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risingpakistan · 12 years ago

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Atta-ur-Rahman

Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, D.Phil., TI, SI HI, NI, is a leading scientist and scholar in the field of organic chemistry from Pakistan, especially renowned for his research in the various areas relating to natural product chemistry. With over 850 publications in the field of his expertise, he is also credited for reviving the higher education and research practices in Pakistan.

Education

Atta-ur-Rahman has had a prominent record in Cambridge Overseas School Certificate in 1958, and 'A' Levels in 1960 from the Karachi Grammar School. In 1963, he received B.Sc (Hons.) in Chemistry, followed by M.Sc in Organic Chemistry from Karachi University. He received Commonwealth Scholarship in 1965 to study for Ph.D in Organic Chemistry under supervision of Dr. J. Harley Mason and received Ph.D at Kings College, Cambridge in 1968.

He was subsequently awarded a Doctorate of Science by University of Cambridge in 1987, a Doctorate of Education by Coventry University in 2007, a Doctorate of Science by Bradford University in 2010, a Doctor of Philosophy by Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2010 and honorary Doctor of Scıence by University of Technology MARA. Malaysıa. A number of other universities have also granted honorary doctorate degrees to Atta-ur-Rahman including University of Karachi, Sir Syed University and Gomal University.

Academic career

Atta ur Rahman started his career in 1964 as a Lecturer at University of Karachi. He remained Fellow at Kings College, Cambridge between 1969 to 1973, and is presently Honorary Life Fellow at Kings College, University of Cambridge, UK. In 1977, he became Co-Director of Husein Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry at University of Karachi to become Director in 1990. He has over 864 international publications in several fields of organic chemistry including 670 research publications, 20 patents, 115 books and 59 chapters in books published by major U.S. and European presses. Seventy sıx students have completed their Ph.D. degrees under his supervision.

HAARP Research

In 2010 Atta ur-Rahman, published his views that the United States government was financing a science research project in Alaska which could affect weather. This sparked off a public debate with other scientists, when Pervez Hoodbhoy lamented the decline of academic standards in Pakistan. The views of Pervez Hoodbhoy have been strongly refuted by neutral international authorities, Fred Hayward (US consultant to USAID), Wolfgang Voelter (Tübingen University) and Michael Rode (Innsbruck University, Chairman of UN Commission on Science, Technology & Development) [9] who have praised the remarkable transformation of the higher education sector in Pakistan under the leadership of Atta-ur-Rahman. A number of major international prizes and awards have also been won by Atta-ur-Rahman in recognition of these contributions Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman has subsequently clarified that he did not state that HAARP could cause earthquakes but he did refer to the European Union resolution that condemned the US funded research on HAARP which could potentially alter weather patterns and on which 12 US patents had been obtained.

Positions held

Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University (1969–1973)

Professor at H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry at Karachi University

Coordinator General of COMSTECH(1996–present)

Federal Minister of Science & Technology (2000–2002)

Federal Minister of Education (2002)

Former Federal Minister/Chairman, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (resigned due to govt issues)(2002–2008)

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Science and Technology(2002–2008)

Honorary Life Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University (2007–present)

Member UNESCO High Level Panel on Science & Technology for Development (2011–present)

Member Board of Governors, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada (2010–present)

Distinguished National Professor International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences at Karachi University (2011–for Life)

Professor Emeritus, University of Karachi (2011- for Life)

Patron-in-Chief International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences at Karachi University (2009–present)

Pres��dent Pakıstan Academy of Scıences (2003-2006)(2011–present)

President Network of Academies of Sciences of Islamic Countries (NASIC) (2007–present)

Vice President Academy of Sciences of Developing Countries (TWAS) (2008–present)

Prizes, honours and awards

Prof Rahman is the most decorated scientist of Pakistan having won four civil awards by successive governments including the highest national Civil Award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz.Prof. Rahman was elected as Fellow of Royal Society (London) in July 2006 thereby becoming one of the 4 scientists from the Muslim world to have ever won this honor in the last 350 years when the Royal Society was established, and the only scıentıst to be so recognısed for researches carrıed out wıthın a Islamıc country. He is also the only scientist from the Muslim world to have been conferred the UNESCO Science Prize in 1999.

He has been conferred honorary doctorate degrees by many universities including the degree of Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) by the Cambridge University (UK) (1987) and an Honorary degree of Doctor of Education by Coventry University UK in November 2007. He was elected Honorary Life Fellow of Kings College, Cambridge University, UK in 2007. Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman was conferred the TWAS Prize for Institution Building in Durban, South Africa in October 2009 in recognition of his contributions for bringing about revolutionary changes in the higher education sector in Pakistan.He was awarded the Engro Excellence Award in Science & Technology 2011 with a prize of Rs. 5 million (US $ 59,000) for meritorious contributions. He then proceeded to use the money in addition to funds from his private finances to establish a research center on Genomics in Karachi University named after his father Jamil-ur-Rahman, and to start a TWAS Prize in Chemistry for deserving young researchers from developing countries that has been instituted by TWAS Academy of Science for Developing World, Trieste, Italy.

He is President of Network of Academies of Sciences of Islamic Countries (NASIC) and the Vice-President (Central & South Asia) of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) Council, and Foreign Fellow of Korean Academy of Sciences. Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman was the President of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2003–06), and was again elected President of Pakistan Academy of Sciences in January 2011.

