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One of my Emirati colleagues had a daughter named Hind, on inquiry he told me it meant someone owning 100 camels (signifying wealth in old times). However, you could be right as I came across the word 'Muhannad' meaning a sword made in India; thus the name Hind could be related to Hind (India...

Before anything else, let me point out the “Misreporting” of facts the video that started this thread. The 200 MW Nishat Chunian Power plant discussed in the video was constructed under the 2002 power policy and is owned by the Nishat Group ( Mian Mohammed Mansha ) 51.07 %, Financial...

Like most journalistic ‘Spins’ the headline herein is misleading. The fact that provinces did not utilize Rs 343.5 –billion allocated to for them for “Development “only means that the provincial gov’ts have failed to do their job. As I understand it, a “Budget Surplus” means that total...

Honorable Sir, It is a historical fact that iron/steel manufacture in the Indian subcontinent is very old. There would be hardly anyone visiting Delhi, a Muslim in particular, who has not gone to see the Qutub Minar. Right next to it is the ‘Asoka ki lat’ or the iron pillar of Asoka. This...

Hon Joe Shearer, What you say about the Indian steel industry is correct. After China, India & Japan are the largest steel producer in the world with the output 0f 105-million tons of steel in 2018. As a student of history, I am aware that canons were manufactured in India during Akbar the...

Even though the cost of crude directly related to the cost of the product. There are many other costs involved before the usable petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, LPG, Jet fuel /Kerosene can be made available at the retail outlets at the demand centers. - Prices crude as quoted in...

A nation can only progress if she nurtures her talented sons/daughters irrespective of religion, caste, ethnicity, skin color, or gender. It is therefore good to hear that Pakistani Armed forces have adopted this policy. Congratulations to the PAF for recognizing the talent wherever they find...

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Just to clarify, diesel is a liquid and like all liquids, it is not compressible. However, in the diesel engine, fuel is mixed with air and the air/diesel mixture is compressible. The following explains the reason for the preference of diesel engines. Firstly, diesel is less volatile than jet...

Hon Batman, For your kind info, GOP was thinking of shutting down 3 of the country's refineries. "Govt mulls shutting all but two oil refineries" By Zafar Bhutta Published: April 1, 2020 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2188279/2-govt-mulls-shutting-two-oil-refineries/ In the other news. Attock...

Firstly, the current extremely low oil price is temporary. Brent crude breaks even at about $22 per bbl. Once the Shale oil dries up and inventories are used up; oil price would recover, as a rough guess to somewhere between $30 to 35 per bbl and could even reach $40 in about a year following...

Say 'Goodbye' to fracking and shale oil for the time being. You need about $45 per bbl oil to barely B/E. At $20 per bbl Brent, who would sink tens of millions in new Shale/Tight oil/gas fields? Aptly mentioned in the FT: "Shale thrives at $100 a barrel, survives at $50, and dies at $25"...

In other words, PA Mechanized Divs have 4 Brigades + I Rec Regt?

Mangroves are very important for the fight against sea erosion and are a nursery for the fish. Additionally, their wood is water-resistant & durable. An excellent idea.

Honorable Sir, Answering your question is not simple. Nearly all, from the CEO of major oil companies to ordinary oil men like me are in a ‘Shock’ because Nynex May WTI contract closed at minus 3.76 per bbl. This means that WTI contract holders were willing to pay anyone $3.76 per bbl if he...

I remember reading in the ‘Air force Technology’ or a similar publication over the debate about the obsolescence of VVR missiles that Kill Zone /No Escape Zone of even the modern BVR A to A missiles such as the Meteor is only about 50 to 70 Km after that kill probability is reduced. Modern...

PAF has a Special Service Wing but its role is similar to the SSG. What is needed is 'Air Force Defence Battalion'; a Ground Defence Force to safeguard the security of the PAF bases. An enlarged company of say about 200 to 250 highly trained infantrymen assigned to secure each major PAF base...

It goes to show that people with a conscience are still extant in Pakistan.

Agreed. .My point remains that JF-17 Block 3 armed with PL-18 is, in fact, PAF’s attempt to counter the threat from IAF’s BVR capable fighters. IAF has no need for any response. I was questioning the title of the thread: Pakistan’s PL-15 Missile Equipped JF-17 Block 3 is a Serious Game...

Not counting the Mirages & Mig-29s, IAF has about 260 Su-30 Mk1 against PAF fewer than 80 F-16s. In my humble opinion; JF-17 Block 3 is in response to IAF’s overwhelming superiority in the numbers of BVR capable fighters. How many Block 3 Thunders are planned? Even if PAF acquires 100 block-3...