Posts tagged as: Pakistan

Haqqani Network is a big threat to Pakistan: Gen Dempsey

US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey has said that the Haqqani Network was as big a threat to Pakistan as it was to Afghanistan and the United States. Speaking to the media, the US military chief said they had not been able to find common ground on that and that was frustrating. […]

Five easy steps to stay safe: Do not play or get played in a professional environment – Part 1

The work place is always a tricky venue to dwell and the term office-politics has become synonymous to normal routine at work. Since the corporate sector has evolved exponentially and multi-national companies have probed into the Pakistani economy more rapidly in the last two decades, work place has become more dishonest with backstabbers lurking under […]

Five easy steps to stay safe: Do not play or get played in a professional environment – Part 2

Be truthful in your conduct. Never get ahead of yourself or claim something that is either not in your power or is difficult to pull off. The hierarchy does not follow you, you follow it for progress. Be honest to your subordinates and convey the simple and truthful message in situation where complaints are following. […]

Five easy steps to stay safe: Do not play or get played in a professional environment – Part 3

There are always informants at work places. They can be in the camouflage of a colleague, a subordinate or even the connoisseurs’ staff. Do everything in the open and never let anyone point a finger at you. Watch you Word Corporate sector takes the conversations very seriously. Abrasive language in common use is a sin […]

Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan urges the Supreme Court to give clear verdicts

Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and national hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said ambiguity in the Supreme Court’s decisions has opened it to ridicule. Speaking to a ceremony hosted by Lahore Bar Association, the renowned scientist urged the apex court to decide all the cases on merit. Saying that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is […]

Dual Citizenship: Is it really an Issue?

Dual Citizenship: Is it really an Issue? With all the talk going around nowadays about dual citizenship, one has to wonder whether this really is an issue or not? In Pakistan, anything that has to do with mainstream politicians being affected by court orders becomes wildly over exaggerated, with the most recent being the membership […]

India was inspired by my reforms; says Nawaz Sharif

President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif said India was inspired by the initiatives taken by his government when he was prime minister of the country. The two-time former premier of the country while speaking to the media observed, “India’s reforms were initiated in the nineties by the Narsehma Rao government after getting inspired by […]

Boredom and lack of involvement taxes productivity at work, Study suggests – Part 1

The 2008 economic crisis hit the world with a huge bang and many countries like the US and the UAE, even continents like Europe, fell victim to it. Though Pakistan did not receive the economic punch directly on the face, it certainly heard the bang. The country’s economy has never been prosperous, even for developing […]

Boredom and lack of involvement taxes productivity at work, Study suggests – Part 2

One of the less discussed factor in low productivity is the employees’ lack of involvement in decision making and the mechanical routine at work. The routine tasks are effective ways to increase productivity of employees as they inherit a less probability of errors. However, at the same time they become boring over a certain period […]

Arsalan Chaudhry Financial Corruption Case: Neutral Prosecution or Point Scoring Drama?

Arsalan Chaudhry Financial Corruption Case: Neutral Prosecution or Point Scoring Drama? In an historic move, Chief Justice of Pakistan Ifthikar Muhammad Chaudhry summoned his own son, Dr. Arsalan Ifthikar Chauhdry, over allegations levelled by the media that he was involved in financial corruption with Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz. Taking suo motu action upon learning […]

NATO inks agreement with Central Asian countries

In order to wind down its operation in Afghanistan, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) struck an agreement with Central Asian States to remove equipment through their territories. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen while talking to the media observed, “We reached agreement on reverse transit from Afghanistan with three Central Asian partners: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. […]

Pakistan once again seeks US apology over Salala check-post attacks

Reinstating her previous stance, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged the United States to apologize for an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops last year if it wants Islamabad to resume land route for allied forcing battling in Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the supply line for NATO forces, expressing its annoyance over the lethal November […]

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