He was the Federal Minister for Science and Technology (14 March 2000 – 20 November 2002), Federal Minister of Education (2002) and Chairman of the Higher Education Commission with the status of a Federal Minister from 2002-2008. The Austrian government also honoured him with its highest civil award ("Das Große Goldene Ehrenzeichen am Bande", 2007) in recognition of his eminent contributions.

Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman was the Coordinator General of COMSTECH, an OIC Ministerial Committee comprising the 57 Ministers of Science & Technology from 57 OIC member countries during 1996-2012. He is also the Patron of International Centre of Chemical and Biological Sciences (which comprises a number of institutes, including the Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Center of Molecular Medicine and Drug Development) at Karachi University.

In recognition of the eminent contributions of Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, a number of institutions have been named after him within and outside Paksitan. These include a natural product chemistry institute at the University of Technology Mara in Malaysia, National University of Science & Technology in Islamabad, and University of Karachi.

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emergingkarachi · 11 years ago

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Chishty Mujahid

Chishty Mujahid, an articulate and authoritative cricket commentator, is a law graduate from Cambridge University. His love for the game began early in his childhood when he watched the 1952 Pakistani Team under Abdul Hafeez Kardar play at New Delhi and Lucknow. A frequent visitor to tests in England during his student days in the late 1960s, he became a commentator renowned for being both articulate and knowledgeable description and analysis of the game. With Radio Pakistan and Pakistan TV and Hum.Fm he has toured Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand and Sharjah. He has worked in high profile jobs in various national and International companies. Chishty Mujahid is a well-known figure in Pakistani cricket journalism and broadcasting. Born in 1944 in New Delhi, British India, he was educated at Karachi Grammar School, National College Karachi, Selwyn College Cambridge (Law Tripos 1966) and the Middle Temple London. He played cricket at school, college and club levels as a middle order batsman, a right arm leg break and googly bowler and an agile and reliable fielder. He started Radio commentaries in 1967 and TV commentaries on Pakistan Television (PTV) in 1970. Mujahid has also commentated for and appeared on Doordarshan - India, Rupavahini, MTV & TNL - Sri Lanka, Worldtel, TWI, Sony, South African Broadcasting Corp, CricInfo, BBC Urdu, Hum FM (UAE), Yes FM, Sri Lanka. He has covered, and written on cricket for newspapers such as the Dawn, Frontier Post, Morning News, The News (all Pakistani English Dailies) for the World of Cricket and The Cricketer Magazine (Pakistan), and the Khaleej Times (UAE). Mujahid wrote the commentary for a pictorial cricket biography of Imran Khan - "An Eye on Imran". He was nominated for the Best Sports Commentator award for PTV three years in a row 1985, 1986 and 1987 winning the Award in 1986. He also won the PBC (Radio Pakistan) best cricket commentator award for 1999 and the PBC Excellence Award 2001. He was conferred the President’s Award for Pride of Performance in the Honours List of 14 August, 2003.

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xmasqoo-haineke · 4 years ago

