tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115572042012-01-23T16:49:16.363+05:00Pakistan Magazine shall cover articles on education, books, social issues, arts & culture in Pakistan. In addition, it shall also have articles and papers on Management,Living and Humour which would be informative and useful for all readers.ANMnoreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11557204.post-1139044096869736012006-02-04T14:07:00.000+05:002006-02-06T10:47:49.146+05:00

Current Affairs Earthquake in Pakistan - Damage & Needs AssessmentEarthquake in Pakistan (10/29/05)Pakistan Indpendence Day (8/14/05)Pakistan and Muslim World (3/23/05)Pot PourriSurgeons TalkWhat I want in a man.....HappinessLessons of LifeAll in a Day's Work & HumourDon't mess with Old LadiesBusiness SenseUnderstanding EngineersEngineers (8/15/05)Consultants (8/15/05)Blame Culture (8/15/05)

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The Land of Khyber is written by Teepu Mahabat Khan.Khyber, the mountain corridor in the north-west of Pakistan, through which all invaders of the Indian sub-continent, from Aryans to Romans to Mughals to Afghans, entered the region, has held strange fascination for wanderers and adventurers dating back to the early dates of recorded history. Khan writes that "the range of gaunt and craggy

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Understanding Engineers - Part OneAn architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship. The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passio and mystery he found there.The engineer said, "I like both." "

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What I want in a man, Original List (age 22)1. Handsome2. Charming3. Financially successful4. A caring listener5. Witty6. In good shape7. Dresses with style8. Appreciates the finer things9. Full of thoughtful surprises10. An imaginative, romantic loverWhat I want in a man, Revised list (age 32)> 1. Nice looking - preferably with hair on his head2. Opens car doors, holds chairs3. Has

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Four surgeons were taking a coffee break and were discussing their work.The first said, "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered."The second said, "I think librarians are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is in alphabetical order."The third said, "I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and

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A Patel walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan, so the man hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank.Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as

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An older lady gets pulled over for speeding...Older Woman: Is there a problem, Officer?Officer : Ma'am, you were speeding.Older Woman: Oh, I see.Officer : Can I see your license please?Older Woman: I'd give it to you but I don't have one.Officer : Don't have one?Older Woman: Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving.Officer : I see...Can I see your vehicle registration

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.A crocodile can’t stick it’s tongue out.A shrimp’s heart is in their head.People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a mili-second.It is a physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.A pregnant Goldfish is called twit.More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.Rats

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We have never learnt from History is about Pakistan's Politics and Military Power by M. Asghar Khan. In this book, Air Marshal (Retired) M. Asghar Khan presents an insider’s view of Pakistan's struggle for democracy from the 1960s to the present. The book expounds on the early entry of Pakistan’s Armed Forces into the country’s politics and the author's opposition to military rule that began in

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Islam, State and population edited by Gavin W. Jones and Mehtab S. Karim Much has been written about the attitude of Islam to family planning and population control. In the past it has mainly taken as its starting-point the observation that Muslim countries and Muslim minorities in Non-Muslim countries tend to have high fertility. It was only a small step from this to the argument that high

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Category & Title/Posting DateCurrent Affairs Earthquake in Pakistan - Damage & Needs AssessmentEarthquake in Pakistan (10/29/05)Pakistan Indpendence Day (8/14/05)Pakistan and Muslim World (3/23/05)Book ReviewJinnah of Pakistan & Danger in Kashmir (8/15/05)Life After Partition (3/23/05)Transforming Schools in PakistanFood for ThoughtFriendship (8/20/05)All in a Day's Work & HumourEngineers (8/15/

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Pakistan will need approximately US$ 5.2 billion to effectively implement a relief, recovery and reconstruction strategy according to a preliminary damage and needs assessment released on November 12,2005 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank. Of this US$ 3.5 billion is for physical reconstruction of housing, schools, health facilities, roads and other public infrastructure. At the

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a) DonationsFor Many.... it's not over yet.The emotional shock, trauma and physical suffering of tens of thousands of people effected by the Earthquake need your attention and generous contributions. Let your help be sustained, persistent and continuous.Donate generously to the "President's Relief Fund" for Earthquake at all branches of State Bank, National Bank, Habib Bank, United Bank, Muslim

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Early this year, Arun, an old friend who is a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing a specialized software. He was thrilled by the offer. He had heard a lot about the CEO of this company, charismatic man often quoted in the business press for his visionary attitude. The salary was great. The company had all the

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While change and uncertainty have always been a part of life, what has been shocking over the past few years has been both the quantum and suddenness of change. For many people who were cruising along on placid waters, the wind was knocked out of their sails. The entire logic of doing business was turned on its head. Not only business, but also every aspect of human life has been impacted by the

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There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold

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We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her

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1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.3. Follow the three R’s : - Respect for self - Respect for others - Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.6. Don't let a little

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Lesson 1: "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off"Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the group, which means that some people will get angry at your actions and decisions. It's inevitable if you're honourable. Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity: You'll avoid the tough decisions, you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be

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A while back I was reading about an expert on the subject of time management.One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration I'm sure those students will never forget. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and

