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MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN In recent times, Afghanistan has become the hub of regional and international power game. Hot pursuits of socio-economic dominance, geo-political superiority and above all geo-strategic presence have already made Afghanistan a flash-point of… Read More »AFGHANISTAN: A HUB OF REGIONAL GEO-POLITICS COMPULSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL GEO-STRATEGIC APPARATUS
MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN Diversified but integrated diplomatic efforts, regional seminars and international conferences on nuclear arsenals reduction, nuclear proliferation treaty, nuclear free zone and the last not the least, nuclear fuel swap are going on around… Read More »NUCLEAR FUEL SWAP: A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH STUDY
MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN The nuclear security has become mantra of every country around the globe after the sad incidents of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. It is now used as effective diplomatic and socio-economic bargaining tool around the… Read More »EMERGING TRENDS IN NUCLEAR ARSENALS DOCTRINES
Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan Afghanistan the land of mountains and militias is passing through a difficult time of its history. Afghanistan the epicenter of war lord garrisons and guerrillas has fed-up with the ongoing war in its… Read More »Afghanistan emerging socio-economic, geo-political and geo-strategic scenarios: A Critical Analysis
Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan 1. Since both countries have very low trade volumes, how trade potential between the two countries could be tapped properly? Two ways trade between Pakistan and Egypt is far below than the desired… Read More »INTERVIEW WITH HONORABLE MAGDY AMER AMBASSADOR OF EGYPT IN PAKISTAN
Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan
Under the visionary leadership of UAE the economy is strong, stable and sustainable. Now, UAE is considered one of the advanced open-economy states in the world where golden principles of free market and fair competition principles really exist. Moreover, the UAE’s economy is the second largest in the Arab World. The country was ranked 14 out of 181 countries in the World Bank report on trade across borders. The UAE also ranked ahead in terms of technological readiness and innovation. The report ranked the UAE 6th, 9th, 10th, 21st and 25th in terms of infrastructure, institutions, market efficiency, competence and innovation respectively. The Index of Economic Freedom ranks the UAE as the 46th most economically free country higher than countries like France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and China.Read More »UAE Economy: Signs of Dynamics and Diversity
Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan
By virtue of visionary leadership and successive political leaders, now United Arab Emirates has become icon of progress, prosperity and persuasion. It is sign of success, excel and pride too. Successful introduction of knowledge based economy and institutionalization of financial reforms has become hub of trade and commerce, knowledge and research, finances and services, tourism and recreation and the last not the least, international brands and multinational companies. Moreover, it has been ideal destination for foreign direct investment.
According to the latest Global report released by the World Economic Forum with local partners, the International Research Foundation and Arabian Research Bureau LLC. (May, 2010) UAE ranked highest in region for outlook that encourages trade. The UAE, with a score of 5.12 and a global rank of 16th, has topped the Gulf region. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade said, “under the directives of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the UAE adopts a balanced foreign trade policy built on the economic liberalization having a balanced approach in international trade and economy system with the aim of promoting investment relations between the UAE and other regional and countries around the globe, to build effective strategic trade partnerships that are mutually beneficial, and to achieve common goals with other international trading partners.”
Sheikha Lubna further said, the outcome of the Global Enabling Trade Report (May, 2010) has indicated that the emirates is rapidly growing in Read More »UAE: ICON OF PROGRESS, PROSPERITY AND PERSUASION
The world’s least expensive city for expatriates is Karachi, said Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.
The capital of oil-rich but poverty-stricken Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, the survey said. Other developing African and Asian cities were also among the priciest in the world.Read More »Karachi is World’s least expensive city for expats
Desire for peace is the first step leading to the struggle for peace. The people of Pakistan and India are certainly lucky enough to have this desire in abundance. Although the relationship between the two countries at state-level has never been very much amiable and cordial yet the people have always made sincere efforts to breach these artificially developed distances between the two countries. Last Friday, the same passion for peace gave a new color to the morning at the Wagah border when baton for the XIX Commonwealth Games reached India from Pakistan. Almost Read More »THE FIRST STEP TO PEACE – BY ALI SUKHANVER
Mahmoud Al Ansari
Mehmood-ul-Hassan Khan
A group of journalists from Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates yesterday visited HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital in Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Jammu & Kashmir on the first anniversary of its establishment.
The hospital is an extension of the humanitarian assistance donated by HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the President of the United Arab Emirates to alleviate the sufferings of the kashmiri people who were incalculably affected from the devastated earthquake of 2005. It is a part of his contribution to the reconstruction and rehabilitation phases.
The hospital complex was designed, constructed and equipped by the Department of Municipal Affairs, Abu Dhabi Municipality under the supervision of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation in accordance with the established international standards most befitting to earthquakes fault line areas or prone to deadly natural disasters. The hospital, the only one of its kind has brought new hopes for better healthy life and has become a landmark in the history of AJK. Free health services are provided to the people of the city and the surrounding villages.
The hospital which costs 28 million US dollars is centrally located, spreading on 70 thousand square meters, replacing totally the destroyed Combined Military Hospital (CMH ) by the disastrous earthquake and stands now as the state of art complex with 250 bed capacity. The Hospital complex covers an area of around 15,000 square meters. A similar hospital has been commissioned in Rawalakot city too.Read More »HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital, Muzaffarabad, Centre of Life