How a miraculous eco-transformation came into existence in China? This is a frequently asked question. In fact China promoted industrial development through the concept of eco-friendly industrial symbiosis. In symbiotic industrial collaboration there is a physical exchange of materials and by-products, as well as shared management of infrastructure for water, energy and waste. To achieve industrial symbiosis China has implemented Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) initiatives as a mainstream strategy of …

  Pakistan is a country with immense potential, but unfortunately it is faced with numerous big challenges on the economic and social front. Due to an under-developed infrastructure of roads and a weak transport network, people wishing to travel domestically, from one city to another, having many difficulties in getting access to a transportation-mode that is safe, punctual and low-cost. Recognizing this need for convenient and efficient inter-city travel, Tripda …

  Govt must revive policy of grant in aid to all educational institutions to participate in educational development Interview with Professor Rais Alvi – Director, Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology Profile I was born in Lucknow, UP, India. I completed my intermediate education there. Then I migrated to Pakistan and did my graduation and post graduation from university of Karachi. During my more than 50 years of career …

  Yet the education has miserably failed to produce the quality Leadership essentially needed for nation building Interview with Mr Wasif Rizvi – President & CEO, Habib University Profile As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Habib University Foundation, Wasif Rizvi is leading conceptualization, design and management of Habib University. Under his leadership, Habib University has initiated several youth development projects from the Foundation’s platform. Before joining the Habib University Foundation, …

  Today, Pakistan is the largest recipient of the UK’s aid with most of the money spent on reforms in education sector. However, this amount of $150 million is just 2 percent of the Pakistan’s education budget of $7.5 billion. This clearly shows, notwithstanding little foreign funding, the state must exercise its wherewithal to mitigate educational crisis in Pakistan. Many developing countries are facing educational crises around quality of teaching …

  Pakistan is among the most densely populated countries of the world. Currently, over 200 million people reside here making it the 6th most populous country of the world. People belonging to various casts, culture and color can be found. The overall literacy rate has always been a huge concern here. Pakistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world and according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific …

  Education condition is despicable with literacy rate of 58pc and gender disparity With a literacy rate of 58 percent, Pakistan’s current expenditure on education is the lowest in South Asia. Pakistan has a literacy rate of 58 percent, which has improved from 35 percent in 1990-91, but still way behind the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target of 88 percent, which we fail to achieve by the end of 2015. …

  When looking directly into the real-time movements of a forex chart, traders can sometimes lose perspective of the bigger picture of what is going on in the forex market. For example, a price movement may appear significant when compared to the current price levels of a currency pair, but may in fact be quite small when viewed in the context of the pair’s historical price movements. In order to …

  Profile: Chief Executive Officer – AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (www.alhudacibe.com) Chief Executive Officer – Islamic Microfinance Network (www.imfn.org) Chief Executive Officer – Halal Research Council (www.halarc.org) Papers presented at International conferences: South Africa, Afghanistan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, China, U.A.E, Turkey, Russia, Jordan snf Yemen.   Islamic banking and finance Islam is not only a religion in the ordinary sense of the word, but a complete system …

  Pakistan’s health system is comprised of a mix of publicly financed health delivery with privately financed market delivery. The country’s public health care system is comprises of health workforce, physical infrastructure, tools, supplies and a host of health activities. It is recorded that there are 118,041 hospital beds in Pakistan, which give a population-bed ratio of 1,593. The number of registered doctors 175,223 whereas the number of dentists available …