23rd June 2011-US President Barack Obama has made a televised address announcing plans to pull out 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, followed by 23,000 in 2012. In a speech outlining a shift in US policy, the US President said after the initial reduction, more troops will be pulled out at a steady pace as Afghans take over their own security by 2014.
Mr Obama declared the beginning of the end of the ... Read More
23rd June 2011-US President Barack Obama has made a televised address announcing plans to pull out 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, followed by 23,000 in 2012. In a speech outlining a shift in US policy, the US President said after the initial reduction, more troops will be pulled out at a steady pace as Afghans take over their own security by 2014.
Mr Obama declared the beginning of the end of the ... Read More
Posted By phw On Wednesday, June 22nd 2011 In General, Health n Fitness, Kids Health | Tags: BENEFITS OF GOOD NIGHT SLEEP, SLEEP BENeFITs, sleep heals, sleep time dua |
Stay Happy and Healthy with a Good night's Sleep
"Early to bed, early to rise.Makes a man healthy, wealth and wise" This may seem old fashioned to many but I always believed that sleeping early makes one healthy and I maintained an early to bed routine for my kids. When kids are young its easier to put them to bed early but as their interests and activities increase with age, they want to stay up late and ... Read More
Posted By phw On Tuesday, June 14th 2011 In General, Miscellaneous, News, Pakistan, World | Tags: karachi astronomers society, lunar eclipse 15th june 2011, milky way on lunar eclipse |
The first total lunar eclipse of the year 2011 will happen on 15th June 2011. On the night of June 15, the sun, earth and moon will come in a straight line and the earth’s shadow will eclipse the full moon passing through it. As the moon slips into the earth’s dark shadow, it will slowly assume a coppery red colour, making it a not to be missed spectacle. The lunar eclipse will be visible for ... Read More
Posted By phw On Monday, June 6th 2011 In General, Pakistan, Poetry, Urdu Poetry | Tags: Amjad Islam Amjad |
Do we have the moments between us when silence talks louder then words? How often do we judge the other person's reaction after saying something? How many of us have the free time to read the faces of our loved ones? Do we really care to find the unsaid!
Neither do we have the time or the intention to spend quality time with the people who matter the most (even parents are included in this!). important chores, meetings , assignments, mobile ... Read More
By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the sinking financial health of the country, the budget for the year 2011-2012 treats the president and prime minister like Mughal emperors.
In a country where almost half of the population lives below the poverty line or is deprived of basic facilities, billions are being spent on just the top two rulers — the president and prime minister. Besides what is spent on the officials of the Presidency, the ... Read More