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Per aspera ad astra (phrase meaning) … Not to be confused with "Per ardua ad astra." … * * * "Ad astra per aspera" redirects here. For other uses, see Per aspera ad astra (disambiguation). Disclosure: This article may need additional citations for verification. Find sources: "Per aspera ad astra" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2020) "Per aspera ad astra", from Finland in the Nineteenth Century, 1894 Per aspera ad astra (or, less commonly, ad astra per aspera) is a popular Latin phrase meaning "through hardships to the stars". The phrase is one of the many Latin sayings that use the expression ad astra, meaning "to the stars". Contents 1 Uses 1.1 Governmental entities 1.2 Military and government 1.3 Literature 1.4 Music 1.5 Anime 1.6 Educational and research institutions 1.6.1 Australia 1.6.2 Austria 1.6.3 Botswana 1.6.4 Ecuador 1.6.5 Estonia 1.6.6 Honduras 1.6.7 India 1.6.8 Jamaica 1.6.9 Japan 1.6.10 Macau 1.6.11 Maldives 1.6.12 New Zealand 1.6.13 Nigeria 1.6.14 Norway 1.6.15 Pakistan 1.6.16 Paraguay 1.6.17 Philippines 1.6.18 Romania 1.6.19 Russia 1.6.20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6.21 Slovakia 1.6.22 Slovenia 1.6.23 South Africa 1.6.24 Sri Lanka 1.6.25 Sweden 1.6.26 Tajikistan 1.6.27 Ukraine 1.6.28 United Kingdom 1.6.29 United States 1.7 Fraternities and sororities 1.8 Popular culture 1.9 Others 2 See also 3 References 4 External link Uses[edit] Various organizations and groups use this expression and its variants. Governmental entities[edit] Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[1] State of Kansas (Ad astra per aspera)[2] Municipality of Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies[3] City of Gouda, The Netherlands[4] Honored Scientist of Armenia[5] Military and government[edit] Department of Civil Aviation, Thailand[6] Military Technical Academy in Bucharest, Romania[7] National Defence Academy of Latvia[8] South African Air Force[9] Spanish Air Force Hon. Julie Payette, 29th Governor General of Canada[10] Royal Life Guards (Denmark) Literature[edit] In Kenta Shinohara's Astra Lost in Space, it is inscribed on a plaque on the bridge of the ship that the crew subsequently decided to name the Astra.[11] In Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan, it was quoted as both the motto of Martian Imperial Commandos, a unit within the larger Martian Army, in addition to being the motto of Kansas, U.S.A., Earth, Solar System, Milky Way. In Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird", it was quoted as the motto of Maycomb, during the school play. In James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"[12] In Pierce Brown's "Red Rising" book series it is a common phrase used by the Golds of The Society. In M.L.Rio's "If We Were Villains" it is the motto of the Dellecher Academy. Music[edit] The subtitle of Moritz Moszkowski's set of fifteen Études de Virtuosité for piano, op. 72 (published 1903). The subtitle of Charles Villiers Stanford's Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 158 (1918). The title of the fourth album by ambient music duo Stars of the Lid (1998). The subtitle of Sergei Bortkiewicz's 3rd piano concerto (1927). The title of a song by Spiritual Beggars from their album Ad Astra (2000). The title of a song by Haggard (band) from their album "Eppur Si Muove" (2004). Acceptance has an instrumental track on their Phantoms album titled "Ad Astra Per Aspera" (2005). The title of the second album (2011) by Abandon Kansas. Per Aspera Ad Aspera, the name of a best-of album by the band ASP (2014). The title of a march by Ernst Urbach op. 4 (1906). The title of an album of marches by the Royal Norwegian Air Force Band. The title of a composition by Hasaan Ibn Ali from his second Atlantic recording, never released, the master tapes of which were destroyed in the Atlantic warehouse fire of 1978.[13] The subtitle of an instrumental song by the symphonic metal band Nightwish (2020). Anime[edit] Mentioned in anime Astra Lost in Space on the Ark Series Spaceship which is later named as ASTRA. Educational and research institutions[edit] Australia[edit] Queenwood School for Girls, Mosman NSW Woodville High School, Adelaide Albury High School, Albury, New South Wales[14] Girton Grammar School, Bendigo, Victoria Austria[edit] Universität Klagenfurt Botswana[edit] St. Joseph's College, Kgale Ecuador[edit] Instituto Nacional Mejía,Quito, Ecuador Estonia[edit] Keila-Joa Boarding School, Türisalu[15] Jakob Westholm Secondary School, Tallinn[16] Honduras[edit] Escuela Nacional de Música, Tegucigalpa Instituto Salesiano San Miguel, Tegucigalpa India[edit] Clarence High School, Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Motto of Redwood House (Ad Astra) St. Augustine's High School, kalimpong, District:Darjeeling, India Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi, India The Frank Anthony Public School,Kolkata,India The Frank Anthony Public School, Delhi, India - Motto of Ranger House St Joseph's High School, Dharwad, Karnataka, India Antonio D'souza High School, Mumbai, India Technology Research and Incubation Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland Jamaica[edit] Immaculate Conception High School, St. Andrew Mount Alvernia High School, Montego Bay Japan[edit] St. Francis Church, Tokyo, West-Hachioji, Gnosis Essene (HP) Macau[edit] Postgraduate Association of University of Macau, Macau Maldives[edit] MNDF Fire and Rescue Services Training School, K.Viligili New Zealand[edit] Rotorua Boys' High School, Rotorua Nigeria[edit] Ilupeju College, Ilupeju, Lagos Lagos Secondary Commercial Academy, LASCA Kalabari National College, Buguma, Rivers State Oriwu Model College, Igbogbo, Ikorodu Norway[edit] Stavanger Cathedral School, Stavanger Sortland videregående skole, Nordland Lillehammer videregående skole Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Pakistan[edit] St Patrick's High School, Karachi St. Patrick's College, Karachi Paraguay[edit] Universidad Autónoma de Asunción Philippines[edit] Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Quezon City St. John Paul II College of Davao, Davao City Rosevale School, Cagayan de Oro City Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School, Gapan City Cagayan State University, Tuguegarao City Romania[edit] Mihai Eminescu High School,[17] Suceava Colegiul National "Andrei Saguna" Brasov[18] Colegiul National "Doamna Stanca" Fagaras[19] Alexandru Papiu Ilarian High School,[20] Targu-Mures Andrei Mureşanu High School,[21] Bistrița Márton Áron Főgimnázium [ro], Csíkszereda (Liceul Teoretic "Márton Áron", Miercurea-Ciuc) Ovidius High School,[22] Constanta Military Technical Academy,[23] Bucharest Russia[edit] School no. 1259, Moscow Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit] Saint Vincent Grammar School, Kingstown Slovakia[edit] Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovak Organisation for Space Activities Slovenia[edit] Prva gimnazija Maribor, Maribor Gimnazija Jesenice, Jesenice Gimnazija Škofja Loka, Škofja Loka South Africa[edit] Pietersburg Hoërskool[24] Tembisa Secondary School South African Air Force[25][circular reference] Ribane-Laka Secondary School Chistlehurst Academics and Arts School Sri Lanka[edit] St. Paul's Girls' School, Milagiriya, Colombo District, Western Province Sweden[edit] Västmanland Air Force Wing[26] Tajikistan[edit] Gymnasium #1 after V. Chkalov, Buston, Khujand, Sugd region Ukraine[edit] Space Museum dedicated to Korolyov in Zhytomyr Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Bucha Ukrainian gymnasium United Kingdom[edit] The Royal School, Haslemere, Surrey Colfe's School, Greenwich, London Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend, Kent Dr. Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire British Lawn Mower Racing Association United States[edit] California State University East Bay, Hayward, California[27] Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina[28] Cornelia Strong College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Coventry High School, Coventry, Rhode Island East Hampton High School, East Hampton, Connecticut Greenhill School, Dallas, Texas[29] Irvington Union Free School District, Irvington, New York Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas Lake View High School, Chicago, Illinois Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center, Vermont Macopin Middle School, West Milford, New Jersey Miami Central High School, Miami, Florida Midwood High School, Brooklyn, New York Mirman School, Los Angeles, California Morristown-Beard School, Morristown, New Jersey Mount Saint Michael Academy, Bronx, New York Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Florida Seven Lakes High School, Katy, Texas Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey[30] Trinity Prep, Winter Park, Florida[31] Townsend Harris High School, Queens, New York University High School, Fresno, California University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee Oak Harbor Academy Private School, Lemoore, California Fraternities and sororities[edit] Beta Sigma Psi National Lutheran Fraternity[32] Sigma Gamma Phi – Arethusa Sorority[33] Korp! Amicitia – Estonian student sorority. Freemasons-Knight's Templar, 32nd Degree K.Ö.St.V. Almgau Salzburg - Austrian Catholic Student Association[34] K.a.V. Danubia Wien-Korneuburg im ÖCV - Austrian Catholic Student Association Popular culture[edit] Appears on the hull of the ship 'Searcher' in the second season of Buck Rogers. Garrison Keillor routinely references the phrase as the only Latin phrase he cared to remember on A Prairie Home Companion.[35][36] Per Aspera Ad Astra is a Soviet Russian science fiction film by Richard Viktorov, written by Kir Bulychov. Rip Torn says this phrase to David Bowie in the film The Man Who Fell to Earth. Tomo Milicevic of the band 30 Seconds to Mars has a tattoo on his right forearm reading 'per aspera et astra', with the band's logo in the background in red. Aspera! Per aspera! Per ardua! Ad astra! is the refrain of the song "Aspera" by Erin McKeown on the album We Will Become Like Birds. American singer, rapper, dancer, actress, and songwriter Kiely Williams has "Per aspera ad astra" tattooed on her right forearm. Title of a play depicting the history of the fictional Maycomb County in To Kill a Mockingbird, in which the translation is given as from the mud to the stars. Title of a song by Haggard, from the album Eppur Si Muove. The name of an album by Abandon Kansas. It is one of many hidden messages in the 2009 video game The Conduit. Motto of the Martian Imperial Commandos in Kurt Vonnegut novel, The Sirens of Titan. Title of a song by Seattle-based band Acceptance. Title of a song by Goasia, appearing on the album From Other Spaces (Suntrip Records, 2007) Appears on right side shoulder patch in Star Trek Enterprise, on the "newer" uniform style shown on the series finale. In Star Trek The Next Generation it is shown to be the motto of Starfleet. The official motto of Solforce in the videogame Sword of the Stars. The phrase is used as the name of the tenth track on the score for the film Underworld: Rise of the Lycans by Paul Haslinger. Title of a song by the band Spiritual Beggars from their album Ad Astra. Title of a song by the band Die Apokalyptischen Reiter from their album Samurai. The final mission (Chapter 15) in the Mafia II video game In a tattoo piece in The Raven The phrase has been spoofed slightly by the band Ghost in the song "Per Aspera Ad Inferi" from their album Infestissumam[37] literally meaning "Through hardships to hell".[38] Title of a background music from the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire video games which plays during a voyage into space. In the 2015 film The Martian, at the end of the film astronaut Mark Watney is giving his first lecture to the Astronaut Candidate Program and the phrase appears embedded in the central floor area of the lecture hall around a logo In Bioware's Mass Effect 3, this phrase is set in the middle of the wall of names dedicated to the fallen crew members of the main ship, the SSV Normandy SR2. Title of character leveling achievements in Mistwalker's mobile game Terra Battle Found in the Gravity Falls Journal #3, penned on the title page. Appears on the journal both in the show and on the real-life replica.[39] The title of a Pee Wee Gaskins album (2010). The title character in Ottessa Moshfegh's novel Eileen accepts and smokes a Pall Mall and refers to the motto on the package translated as "Through the thorns to the stars." On the ship the students find in Astra Lost in Space, there is a plaque with this saying on it. The motto of the Golds in Pierce Brown's Red Rising Series. Ad Astra is a 2019 American science fiction film by James Gray. Appears in the logo of the Universal Paperclips Advanced AI Research Group. Others[edit] As part of the official team crest of Arendal Football As part of the team crest of the former Collingwood Cricket Club. A plaque honoring the astronauts of Apollo 1 at the launch site where they perished. A tribute exhibit to the Apollo 1 Astronauts "Ad Astra Per Aspera - A Rough Road Leads to the Stars" opened on January 27, 2017, the 50th anniversary of the loss of the crew, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Inscribed on the crest of Pall Mall cigarettes packages[40] The theme of "POR CC XXI" by Kolese Kanisius Jakarta Part of a custom paint job in World Of Tanks Tradewinds Swiss[41] Space Development Network[42] Part three of the book Jepp who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh has the phrase as its title.[43] Appears in Morse code on the track titled "Sounds of Earth" on the Voyager Golden Record that has copies aboard the Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft that are currently in interstellar space. [44] See also[edit] Per ardua ad astra ("Through adversity to the stars") Per ardua ad astra, additional uses with reference to above article Ad astra per aspera, additional uses Per aspera ad astra, references this article References[edit] ^ "Decorations of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. ^ "Seal of Kansas". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. March 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. 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anotheraldin · 6 years ago

