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Posts Tagged ‘Singapore’

Apple admits using child labour

By Sumaira Bajwa • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Technology

At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.
The company did not name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.
Apple also has factories working for it in Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, the [...]



Woes of Pakistan

By Tahir Hameed • Dec 31st, 2009 • Category: Politics

Whilst nations such as Singapore and South Korea that gained independence at roughly the same time as Pakistan did, made great strides and developed into prosperous and developed nations, Pakistan has become a haven for corruption and terrorism.
Due to the lack of foresight and planning, Pakistan has been unable to educate its masses or provide [...]



Dignity of Pakistan

By Ali Yar Khan • Dec 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics

I was in Singapore two days  ago, when the Supreme Court of Pakistan made public the short order of NRO case. After the meeting at the company’s office, all delegates went for lunch in nearby restaurant, and the topic was NRO and everyone during the lunch was wondering about the way Pakistan was being was [...]



Profile of Hina Rabbani Khar

By Fatima Tassaduq • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Hina Rabbani Khar was born on January 19, 1977 in Multan. She has been elected for her first term as MNA. She is
politically affiliated with PML(Q). She also served as Minister of State for Economic Affairs Division, and was previously the Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Affairs and Statistics.
A businesswoman by profession, she graduated with [...]