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Helping you figure out those slick and glossies from companies recruiting here are what they actually mean."JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY"We have no time to train you; you'll have to introduce yourself to your co-workers."IMMEDIATE OPENING"The person who used to have this job gave notice a month ago. We're just now running the ad."PENSION/RETIREMENT BENEFITS"After 3 years, we'll allow you to fund

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1) MANAGING BY WALKING FASTER THAN THE EMPLOYEESThese kind of managers you will always see in the corridor, ten steps away. "We'll have to talk" you can hear them say, just as they have disappeared around the corner.2) MANAGING BY STARING OUT OF THE WINDOWThese managers you usually meet with their backside faced to you with their hands in their pockets. When you talk to them, their thoughts keep

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Jinnah of PakistanMohammad Ali Jinnah was the inspirational father and first head of the state of Pakistan. Wolpert shows how Jinnah’s shrewd and skilful leadership combined brilliant advocacy and singular tenacity to win his suit for the creation of Pakistan on behalf of the ‘Muslim nation’— his sole client during the last, lonely, pain-filled decade of his life. Stanley Wolpert, one of America

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Published by Oxford University Press, TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS IN PAKISTAN is edited by John Retallick and Iffat Farah. This book emphasizes that it is possible to improve the quality of school education in Pakistan and other developing countries, and argues that schools need to be transformed into learning communities if significant improvement is to take place. In a traditional school only students

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THE NEW CRUSADES: Constructing the Muslim Enemy Edited by Emran Qureshi and Michael A. Sells This is a scholarly work of exceptional clarity, forthrightness, and position taking. It pulls no punches as it provides answers to and refutes the clichés of today — that there is a clash of civilizations and that militant Islam is on the march threatening Western civilization. Emran Qureshi is an

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Three most important corporate lessons are :Lesson Number OneA crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?"The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.Moral of the story is:

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Once upon a time there lived three men: a doctor, a chemist, and an engineer. For some reason all three offended the king and were sentenced to die on the same day.The day of the execution arrived, and the doctor was led up tothe guillotine. As he strapped the doctor to the guillotine, the executioner asked, "Head up or head down?" "Head up," said the doctor."Blindfold or no blindfold?" "No

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Last week I took some friends out to a restaurant, and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange, but I ignored it. However, when the busboy brought out water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket. I then looked around the room and saw that all the waitpersons had a spoon in their pocket.When the waiter

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An insect falls into a mug of beer.Englishman : throws the mug away and walks outAmerican : takes the insect out and drinks the beerChinese : eats the insect and throws the beer awayIsraeli: sucks the beer from the insect before throwing the insect away and drinks the beerPakistani: accuses the Indian of throwing the insect into his beer and vows to reply in kind.Indian : accuses Pakistan of

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Pakistan’s Independence Day – August 14, 2005There is no darkness for those whose hearts glow with the passion to achieve their dreams. We pay tributes to all who had the fire to light up the lives of a Nation by breaking the shackles of bondage.Every day is important in our lives. But there are certain days that hold a significant place in our hearts. 14th August is one such historic day. It

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The Efficiency Expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution. "You don't want to try these techniques at home." "Why not?" asked someone from the back of the audience."I watched my wife's routine at breakfast for years,"the Expert explained. "She made lots of trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and cabinets, often carrying just a single item at a time. 'Hon,' I suggested, 'Why don't you

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YOU ARE A TRUE GULF EXPAT WHEN :-Life seems difficult without tissue paper.-You accept a donkey for a boss.-Your counterpart gets twice your salary and thrice your perks for thecolour of his skin.-You have a plumber from Britain coming in as a Plumbing Engineer and ascience graduate from Egypt as a Doctor.-You put on the air conditioner to full chill, pull three thick blanketsand go to sleep.-

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The Pakistan Day being celebrated today is a milestone in Pakistan’s history, in which the Lahore Resolution of March 23, 1940 made a pledge for a free Nation for the Muslims of sub-continent India. The Lahore Resolution had two aspects. First, through it Muslim League proposed to organize the Muslim majority provinces of India into two distinct regions with homogenous Muslim Populations. Second,

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LIFE AFTER PARTITION: Migration, Community and Strife in Sindh 1947-1962 Sarah Ansari By the 1990s, ethnic politics had come to dominate Sindh, with calls for Karachi to become a fifth province in its own right. Life after Partition examines the historical background to these developments by focusing on events in the province in the years immediately following partition, when migrants from India

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A manager, a secretary and a CEO of a business firm in a large city were walking through a park on their way to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The genie says, "I usually only grant three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one.""Me first! Me first!" says the Manager."I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care

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HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack.Without help the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be takenbefore each cough, and the cough

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If we could shrink the Earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, there would be:- 57 Asians- 21 Europeans- 14 from the Western Hemisphere (north and south)- 8 Africans- 52 would be female- 48 would be male- 70 would be non white, 30 white- 70 would be non Christian, 30 would be Christian - 89 would be heterosexual, 11

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Welcome to Pakistan Magazine. The blogsite shall cover articles on education, books publications, social issues, arts & culture, sports, trends and fashion in Pakistan. Jokes, lighter side of life and anecdotes would also be part of this blogsite. I hope to have the postings shortly which should be informative,useful and interesting.

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