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First impressions matter, and curiosity shows you care.

Shaykh Abdallah often has people from all over the world coming up to him after his lessons to give salaams. One thing I've noticed is he always finds a way to praise the place the person is from. For example, once he was introduced to three gentlemen from Iraq and he said to them, "All of Arabic grammar is Iraqi, you have the Basra School, the Kufa school, and the Baghdad school...it's all Iraqi!"

I've noticed from my own experience as well that knowing even the basic geography of the place others call home is a great way to engender feelings of mutual respect and care. Some people I meet are astonished that I know that Islamabad is in the north and Karachi in the south. Other easy-ins are with food. I can always bring a smile to a Moroccan's face when I recall my first Ramadan eating Refissa at iftar. Somali ginger-tea is dope. Mansaf is challenging to finish. Nasi Lamak might be the best breakfast in the world. The list goes on.

Of course, one has to be sure they're not coming across as a know-it all or as someone who thinks they've got another place figured out. An illustration of this would people people who approach me in a rather presumptuous manner about Saudi Arabia, a place I've called home for the last 4 years, and seem to only want to use my proximity to confirm the narratives they have about the place.

That's really the crux of the issue; we deal with war, competing ideologies, and politics day in and day out, and while I'm the last one to advocate abandoning those engagements, sometimes you need to come down to earth and connect with the Ummah on the humble level of immediate experience: food, family, and place.

Allah said in Surah al-Hujuraat that He created us in such diversity in order that we may know one another. Taking the time to find out something about other unfamiliar places in the Ummah and saying positive things about those places can be a useful tool for base-level community building.

-Tom Facchine.

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happy-palace-grammar-school · 1 year ago

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Happy Palace Grammar School is a private, coeducational college preparatory school in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 1982 by Mr. Asif Khan, the school's chairman. Happy Palace Grammar School is affiliated with the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) and offers a rigorous academic program that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

The school has three campuses in Karachi: FB Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, and North Nazimabad. It has over 10,000 students enrolled in its Pre-K to 12th-grade programs. Happy Palace Grammar School is known for its high academic standards, strong character development commitment, and diverse student body.

Mission and Values

Happy Palace Grammar School's mission is to "provide enlightened education and examination services to the students." The school's values are:

Excellence: The school is committed to providing students with the highest quality education possible.

Character Development: The school believes character development is as important as academic achievement. The school teaches students the importance of honesty, respect, responsibility, and compassion.

Patriotism: The school instills in its students a sense of pride in their country and a commitment to serving it.

Academics

Happy Palace Grammar School offers a rigorous academic program aligned with the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) curriculum. The school's curriculum is designed to prepare students for success in college and beyond.

The school offers a wide range of courses, including:

English Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Foreign Languages

Arts

Music

Physical Education

Happy Palace Grammar School also offers several Advanced Placement (AP) courses, which allow students to earn college credit while still in high school.

Extracurricular Activities

Happy Palace Grammar School offers many extracurricular activities to help students develop their well-roundedness. The school's extracurricular offerings include:

Sports: The school provides a variety of sports teams, including cricket, football, basketball, and volleyball.

Arts: The school offers various arts programs, including music, drama, and dance.

Clubs: The school provides a variety of clubs, including a debate club, a science club, and a math club.

Achievements

Happy Palace Grammar School has a long history of academic excellence. The school's students consistently achieve high scores on standardized tests, and many of its graduates attend top universities in Pakistan and worldwide.

The school has also won numerous awards for its academic achievements and its commitment to character development. In 2023, Happy Palace Grammar School was named one of the "Top 10 Schools in Pakistan" by the Education Times.

Conclusion

Happy Palace Grammar School is a leading private school in Karachi, Pakistan. The school is known for its high academic standards, strong character development commitment, and diverse student body. Happy Palace Grammar School is an excellent choice for students seeking a rigorous educational program and a supportive learning environment.

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Understand The Entire Life Story Of The Renowned Urdu Researcher

Fatehpuri was born on 26 January 1926 in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His dad passed away in 1933 while he was still a child. He received his matriculation from Fatehpur and also intermediate education and learning (senior high school) from Allahabad in 1948. He graduated from Agra College in 1950.

Farman moved to Pakistan in 1950 as well as settled in Karachi. He completed his Master of Arts, LLB as well as B.T. from Karachi College. In 1965, he obtained his Ph.D. degree. He also received a D.Litt (Medical Professional of Letters) level in Urdu in 1974.

He continued to be related to Karachi University for nearly thirty years as well as instructed several Ph.D. students and also researchers. He was later appointed principal editor and also an assistant of the Urdu Thesaurus Board in 1985. In the very same year, he was granted the Sitara-i-Imtiaz medal (Star of Quality) by the President of Pakistan.

Iqbal's first published work, likely day of 1904, was an initial business economics book which he composed as an outcome of his initial appropriate job - mentor of history and also political economy to students of Bachelor of Asian Discovering (B.O.L.) in Urdu as well as translation of English and also Arabic works into Urdu at the University Oriental University, Lahore.

Learn about Fatehpuri and his life story on Dr. Farman Fateh Puri. He is considered the foremost expert on Ghalib's life and career. He published numerous academic pieces, book reviews, and editorials. Farman Fatehpuri is a man of letter, a scientist par excellence, and a respected audio speaker. His work and also suggestions have actually had a strong influence on researchers examining the verse and prose of Ghalib and Urdu grammar. He is the writer of more than 60 titles on the Urdu poetry of Ghalib as well as Iqbal; including grammar, critique, and also biography. His prominent writings, excluding thousands of literary posts.

