice is Injustice

By Rai Azlan • Dec 23rd, 2010 • Category: Politics

I am in a different place but still there are many things that have not changed. However, I have to accept that there are many positive things I have experienced and seen here that impressed me. I still love my own country as much as I used to before coming here. Nevertheless, there are many [...]



Get Smarter Access Control With FaceXs

By Rai Azlan • May 4th, 2010 • Category: Technology

Every optical scanner is a camera, this is the fact which I never realized before visiting Solo Smart tech inc. this past Friday I was lucky enough to see one of the greatest achievement and innovation by Pakistan. I am talking about FaceXs (Facial Recognition Device) a device which can handle almost every issue regarding [...]



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 [...]



Shops and Establishments Security Act

By Talal Hussain Malik • May 13th, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

ALL around the world, laws are formulated and regulated to protect the rights of citizens. Our Constitution and several major and minor Acts and Ordinances ensure protection of the public rights. A bird eye view of the law reveals that it covers almost every aspect, however nowhere is the true implication witnessed. Back in the [...]



Lahore Bleeds Again!!

By Talal Hussain Malik • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: Misc

We have left behind the year 2007. However, the lawyers’ struggle for restoration of the sacked judges and independent judiciary; the inflation, the suicide attacks and our man on top have made their way into the years 2008. Would I be wrong to say that if we could get rid of one of these evils [...]



Resign of D.A.G.

By The Pakistani Spectator • May 2nd, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Deputy Attorney General Chaudhry Afrasiab Khan, who represented the government in the Supreme Court in the missing persons’ case, resigned on Tuesday, on the eve of the Supreme Judicial Council’s hearing in the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
It is a brave decision and government have another blow in the case of missing [...]