While surfing the internet for stuff related to upcoming general elections I came across to the website/web-blog of Norbalm. There I found this step by by step guide on how to find poling stations anywhere in Pakistan. Here is how to find your polling station across Pakistan.
1) Send your CNIC number (no dashes, no spaces) via SMS to 8300 and wait for a message from ECP » Read more: Step by Step Guide to Find Your Polling Station Across Pakistan To Vote On May 11
From very ancient times, this land was traversed by roads, roads and roads. There were arterial highways like the Rajapatha that connected Bengal with the Afghan highlands. We hear of it from the chronicles of the 4th century BCE and know that this was the very road that we eventually came to know as the Grand Trunk Road. There were others that stretched between important cities. One such was the highway connecting Lahore and Multan that we today call National Highway 5 (N-5). Though this highroad had existed ever since time began, in the Middle Ages its importance grew when the peaceful years of the Mughal Empire spurred all-round growth. While Lahore in the north became a much favoured city as an alternate Mughal capital, Multan once again thrived as a rich centre of trade and commerce. It was one of the richer province of the empire during the reign of the third Mughal king, Akbar.
After creating a buzz last year during Pakistan’s first ever digital marketing conference, TEC-Pakistan is arranging the second edition of the conference – digiMARK 2012. Last year digiMARK successfully elaborated the growth and success stories of digital media marketing (find the event pictures here). It describe the tools and techniques that every marketers must have in his arsenal today to utilize the exposure digital media has created. This year the theme is “Digital Marketing: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond”, and the speakers’ line up and session schedule truly goes with the theme. This conference will cover Best practices/efforts/ guidelines of digital marketing experts and advocates. And, how brands/ businesses digitally equip themselves for future technologies and innovations?
» Read more: DigiMARK 2012 – Digital Marketing: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond
While I was coming to UK for my studies, I made a list of the things that I will be doing in UK while studding here. In last 18 months, I have managed to achieve quite a lot of those tasks but due to “human negligence”, some of them are still to be done. Going to theatre and watching a Shakespeare’s play was in that list too. This past Friday I went to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre where an Olympic festival under the name of World Shakespeare Festival 2012 is going on. The project name is globe to globe where 37 of Shakespeare’s plays are being staged in 37 languages from across the globe.
» Read more: Elaj e Zid Dastyab Hay – Urdu Version of The Taming of The Shrew
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There are few days and dates having special status in the calendar for nations. Such dates are called National day in general, Pakistan has three national days and one of them is celebrated on 23rd march it is called Yom e Pakistan (Pakistan Day) and another name of this day is Republic Day. The history of this day is 72 years old in 1940 a resolution in Lahore was passed in the annual meeting of All India Muslim League and that resolution became Pakistan Resolution for the years to come.
Kos Minar (Tower) Lahore
The Rule of Sher Shah Suri that started in 1540 has always been considered as one of the best rules this land has ever seen in recent history. He remained ruler of India only for five years, but those five years were full of achievements. Jarneli Sarak (Road) also known as GT Road in India is one of his great achievements. During his rule he worked on infrastructure of territory, three major roads were constructed on his order and collectively these roads are thousands of miles in length.
» Read more: Land Marks of Past – Kos Tower and Milestones of Lahore
originally written for The Pakistani Spectator.
» Read more: Arfa Kareem – May this nation do not forget you
I will not define TED all over again as many has already done that. I am more concerned to the E of TED, here it represents “entertainment” and it is one regular feature of TED or TEDx events. Entertainment is not just about fun only; it can be helpful in elaborating tough subjects with ease and less time. The best example can be Junoon and Shehzad Roy trying to redefined Poetry of Iqbal in late 90s.
TEDx is coming to Lahore again; where team of TEDxLahore is busy in designing the third edition of the event and the work is underway TEDxAnarkali is coming to add music to the TEDx legacy of the city. Music is the feature of this event to celebrate the E of TEDx.
» Read more: TEDxAnarkali – Revitalizing the cultural heritage
Dengue fever has spread in Punjab province yet again and as the news coming situation is worst, with a huge call for blood donation because it is required for those who are suffering from dengue need blood platelets.to deal with blood demand there are a few people who are working, arranging blood, and motivating others to join in. There are many people who can donate but the problem is fear, well let put that issue for some other discussion time. I decided to share some of the dengue facts so that an awareness can be created among the people and answers of FAQs can be gathered from the experts so that people can know more about it, moreover, the fear can be removed to some extent.