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Imran Khan Biography: Early Life, Education, Net Worth, Assets, Controversies, Cricket and Political Career

The 22nd and current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a cricketer turned government official. He was brought into the world on October 5, 1952, and is likewise the director of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Imran Khan prior to going into governmental issues, Khan was an International Cricketer and Captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team which he prompted Pakistan's triumph in 1992 Cricket World Cup

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Imran Khan: Birth and Family

history of imran khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi was destined to a Pashtun group of Mianwali in Lahore on October 5, 1952, to Ikramullah Khan Niazi and Shaukat Khanum. Imran Khan was the lone child of the couple and has four sisters.

mran Khan has a place with Pashtun identity and Niazi clan. Haibat Khan Niazi, one of Imran Khan's predecessors, was Sher Shah Suri's driving general and the legislative leader of Punjab.

Imran Khan's mom hails from the Pashtun clan of Burki which has given a few effective cricketers in Pakistan's set of experiences. His cousins Javed Burki and Majid Khan are additionally the effective cricketers of Pakistan. Imran Khan is additionally a relative of the Sufi fighter artist Pir Roshan.

Imran Khan: Education

Imran Khan got his previous training at Aitchison College and Cathedral School in Lahore and afterward the Royal Grammar School in Worcester and dominated in cricket. In the year 1972, he got himself joined up with Keble College, Oxford and graduated in 1975 in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Imran Khan: Cricket Career

Imran Khan began playing cricket at 13 years old and made his five star cricket debut at the age 16 in Lahore. From 1970-71, he began playing for his host groups - Lahore A, Lahore B, Lahore Greens and Lahore.

At 18 years old, Imran Khan made his presentation for the Pakistan National Cricket Team and played against England in 1971 at Edgbaston. In August 1974, Khan made his presentation in One day International (ODI) and played against England at Trent Bridge. In the wake of moving on from Oxford, Khan got back to Pakistan in the year 1976 and began playing for all time in Pakistan National Cricket Team and played against New Zealand and Australia. He met Tony Greig on his West Indies visit. Tony marked Imran Khan for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.

In a quick bowling challenge at Perth in the year 1978, he came third bowling at 139.7 km/h abandoning Dennis Lillee, Garth Le Roux and Andy Roberts while Jeff Thomson and Michael Holding were still in front of Khan.

In 1970, he turned into a pioneer of 'switch swing' bowling method. He conferred his mystery stunt to Pakistan's bowling team Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.

In 1982, Khan took 62 wickets in 9 Test matches at 13.29 each. In January 1983, he accomplished a Test bowling rating of 992 focuses playing against India.

Imran Khan accomplished the second-quickest all-rounder's triple in 75 tests- - making sure about 3000 runs in 300 wickets. Ian Botham holds the quickest record of all-rounders triple. Khan has additionally accomplished the second-most elevated record-breaking batting normal of 61.86 for a Test batsman- - playing at position 6 in the batting request.

Imran Khan played his last Test coordinate in January 1992 against Sri Lanka at Faisalabad. Khan resigned from cricket after Pakistan's notable success in 1992 World Cup last against England in Melbourne Australia.

Imran Khan has played 88 Test matches, 126 innings and scored 3807 runs with 6 centuries and 18 fifties as a batsman while as a bowler he stepped through 362 wickets in Exam matches turning into Pakistan's first and world's fourth bowler. In ODI, he played 175 matches and scored 3709 runs as a batsman and as a bowler he took 6 wickets for 14 runs, establishing a precedent for the best bowler in ODI innings in a losing cause. In Test cricket, his most noteworthy score was 136 and in ODI his most noteworthy score was 102 not out.

In 1982, Imran Khan succeeded Javed Miandad turning into the chief of Pakistan cricket crew. Imran Khan played 48 Test matches (Pakistan won 14, lost 8 and 26 were drawn) and 139 ODI's (Pakistan won 77, lost 57 and just one match was drawn) as a skipper.

Imran Khan: Post-retirement from cricket

Imran Khan after his retirement from the cricket conceded that he sporadically scratched the ball and lifted the crease. In the year 1996, Khan effectively protected himself in a criticism activity delivered by a previous English chief and all-rounder Ian Botham and batsman Allan Lamb. They guaranteed that Khan had called the two cricketers "bigot, not well taught and ailing in class" and was engaged with ball-altering. Khan fought that he had been misquoted, saying that he was guarding himself in the wake of having conceded that he altered the ball in a district coordinate 18 years prior. Imran Khan won the criticism case, which the appointed authority marked a "total pointless activity", with a 10–2 larger part choice by the jury.

Post-retirement, Imran Khan composed a few assessment pieces for different papers - Guardian, The Independent, Telegraph, and so on He has likewise seemed a few times as a cricket reporter on a few Asian and British games organizations - BBC Urdu, TEN games, and so forth He has likewise given the match outlines to each Cricket World Cup since 1992.

On November 23, 2005, he was named as the chancellor of University of Bradford. On February 26, 2014, the University glided a movement to eliminate Imran Khan as a chancellor because of his nonappearance from each graduation service since 2010. Later on, on November 2014, Khan ventured down as the chancellor refering to his expanding political responsibilities.

Imran Khan: Political Career

Imran Khan was offered the political situations during his cricket vocation - the then President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq offered him a political situation in Pakistan Muslim League (PML), previous Prime Miniter of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif additionally welcomed him to join his ideological group, which he declined.

In 1994, Khan joined a gathering drove by the previous ISI ( Inter-Services Intelligence) boss Hamid Gul and Muhammad Ali Durrani who was head of Pasban, a breakaway youth wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.

On April 25, 1996, Imran Khan established his own gathering Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and challenged races for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan in 1997 Pakistani general political race as an applicant of PTI. He challenged more than two voting demographics however lost the political race.

Imran Khan upheld General Pervez Musharraf's military upset in 1999 and accepted that he will end debasement. In 2002, he was likewise offered the Prime Ministerial post by General Musharraf however turned down the offer.

