PREAMBLE 1. The year 2019 remained loaded in terms of Pakistan Navy multifaceted operational activities and initiatives. Over the year, various domains ranging from exercising combat readiness, infusing maritime awareness, training and provision of assistance/ relief operations by Pakistan Navy. To achieve the aforesaid assignments, Pakistan Navy always remained poised and endeavored in support of…
Pakistan has rejected political maps of India recently issued by the Indian government. “The political maps of India, issued by the Indian Home Ministry on 2 November 2019, displaying Jammu and Kashmir region and seeking to depict parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir within the territorial jurisdiction of India, are incorrect, legally untenable,…
Courtesy Daily Times The Jinnah Foundation (Memorial) Trust (JF) recently inaugurated a state of the art auditorium. The event recalled days of past, present as well as a hope for the future. The remnants of Quaid’s family and friends envisioned a dream for Pakistan. Their efforts showed the consistency and dedication of service by a…
Grave stones and memorial tablets are silent sign posts that provide a window not only to a life but a whole era. Memorial tablet of Major Philip Hockin at a church in Lahore is one such story. He joined Indian army on 08 March 1841. He was promoted Lieutenant on 24 January 1845, Captain on…
‘O our Lord! Open our eyes so that we may see the realities scattered all around us which are a proof of your existence; and bestow on us the wisdom to discern the path that leads to you, and protect us from all perceptible and imperceptible evils’. Life after Death The life hereafter is the…
The SULTANATE OF OMAN, “Switzerland” of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has outperformed other regional countries in terms of GDP growth and economic sustainability during the current fiscal year. It has diverse natural beauties and fascinating human history. Comprehensive Development Plan Once a middle-income economy heavily dependent on depleting oil resources, the Sultanate of Oman…
With the recent news of the huge XDR (extreme drug resistant) typhoid fever outbreak, it is pertinent to know about this disease. History: Typhoid or Enteric fever is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The earliest account of this disease goes back to ancient Greece where it wiped out one-third of the…
BACKGROUND Before we dwell on the subject it is imperative to define a few relevant terms as under: Environment 1.1.1 Environment is defined as external conditions and surroundings in which people, animals, or plants live (Collins Pocket Dictionary & Thesaurus, 2003). 1.1.2 Environment is described as the physical, chemical and biological conditions surrounding an organism….
Adware Used to throw advertisements on targets screens, disguises itself as legitimate, or will pair itself with legitimate program in order to trick users into installing it onto a PC or other device. Spyware Secretly observes computer user’s activities without permission and reports to software author. Virus Malware which attaches to another program and replicates…
The explosion of social networking and the ubiquitous sharing and posting of so much information online that have changed the way we communicate. Cyber Ethics refers to the code of responsible behavior on the Internet. According to Webster’s II New College Dictionary (1995), ethics is the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person…
