ISLAMABAD: A little over half of Pakistan considers both genders to be equal, stated the result of a surveyconducted by Gilani Research Foundation and carried out byGallup Pakistan.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
No dowry, no bride, no wedding
My 21-year-old maid Noor Jahan recently told me about her unwillingness to get marriedso as to avoid putting her parents through any kind of pressure.
The ‘pressure’ she spoke of was the high demand for dowry by her would-be in-laws. Culturally, we are accustomed to hearing about the 10 tolas of gold given to the groom’s family along with a bungalow, car, washing machine, furniture, bed sheets, shower curtains, needles, and so on, to feed the desire of greedy in-laws.
Sure, when one can afford it, parents give their daughters these ‘presents’ generously. However, Noor Jahan comes from the working class and admits that her family is unable to afford even basic necessities like food rations or medication for her ailing father.
“All brides from our strata are expected to receive dowries from
How to generate business excellence
I’d like to shed some light on a topic much debated in companies that have survived more than five years and would like to get out of the break-even trap. They wish to bring their capabilities at par with the corporations they once aspired to be, and the key is operational excellence.
This is achieved by building operational capabilities, which in turn come about by undertaking structured programs for epic-systematic high performance.
To develop a rewarding development program, four factors are crucial to a corporation’s goals:
- Aim to create value by developing a marketing road map that grants a systematic process for identifying, prioritising and building the right marketing operations capabilities. Make sure that organisational outcomes and not just creation of capabilities are part of the equation in your roadmap effort. This means that your
10 reasons why zodiac signs should not change
The recently announced change in zodiac signs has caught the world by storm. Interest in the news is not limited to just hardcore followers of astrology.
Ever since the story broke social media has been flooded with protests against the new, thirteenth sign Ophiuchus, as people no longer know what their sign is. If you are wondering which horoscope to read in the morning’s paper check out the ‘new’ astrological signs below
Text messages: Prime source of revenue for cellular operators
KARACHI: Pakistan’s telecom industry makes a huge chunk of money from mobile text messaging, despite the fact that 80 per cent of this traffic is exchanged through bundle packages which make messages extremely cheap
Justice Javed Iqbal's parents' murder: Iqbal's brother in police custody
LAHORE: Police on Tuesday took into custody the youngest brother of Supreme Court judge Justice Javed Iqbal in connection with the murder of their parents
Bahria Town car race: ‘Catch the real culprits’ says SC
ISLAMABAD: The Bahria Town car race debacle took a new turn on Monday when the Supreme Court was told that Regional Police Officer Rawalpindi, Hamid Mukhtar Gondal, was the main obstacle in arresting the accused
PCB announces 15-member World Cup squad
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced a final squad for next month’s cricket World Cup to be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Zee award winners
By Bollywood Hungama News Network, January 14, 2011 - 19:18 IST
Best Actor Male
Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
SRK got a TATTOO for RaONE
Winners of 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Winner: The Social Network (2010)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Winner: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
“My Name is Khan” Dominates, “Dabangg” Wins Best Movie: Bollywood’s Zee Cine Awards
An Indian motion picture on the subject of a Muslim man’s travails in the United States took over Bollywood’s first major awards of the year, picking up both best director and best actor titles.
The Zee Cine Awards were organized in Singapore, and the majority of the Indian Hindi movie industry’s crown stars flew in for the event at the Marina Bay Sands resort, which dominates the city-state’s skyline
Pakistan Is Going To Launch Its First Communication Satellite On 14th Of August
Pakistan with the help of China is gong to launch its first indigenous communication satellite (Paksat-1R) on August 14, 2011. The satellite will be launched from a facility located in China
Miss Nebraska Wins 2011 Miss America Pageant
A 17-year-old Nebraskan win the Miss America crown, and she became the youngest winner of the Miss America crown in 90 years after beating 52 otheryoung women from across the United States
‘The Social Network’ Wins Golden Globe Award For Best Picture
Salman Khan Firing At Shahrukh: Koffee With Karan
SRK said that day:
Wiki Leaks Revolution
Wiki leaks, an International nonprofit organization which has acquired quite a reputation for publishing sensitive material from anonymous sources has been the center of much debate.
Wiki leaks works on principles that it calls foundation of ethical journalism combining the latest security technologies.
Mumbai tower to be torn down after graft scandal
A new 31-storey tower block in Mumbai is to be demolished after a graft scandal in which plans for a small building to house war widows ended up as luxury flats for politicians and army officers.The environment ministry ordered the “Adarsh” tower, in an exclusive area of the city, to be pulled down within three months as it violated coastal protection laws.
Reports that politicians and officers had been able to buy the apartments at bargain prices had sparked outrage and forced the chief minister of Maharashtra state, Ashok Chavan, to
Aamna Taseer new CEO of PACE
Mrs Aamna Taseer, the wife of slain Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of Pace Pakistan Ltd in his place, effective from January 17, 2011.According to information despatched to KSE here Monday, Miss Shehrbano Taseer has been appointed as director of Pace Pakistan Ltd.
Court seeks comments from SHO on petition against Veena Malik
An additional district & sessions judge (AD&SJ) on Monday sought comments from Station House Officer (SHO) Shalimar Police Station till January 24 on a petition seeking directions for the registration of a case against actress Veena Malik.AD&SJ Mehr Muhammad Yousaf passed the order on a petition filed by Mian Muhammad Iqbal R/O Baghbanpura, Lahore, in which he made DIG Police, SHO Shalimar, Lahore and actress Veena Malik as respondents.
The petitioner pleaded that actress Veena Malik committed immoral and unislamic acts during her