On October 2, 2007, Khan joined 85 different MPs to leave the Parliament fighting the official political decision which General Musharraf was challenging without leaving as Army Chief. After General Musharraf announced a crisis in Pakistan, Khan was put under house capture on November 3, 2007. Be that as it may, he later figured out how to get away and joined understudy fight at University of Punjab on November 14 where he was caught and abused by the understudy activists. He was later captured from the dissent and was shipped off Dera Ghazi Khan prison in Punjab yet was delivered following a couple of days.

On October 30, 2011, Khan tended to countless allies in Lahore and on December 25, 2011, in Karachi on the difficult approaches of the public authority.

On April 21, 2013, Imran Khan dispatched his PR lobbies for 2013 Pakistan races. Khan tended to public gatherings in various pieces of the nation - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Seraiki belt urban communities, and so forth He reported that his gathering will present a uniform arrangement of training where the rich and helpless will have similar chances. He finished his mission by tending to allies of Islamabad by means of a video where he was lying on a medical clinic bed in Lahore because of his head wounds after he tumbled from a forklift at the edge of the stage.

On May 11, 2013, races were held in Pakistan and Pakistan Muslim League (N) won with a greater part. Nonetheless, PTI arose as the second-biggest gathering in Karachi and won 30 straightforwardly chose parliamentary seats. PTI turned into the third-biggest gathering in National Assembly after Pakistan People's Party.

PTI dipped the hostility hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and framed common government and introduced a tax-exempt, even spending plan for the Financial Year 2013-14.

Imran Khan was of the assessment that fear monger exercises can be halted in Pakistan through discourse and offered to open an office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory. He charged US when they murdered Hakimullah Mehsud (Talibani Leader) which prompted the aggravation in Pakistan and requested the public authority to impede NATO supply line in reprisal.

On November 14, 2013, Khan requested for the excusal of Ministers of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) and requested Chief Minister Pervez Khan Khattak to end the coalition with QWP. Bakht Baidar and Ibrar Hussain Kamoli of QWP who were clergymen for Manpower and Industry and Forest and Environment separately were excused and Chief Minister excused Yousuf Ayub Khan, Minister for Communication and Works of PTI over his phony degree.

Imran Khan: 2018 Pakistan General Election

Imran Khan challenged from 5 bodies electorate in 2018 Pakistan General Elections. He turned into the primary individual throughout the entire existence of Pakistan who challenged and won in all the 5 electorates. Beforehand, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who challenged from four voting demographics won in three of every 1970.

In May 2018, PTI reported a 100-day plan for the future government- - the production of another territory in Southern Punjab, optimizing of the consolidation of Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the improvement of peace circumstance in Karachi, and advancement of relations with Baloch political pioneers.

Imran Khan: Victory discourse subsequent to winning 2018 decisions

After his triumph in 2018 Pakistan General Election, Khan laid a few strategies for his future government and expressed that he will assemble Pakistan as a

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Sherry Rehman

Shehrbano "Sherry" Rehman, is a Pakistani politician, political journalist and diplomat.

Rehman was appointed the Pakistan's Ambassador to the US on November 23, 2011 succeeding Husain Haqqani. Previously, she was the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting from March 2008 until March 2009.

Biography

Born in Karachi, to a prominent Sindhi family, Rehman's father, was a lawyer and educator. Her mother served as vice president of the State Bank of Pakistan—the first woman to hold the post.

She attended Karachi Grammar School, Smith College and the University of Sussex where she studied art history and political science. Rehman worked as a professional journalist for twenty years, writing for national and international newspapers and news magazines. She was editor-in-chief of Pakistan's leading news magazine, The Herald, for ten years and served as a member of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) from 1988 to 1998. She also anchored a television show on current affairs in 1999.

Rehman was the first Pakistani to be recognised with an award for independent journalism by the British House of Lords in its Muslim World Awards Ceremony 2002.

She is married to banker Nadeem Hussain, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tameer Microfinance Bank. She was previously married to Ehsan Malik, who is currently the Chief Executive Office of Unilever Pakistan.

Political career

Rehman is a member of the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP).

She served as an Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from 2002 to 2007, where she acted as Central Information Secretary. During this time, she was also President of Policy Planning for the PPPP and served on the party's Foreign Relations Committee.

In March 2008, Rehman was re-appointed by declaration as MNA for Sindh province to the reserved MNA seat for women. Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani appointed her Minister for Information and Broadcasting, and on 31 March 2008 she was sworn in by President Pervez Musharraf.

During her tenure in parliament, Rehman authored all five PPP bills tabled in the National Assembly: the Women Empowerment Bill, Anti-Honor Killings Bill, Domestic Violence Prevention Bill, Affirmative Action Bill and Hudood Repeal Bill. She also moved two bills concerning the media: the Freedom of Information Bill and the Press Act, which prevents working journalists from being arrested under the 1999 Press Ordinance.

In civil society, Rehman is the Chair of the Lady Dufferin Foundation Trust, reportedly the largest non-profit provider of women and children's subsidised healthcare in the province of Sindh.

In January 2009, a report of the International Republican Institute referred to her as "Democracy's Hero" as a result of her close association with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's campaign for democratic rule in Pakistan. The reference, picked up by several Pakistani media outlets, received mixed coverage. In the same month, Rehman was named among the "100 Most Influential Asians" by UAE magazine Ahlan.

Rehman resigned her post as Information Minister on 14 March 2009, due to differences of opinion with the President Asif Ali Zardari on imposing restrictions on the media.

