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Honorable Jaggu, I have to believe you because I am ignorant of the Gurmukhi script. I have not had the pleasure of reading any Sikh literature except in its English translation. I am also aware of the strong Hindu bias by the Arya Samaj movement. In my view, the primary reason for the...

The constant bickering about our national reminds of the following article. Official language: is it Urdu or English? By Rashid Ali Published: July 29, 2013 TWEET EMAIL It was decided in 1973 that a decade from then on, Urdu will be declared as the official language of Pakistan. However...

After reading the article, I was under the impression that Mr. Tahir Kamran was implying that Urdu was imposed on Pakistan; however, after reading it the second time, I realized that I was mistaken and Mr. Kamran is only lamenting about the imposition of Urdu on Punjab which made me write the...

Honorable Sir, Agree with you one hundred percent. This debate resurfaces time & again using similar objections. We often had such debates during my Gov’t College Lahore days in the early ’60s but then it was primarily the East Pakistani Students who were the objectors. However, even then no...

Dear Friends, It is about time we realized that in Pakistan life is very cheap and that no one has the guts to admit the responsibility for the disaster or willing to take the steps to avoid a repeat of the incident. In fact, the guilt is more often than not transferred to the victims. This...

Honorable Arab Empire & Caliphates Ottomans despite being Hanafi Sunni Muslims are not and were never “Arabised” by any stretch of the imagination. Just look at their language, dress habits and culture in general. As far as region of modern-day Saudi Arabia is concerned, it had been...

Honorable Sir, Permit to remind you that Saudi Arabia as we know today only came into being in 1932. One could say that until the 10th Century Arabian Peninsula was ruled by the native Arab dynasties (Umayyad & Abbasids) and therefore free. However, its most developed part, which is the Hejaz...

For the record, Portuguese were masters of Muscat from 1507 to 1650. Oman had become a British Protectorate in 1891 and it was only in 1951 that Oman obtained complete independence from Britain. Egypt was also never officially colonized. From 1882-1914 Egypt was an unofficial British...

You are very right sir. The process is based upon the Fischer Tropshce Synthesis originally developed in 1926. Coal to petroleum has three distinct stages. First involves gasification of coal in a combination of oxygen & water to produce Syngas which is a mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon...

Honorable Pakktoon yum, Both the modern-day Afghanistan & Pakistan have had significant Greek influence because of the Indo Greeks who ruled Afghanistan & major part of Pakistan for nearly two centuries with Bagram & Charsadda as their major cities. Archaeological digs at Barikot & Mingora...

My economics education is limited to the three 3- credit courses I took in the MBA (evening program) of the Long Island University back in 1971. Hence I am not qualified to comment on the observations by an economic pundit like Mr. Shakib Shirani. I would, therefore, limit me to say that IMO...

Honorable T-123456 Regrettably, to date I have not had the opportunity to go either go to the Eastern part of China or met any Uyghurs, hence I do not know their comments. Nevertheless, from what I heard in the news, the treatment of Uyghurs by the Chinese authorities is totally wrong and not...

I have dealt with quite a few Kurds for purchasing the oil they are producing in the northern Iraq. ( Kurdish Regional Gov't based in Erbil produces in excess of 300,000 bbl per day of crude) and know some of them quite well. Please belived me that while outwardly many would say that they are...

Honorable War & Peace. Before anything else, kindly read this: “Pakistan LNG demand could triple over next 3-5 years WED, MAR 06, 2019 - 12:39 PM Pakistan's demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) could more than triple in the next three to five @years, the chief executive of Pakistan LNG...

The real reason, why Turkey has invaded Syrian territory, is that she wants to create a buffer zone between the Syrian Kurds and the Turkish Kurds. “Because the Turkish government fear Kurd dominated forces in Syria will link up with Kurdish rebels in Turkey, who have been fighting for a...

Hon Nilgiri, It was very gracious of you to ask my opinion on this subject. However, without being modest, I would like to say that my ‘forte’ is limited to petroleum/energy and that I am a pigmy compared to Honourable Joe Shearer in intellect and depth of knowledge. Since you have asked my...

Honorable Indus Pakistan, The points you raise are genuine. However, before anything else we need to agree on what makes a “Nation”? Is it the land, language or religion that makes a 'Nation'. Iqbal proposed the ‘Two Nation’ theory in his Presidential Address to the Muslim League at Lucknow in...

This level of investment would require cast-iron guarantees for the GOP to buy a certain quantity of Steel (say about 40% of the capacity) regardless of whether GOP needs it or not. The parties which lose out are sure to insinuate that huge sums of money changed hands as bribes. What is to...

You are right and it would be economically the right decision at this point. Let us say that it was much cheaper to rent than building a house; would you always like to live in rented accommodation instead of building your own house? The analogy may not be very accurate but it has some...

Hon Flight of falcon, Being in the oil industry where one is constantly engaged in either upgrading machinery or building new storage tanks; I had the opportunity to be familiar with the steel plate prices as it affects the cost of new pipelines and storage tanks. I am in agreement with all...