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Acrylic cage for white tigers

KARACHI - First time in the history of Pakistan a special acrylic glass cage is being brought to the zoo.Various steps are being taken to develop Karachi Zoo on the modern line and for its further beautification on the directives of Administrator KMC, Muhammad Hussain Syed.In this regard, the acrylic cage is being built in Karachi Zoo to facilitate the visitors to have a closer look at the pair of white lion.It may be noted here that the pair of white lion is expected to arrive to the Karachi Zoo in the mid of July, 2012. The Karachi Zoo will be the first zoo in the history of Pakistan which will bring the white lion.

Acrylic cage for white tigers | The Nation

 

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Larsha Pekhawar Ta

charming to the extreme level

Larsha Pekhawar Ta HD, Hamayoon Khan, Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 5, Episode 1 - YouTube

 

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Maths contest: Pakistan bags silver medal​

LAHORE, July 16: A Pakistani student won silver medal at the international mathematical Olympiad which continued for about two weeks at an Argentinean town, Mar del Plata, and concluded on Monday.

He is Syed Waqar Ali Shah, an A-level student of Pak-Turk International School, Karachi, who competed with about 550 students from 96 countries of the world.

Pakistan had sent a batch of five students to participate in the international Olympiad held every year. They were selected from thousands of students who had participated in national mathematical Olmpiad held in October last and national science talent contest of HEC. Among them 75 students getting top positions were selected who were given two-week training at Lahore.
Further tests were held selecting 40 followed by 20 and 10 and five at the last test.

It was after such a hard series of tests they were selected for the international contest. The HEC would honour the remaining four students with special awards on their return. They are: Usama Zaid Malik of Elite International School, Islamabad, Azlan Shaukat of Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, Ms Huma Sibghat of Hamza Army Public School/College, Rawalpindi, and Dilsher Ahmad of International School of Choueifat, Faisal Town, Lahore. The team was led by Prof Dr Barbu Berceanu, a foreign faculty member of Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences of GCU, Lahore and Dr Ahmad Mahmood Qureshi of FCC University, Lahore.

ASSMA Director-General Dr A.D. Raza Chaudhry, coordinator for training of the national team, said in a statement here on Monday that this year the international contests were extremely hard and tough at all stages including the grand jury. “It is, indeed, a great achievement of a Pakistani student to win silver medal competing hundreds of students from 96 countries. The nation must be proud of the achievement,” he added.

He congratulated Syed Waqar Ali Shah’s teachers, especially his coaches, Dr Babu Berceanu and Dr Mircea Becheanu. He said this international victory had proved that Pakistani students had great talent and could also win gold medal in future. They needed expert coaching and training in mathematics. He said HEC and GCU, Lahore, had commendable efforts to raise the standard of science education, particularly mathematical science by providing the best international faculty to Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences.


Maths contest: Pakistan bags silver medal | DAWN.COM




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Saidpur Village near Islamabad

 

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Omar Khan
Consulting Magazine’s Top 25 Consultants

Omar Khan was born in Egypt, the son of Pakistani diplomats, and has lived in Germany, the United States, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, England, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Singapore. Omar has been rated in the “Top 25 Consultants in the World” in Consulting Magazine’s annual award, the first time the honor has been given to someone from a boutique consulting firm. His firm, Sensei International is ranked by LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE Magazine as being among the Top 25 leadership development firms in the world.

Khan was a pioneer in Neuro-linguistic programming, and tapped that background when he founded Sensei International, a global leadership development and consulting firm with 20 people in the U.S., the U.K., Asia Pacific, the Middle East and South Asia.

In 1992, Khan created a firm called Training 2000 in Pakistan, fertile ground with enough business and hardly any consulting firms.

He was nominated for the Top 25 award by more than a dozen clients, which include American Express, 3M, Johnson & Johnson, Ritz-Carlton and Uni-lever.


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The Top 25 Consultants, 2010

Top 25 Consultants 2010
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The annual Top 25 Consultants issue is here, and not a moment too soon. Editors just can’t get enough of this issue; or more specifically, reading the nearly 400 nominations we receive for this award each year. It’s a wonderful exercise for anyone who has ever doubted the value of the consulting profession. Who wouldn’t want to read 400 consulting success stories written by co-workers, colleagues, clients and C-level executives.

The stories, of course, are inspiring every year. But in 2010, many of them revolved around the “trusted advisor” concept a bit more than previous years. Crisis brings out the best in consultants, and we had plenty to go around lately. While client budgets were strapped, their need for advisory work was greater than ever.

As usual, the profession answered the call. Time and time again, you stepped up to the plate and got the work done, often under difficult conditions when clients demanded more from consultants than ever before. They wanted results, and they wanted them better, faster and often cheaper than ever before. You delivered on all of the above. More than a few consulting firms had to trim staff in 2009, and many of you have worked harder over the last 12 months than at any point in your career.

Industrywide, utilization rates are at record levels, which makes the client satisfaction results all the more impressive. In this special 24-page section, we highlight the best of the best. The Top 25 Consultants of 2010 are recognized for extraordinary efforts in client service and leadership, as well as outstanding achievements in six client industries—healthcare, energy, public sector, technology, retail and financial services.

