And the most expected happen again, irrespective of all the political & ideological differences, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is without a doubt a national tragedy. By in large it’s a great set back & very critical situation for the whole nation. Apart from the severity of this tragedy, the after math & nation wide reaction of people is extremely crucial. All the grief, rage & violent reaction of concerned people is quite…

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology is organizing the 5^th International Workshop on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT 2007) on

December 17-18 at Marriott Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan. This workshop is

sponsored by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan

Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL).

Since its inception in 2003, the International Workshop on…

As I saw the reports this week out of Munich about Siemens pleading guilty to bribing politicians and officials in Nigeria, Russia and Libya, it reminded me that Siemens is a large player in Pakistan. Has any one looked into Siemens engaging in similar corrupt practices in Pakistan?

And, how about the behavior of other American and European companies operating in Pakistan? There are definitely laws on the books in the West such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the…

The statement last week by Nobel Laureate geneticist Dr. James Watson regarding Africa as a laggard has slightly re-opened the taboo subject of the link between race and intelligence.

Here's what The Times of London reported: "The scientist, who won the Nobel prize for his part in discovering the structure of DNA, was quoted in an interview in The Sunday Times saying he was…

Pakistan Link, a California weekly published by NEDian Arif Mansuri, has produced a special supplement on the recently concluded NEDians Convention 2007 in Silicon Valley, CA. Please take a look at it. You might recognize some NEDians in the pictures including the Pro VC Dr. Shamsul Haq and several others who have made a name for themselves and for NED in Silicon Valley and the United States.

You may…

• "I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas." --George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007
• "The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in…

Like any other A-1 or A grader, i had the same dreams n thoughts when i entered NED... Dont know if you all wud agree wid me but i thought that ok its like a dream come true!! Lucky ppl get to join or avail such opportunities...but after joining i met different ppl from different backgrounds...some tried to work really hard 2 get on top...the others just had other means to do so...

Anyways...coming back to my topic...justed wanted to ask what difference have u observed in urself after…

AOA friends! Its amazing that so many years has passed by but still it doesn't feel like. I am not sure about you guys but to me those days were the best of the best & the worst of the worst. Living that carefree life with almost no money in the pocket but still enjoying every minute of it. Tutoring other kids in tuition centers & pretend like "Man (Sir) with all the answers" & struggling in our own…