
Coffee growing and drinking was globally initiated in the Horn of Africa. Coffee trees were originated in the Ethiopian province of Kaffa as the tale suggests. It is believed that the fruit of the tree known as coffee cherries was eaten by Slaves taken from Sudan into Yemen and Arabia of today. Coffee was cultivated […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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In a time when the world wants nothing to do with Pakistan, her neighbour China made a bold statement by sending a few men with hockey sticks to the troubled nation. The nation’s cricket team hosts all of its matches in the Middle East. First it was Sharjah and more recently in Abu Dhabi, yet […]

Geo Super League: Pakistan’s only professional football competition Brainchild of the famed Geo television network and the PFF, the Super Football League can be considered as arguably the closest thing to a fully professional set-up, Pakistani football has ever produced. In its inaugural season in 2007, the Super Football League totally changed the football culture […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Pak-India commence efforts for a safe future Pakistan and India, the two neighboring countries with a history of hostility and conflict, are moving in a right direction to stave off future military and nuclear disputes. The two countries, the two nuclear powers, got together at the sixth meeting on nuclear Confidence Building Measure (CMBs), in […]

Government apathy drives Attabad Lake survivors in dire straits January 4, 2012, will be the second anniversary of the Attabad Lake disaster which was formed by the landslide along the Karakorum Highway, blocking the path of the Hunza river for a continues five months. The lake flooding has displaced 6,000 people from upstream […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Abu Dhabi Dialogue Group to discuss impact of fast melting Himalayan Glaciers early next month Abu Dhabi Dialogue Group, a consortium of seven Himalayan countries, is set to meet early next year, to discuss the impact of fast receding Himalayan glaciers on the population of the concerned countries. The group comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan, […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Incoherent but fruitful speech of President Asif Ali Zardari President Asif Ali Zardari, in his first public appearance since his return to Pakistan after an illness, appeared to have an incoherent. His 33-minute long speech in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on the fourth death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto was meaningless to many things in that period of time. He uttered […]

Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Being the best instalment of the Mission Impossible series yet, Ghost Protocol certainly sucks in the viewer to the story as Tom Cruise emerges ever more brilliant of an actor than he already is. Even for those who have not seen the previous MI movies, the fourth one […]

JUI-F too jumps the bandwagon of rallies Flexing its political muscles, the JUI-F has announced to hold a million march in Karachi on January 27, 2012. The key purpose of the march is said to be a move to counter Imran Khan’s rally, held in the metropolis city, on December 25. "The JUI-F will show […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Recently made Currency Swap Arrangements (CSA) with China and Turkey will certainly help improve bilateral trade and foreign investment activities in the countries but will not help to ease out the pressure on Pak Rupee. These agreements will not cause a dent in the demand for dollars and that is the reason why the country’s […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Jamaat-e-Islami-PTI romance narrows MMA scope Fresh romance between Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will narrow chances for the restoration of Muthida Majlas Amal (MMA) as Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) does not want any political relation with the PTI. In the fresh move, JI is nowadays moving closer to Imran Khan’s PTI and […]
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Nawaz Sharif on contact spree to woo angry leaders Realizing the loss of senior leader of the party, Javed Hashmi, the PML-N leadership has started a contact drive to redress the grievances of the party leaders and workers to pre-empt further defection. At the start of the drive, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif telephoned Syed Ghous […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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