And, just for good measure, we’ll honor each award recipient in person at our annual Top 25 Awards Dinner on June 17 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York.
Top 25 Consultants, 2010
William Goodyear, Navigant Consulting Hana Ben-Shabat, A.T. Kearney
Niko Canner, Booz & Company Alan Colberg, Bain & Company
Baljit Dail, Aon Consulting Michael Dart, Kurt Salmon Associates
Julie Diehl, Alvarez & Marsal John Drzik, Oliver Wyman Group
Kate Fickle, PRTM Carlos Figueroa, North Highland
Dean Fischer, West Monroe Partners Joel Hoffman, Ingenix Consulting
Chandrashekar Kakal, Infosys Technologies Omar Khan, Sensei International
Tony Madrigale, Capgemini David McCurley, Accenture
Tom McKelvey, Capco Peter Raymond, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chip Register, Sapient Chantel Sheaks, Buck Consultants
Janmejaya Sinha, The Boston Consulting Group Linda Solomon, Deloitte Consulting
Lori Steele, IBM Dan Tiemann, KPMG
Chris Wright, ZS Associates

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Positive Pakistani: Wise beyond his years

Seventeen-year-old Ghalib Khalil’s parents always knew that their son was a bit of a philanthropist. “Every time we saw a beggar on the street, he would force us to give something,” says his mother, recalling Ghalib’s childhood. “He was always curious about why people were weak, sick and poor.”

While he may not be a household name in Pakistan, he has certainly won accolades in the wider world. The Huffington Post, in partnership with youth service America included him in their list of 25 most powerful and influential young people in the world list for his relief work during the floods. The list was aimed at promoting teenagers and young adults who were having a positive effect on their community — and if anyone fit that bill, it was Ghalib!

Through his work, Ghalib has put that philosophy into action. He may not have a future plan of action sorted out already, but he knows what his calling is. “My message to young Pakistanis, and people from around the world, is that they should let go of their differences to rescue the downtrodden and secure the oppressed.”

Positive Pakistani: Wise beyond his years – The Express Tribune


After the 2010 floods, Ghalib managed to collect 10 million rupees under the aegis of his newly formed NGO

 

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Saidpur Village near Islamabad

its not "near" islamabad, its in islamabad, right infront of sector F-6/2.

 

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As per my knowledge its technically outside the domain of CDA even though its in front of F-6/2. But thanks for the input mate, may be you are correct.

Still its our pakistan

 

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Free Ramazan kitchens set up for poor, commuters

KARACHI - Despite the skyrocketing prices of basic commodities, the philanthropist have voluntarily set up roadside Iftar stalls to facilitate the passengers and needy citizens in the City.The metropolis is witnessing hundreds of charity-based Iftar stalls along major roads of the city set up by the wealthy people with a view to get the blessings of Almighty Allah during the holy month of Ramadan. Philanthropists, traders’ associations, welfare organisations and wealthy people have set up stalls at every major street and outside the markets of the metropolis.

In posh areas like DHA, elite of the city have set up camps outside their residences to arrange Iftar for the needy people and in many commercial markets, shopkeepers have set up different stalls to provide relief to the people. In different localities of the city, volunteers distribute Iftar food boxes among commuters and passengers riding buses, cars and other vehicles. It is also witnessed that in different areas Iftar camps are set up outside the mosques where people from different walks of the life contribute food to help the needy.

Free Ramazan kitchens set up for poor, commuters | The Nation

 

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Very nice thread... A feel good thread on Pakistan

 

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Ranikot Fort

Ranikot Fort is the world's largest fort with a circumference of approximately 26 km or 16 miles.Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Ranikot Fort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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Pakistan's Mariam brings home EA Ph.D


KARACHI: Mariam Sultana, a lecturer at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has become the first Pakistani woman who got her doctorate in Extragalactic Astrophysics- an emerging branch of Astrophysics.

A FUUAST statement here on Tuesday said that Professor Dr Shahid Qureshi at Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA), University of Karachi supervised her.

HEC foreign faculty Professor Dr. S. Nuritdinov, also guided her in research work.

Her research is based on `Mathematical modeling of formation of ring structures in galaxies at early evolution of Universe'.

Her work is not only accepted by national institutes but also recognized by Oxford University and University of California, the statement added.

Pakistans Mariam brings home EA Ph.D - thenews.com.pk

 

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London Olympics ball proudly “Made in Pakistan”

SIALKOT: The official match ball of the London Olympic Games 2012 is ‘Made in Pakistan’.

The ball, “Albert”, is made by Adidas and is available for public purchase on the official London 2012 Olympics online store. Clicking the the ‘Details’ tab on the page unveils the ‘country of manufacture’ which is listed as Pakistan.

Tom Cleverley, the Manchester United player who unveiled the ball at City of Coventry Stadium speaks about Albert,


”The Albert certainly has a unique name and striking identity. It is like no other ball I’ve seen before and it is going to really stand out on the pitch. The ball looks youthful and that is what London 2012 is meant to be about.”

The Adidas Albert sports a sequence of triangular panels, thermally bonded together for a highly reliable trajectory in flight. A woven carcass and a novel bladder beneath the outer surface of the ball, give Albert increased air retention and minimal water uptake. To enhance the ball control, each panel is covered with a grip texture, supporting boot to ball contact. The extra striking colours on the ball are in line with the London 2012 Olympics colour palette.

Source: Olympic footballs: Proudly made in Sialkot – The Express Tribune Blog

 

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Team Pakistan sweeps debating competition in Mexico

KARACHI: For the three 15-year-old students selected to represent Pakistan in one of the largest high school tournaments in the world, The Karl Popper Debating Championship (KPDC), the first-time visit to Mexico became their time to shine.

Not only did the Pakistani team win the final against the team from South Korea, but all three participants were listed in the top 10 speakers of tournament. The titled was achieved after winning through 6 preliminary rounds, 3 elimination rounds and the grand final.

Karachi Grammar School student Zainab Hameed was named the top speaker of the competition while Azeem Liaquat, student of the Salamat International Campus for Advanced Studies in Lahore, came second. Their compatriot, Ahmed Shujaan from the Aitchison College, was not far behind either and bagged the fifth position among more than 200 participants.

Team Pakistan sweeps debating competition in Mexico – The Express Tribune