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Redefining Paradigms of Sustainable Development in South Asia

Redefining Paradigms of Sustainable Development in South Asia; the conference to commence on 13-15 December 2011, in Islamabad, Pakistan The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is holding its Fourteenth Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) titled “Redefining Paradigms of Sustainable Development in South Asia” from 13—15 December 2011 in Islamabad, Pakistan . The SDC series has been […]

Education System in Pakistan leads to discrimination

Education System in Pakistan leads to discrimination The education system of any country throughout the world holds paramount importance as the progress of the nation depends on the educated citizens. The better this system is, the more progress that particular nation or country will make. However, in Pakistan, the education system is not well organised […]

Are the stage plays really more challenging than the movies?

We are die heart fans of various different celebrities that act in movies with all the glamour and charm; we adore the hoardings and posters. We often get highly inspired by them when it comes to getting dressed up like them or talking and behaving like them specially after have seen some movie in which […]

The Outrageous and Unjustified Car Prices in Pakistan -Part 3

The Outrageous and Unjustified Car Prices in Pakistan -Part 3 Last time, we talked about how outrageously the Suzuki Mehran was priced with Pak-Suzuki making at least Rs.200, 000 in unjustified profits on each model as compared to the model offered by Maruti Suzuki in India. While the Cultus is not offered in India and […]

Eliminate hatred and lead a happy life

Copying William Shakespeare, I would like to opine that “Happiness is the thing that is very uncommon in this world”. To prove my notion, I suggest you to examine a set of ten people and you will find each of them suffering one way or the other. Why so? Just because of the fact that […]

Daral Khwar Hydropower Project (Daral KPP), story of deception to the local community

Daral Khwar Hydropower Project (Daral KPP), story of deception to the local community Bahrain is a scenic town in the upper beautiful valley of Swat. It is the cultural and business hub of a non-Pashtun indigenous community-Torwali- with a population of about 120,000. Bahrain is usually visited by thousands of tourists in summer; and many […]

Death rituals in Pakistani society: A curse in the garb of virtue

A culture is not always composed of gentle, soft, good and fair things. Sometimes, many illogical, exploitative and unethical things penetrate, become an ‘integral’ part and then a whole society starts following them from generation to generation. In the Pakistani society, any nonsense norm does not take long time to become a ‘fair’ and ‘auspicious’ […]

Role of youngsters in the progress of Pakistan

Role of youngsters in the progress of Pakistan Young people are considered the assets of every society and they play a central role in the progress of their country. The role of the youngsters always keep the nation upfront at the international level as through their contribution, the nation moves on and on in the […]

Mark Zuckerberg admits committing "a lot" of mistakes

Mark Zuckerberg admits committing "a lot" of mistakes In a recent blog post on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has acknowledged that they have committed "a lot of mistakes," and believes it is unfair to overshadow much of the good work they have done. The founder of the social media network began by recalling the history of […]

Rich tribute paid to Hameed Akhtar

ISLAMABAD – Hameed Akhtar as a writer, journalist and political worker strived his whole life for the progressive movement, social justice, unity, and prosperity of the ordinary people of Pakistan, said speakers at a remembrance seminar ‘A Farewell to Hameed Akhtar’ organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Monday. I.A. Rehman, renowned journalist, […]

Europe bans internet filter operators to prevent illegal downloads

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ruled today, that it is illegal for a judge to order a telecommunications operator to perform a general supervision of data transmitted on its network to prevent illegal discharges of files protected by copyright. The statement said that the establishment of this type of filtering […]

The winter that we will never get to enjoy again

It is November 29, 2011 and even if you take bath in the morning before going to the office, school, and university or where ever, the only thing that you will need to put on is a reasonably warm sweater actually nothing that will make you go out of your way. This time when the […]

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