In 2013, Rehman was accused of commiting "blasphemy, a crime that carries the death penalty" in Pakistan, "in connection with a 2010 TV talk show." She was accused by Muhammad Faheem Gill, who went to the Pakistan "Supreme Court with his complaint after police refused to register it. The court ordered police in the central Pakistani city of Multan to investigate."

Diplomatic work

On 23 November 2011, she was named Pakistan's ambassador to United States following the resignation of Hussain Haqqani, who was asked to resign by Prime Minister Gilani in the wake of the "Memogate" scandal.

Published work

Rehman's latest book The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamawar to Paisley, co-authored with Naheed Jafri, was published in 2006 by Mapin Publishing India and Antique Collectors Club UK. The book was nominated for The R.L Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award for 2006 in the US.

Awards

2002: First Pakistani to be recognised with an award for independent journalism by the UK House of Lords in its Muslim World Awards Ceremony in the year 2002

2006: R.L Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award, for The Kashmiri Shawl

2008: Presented the International Peace Award for Democrats by the Human Rights Commission

2009: The title of "Democracy's Hero" by the International Republican Institute for her services to the restoration of democracy

2009: 'The Freedom Award' Pakistan by the Association of Television Journalists for her work for media independence in Pakistan

2011: Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Award by The Women’s Democracy Network (WDN), Washington

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Kot Addu

Kot Addu (Urdu کوٹ ادو ) is a city and tehsil in the Muzaffargarh District of the southern part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. This city is subdivided into 30 Union Councils[1] and has a population of over 104 thousand, making it the 67th largest city in Pakistan.[2] It is located just east of the Indus River, about 866 km (538 mi) from Karachi, 600 km (370 mi) from Islamabad, 100 km from Multan, 80 km from D.G.Khan, 60 km (37 mi) from Muzaffargarh, 60 km from Layyah, and 16 km (9.9 mi) from Taunsa Barrage. Kot Addu City attracts a large number of tourists every year, due to the Indus river and public gardens among other things. The city is served by Kot Addu Junction railway station.The Zip code of Kot Addu is 34050.It is the 69th largest city of Pakistan according to the 2017 census.

Geography and climate

Kot Addu is located almost exactly at the geographical center of Pakistan. The closest major city is Multan. The area around the city is a flat alluvial plain and is ideal for agriculture, with many citrus and mango farms. There are also canals that cut across the Muzaffargarh District, providing water to farms. During the monsoon season, the land close to the Taunsa Barrage is usually flooded.

Kot Addu has an arid climate with very hot summers and mild winters. The city has experienced some of the most extreme weather in Pakistan. The highest recorded temperature was approximately 51 °C (129 °F), and the lowest recorded temperature was approximately −1 °C (30 °F). The average rainfall is roughly 127 millimeters (5.0 inches). Dust storms are a common occurrence within the city.

Education

Like other major cities in Punjab, Kot Addu features a rich educational landscape. In the last few years, the city has observed a surge in the number of educational institutions. Colleges include private commerce and science colleges, schools, academies like Punjab Inter Science Academy, and a cadet college. Government degrees are provided for both men and women. Several colleges are affiliated with the Bahuddin Zakrya University, B.Z.U. Multan Pakistan, and Punjab University Lahore Pakistan. The names of some private institutions are, Kot Addu School of Economics and Management Sciences (Mr. Fiaz Hussain Malik, director), Punjab Higher Secondary School, Bismillah. Inter Science Academy, Punjab Group of Colleges, My School System, Dar-E-Arqam School, Oxford Grammar School, Professor Academy etc. A Government Technical College is also under construction.

Taunsa Barrage

Taunsa Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus. It is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Taunsa Sharif and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Kot Addu. This barrage controls water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes. This barrage serves 2.351 million acres (951,400 hectares) besides diverting flows from Indus River to the Chenab River through Taunsa Panjnad (TP) Link Canal. The barrage also serves as an arterial road bridge, a railway bridge, and crossing for gas and oil pipelines, telephone line and extra high voltage (EHV) transmission lines.[6] In 2011, the rehabilitation of the Taunsa Barrage was blamed for devastation of the Muzaffargarh district during the 2010 Pakistan floods.[7] Critics blamed the rehabilitation of the barrage, alleging that it failed to raise its height and strengthen protective embankments, used dysfunctional computer control system of the hoist gates and ignored hill-torrent management.

Industry

Kot Addu is a prominent commercial and industrial city in the Punjab province. It is connected by road and rail with Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta, and Faisalabad; and also by air from Multan Airport to all Pakistani airports.

Agriculture

Kot Addu is an important agricultural area. The total area of Tehsil Kot Addu is 877,989 acres (355,310 ha), of which 4,24,521 acres are under cultivation. Main crops of the area include corn, cotton, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, and vegetables. Bajra, moong, mash, masoor, and oil seeds (such as mustard and sunflower seeds) are also grown in the district.

Mangoes, citrus, guavas, and pomegranates are Kot Addu’s most important fruit crops. Minor fruit crops include dates, jaman, pears, falsa and bananas are also grown.

One other local fruit is called a bare (Berry) . It is one of the main fruits grown in this region. Due to flooding, the crops are now rare, especially cotton and wheat products affected by this flooding. So, now a majority of the agricultural lands are covered by sugarcane. People either sell this sugarcane to sugar mills or produce Jaggery from sugarcane. KG Gurmani Agriculture Farm (Thatta Gurmani Bate Esan Wala Kot Addu).

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