The city government in good faith, introduced road side cabins to accommodate street vendors, to have a better looking, proper space for their business. This was as good as legalizing their road side business by giving them a proper place to conduct business.
These roadside cabins are already built on footpaths, which hinder the movement of pedestrians who wish to use the footpath and hence have to walk on the road.
The cabin owners have started abusing the space allocated to them, by encroaching at least 5 feet further out of their cabins, putting their shop stuff like display counters or chairs and tables, further blocking the road and leaving just little space for cars and people to pass by.
The city government should ensure that the cabin owners only use the specified cabin space and do not further encroach out of their allocated space, as this is causing longer term menace to pedestrians, cars and passers by.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Facebook banned in Pakistan till 31st May 2010
Facebook is banned in Pakistan till 31st May 2010.
So all the facebook addicts will have to start to learn ti live without facebook or may be turn to some other similar site.
So the presence of pakistani community on facebook would be at minimum.
So all the facebook addicts will have to start to learn ti live without facebook or may be turn to some other similar site.
So the presence of pakistani community on facebook would be at minimum.
Friday, April 23, 2010
No neck tie and coats - save electricity
Government of Pakistan and private sector should look upon two more measures to ease up pressure on the electricity.
That is neck tie and coats / blazers in offices in summer.
Since neck tie tend to tie around the person's neck, it greatly increases persons requirement for more air and space.
So is the case with the coats and blazers, which when worn in the summer will make the person feel warm and would increase the requirement to keep in cool / air conditioned environment.
The dress code for summer should be halfsleeves shirts, with open neck button to ease up the summer heat.
Kurta shalwar can be a great alternate as it allows fair enough air around the body and dress.
That is neck tie and coats / blazers in offices in summer.
Since neck tie tend to tie around the person's neck, it greatly increases persons requirement for more air and space.
So is the case with the coats and blazers, which when worn in the summer will make the person feel warm and would increase the requirement to keep in cool / air conditioned environment.
The dress code for summer should be halfsleeves shirts, with open neck button to ease up the summer heat.
Kurta shalwar can be a great alternate as it allows fair enough air around the body and dress.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Day Light Saving Time for Winter
We are a country where office business timings are determined by sunrise and sunset and not by the watch.
It is observed that majority of the business in Pakistan work till sunset or maghrib prayers.
I remember in school days when i used to visit my father's office, his office timings were usually till maghrib. It was like he would leave the office after offering the maghrib prayers be it summer or winter.
While the west observes day light saving in spring and summer.
It would be a wise idea if we Pakistanis observe the day light saving time in winters.
This will mean longer days in winter, hence more business hours but less use of electricity.
Also, people will start their day early, and will give them a chance to offer the Fajr prayers well around office and school timings.
And also since sun sets early, people tend to switch on the lights early hence using electricity for longer period of time.
Hence advancing the clock forward in winter for an hour will save that one hour of electricity usage, which can then be saved and used for summer.
May be government need to go anti-west on this strategy.
It is observed that majority of the business in Pakistan work till sunset or maghrib prayers.
I remember in school days when i used to visit my father's office, his office timings were usually till maghrib. It was like he would leave the office after offering the maghrib prayers be it summer or winter.
While the west observes day light saving in spring and summer.
It would be a wise idea if we Pakistanis observe the day light saving time in winters.
This will mean longer days in winter, hence more business hours but less use of electricity.
Also, people will start their day early, and will give them a chance to offer the Fajr prayers well around office and school timings.
And also since sun sets early, people tend to switch on the lights early hence using electricity for longer period of time.
Hence advancing the clock forward in winter for an hour will save that one hour of electricity usage, which can then be saved and used for summer.
May be government need to go anti-west on this strategy.
Day Light Saving Time for Winter
We are a country where office business timings are determined by sunrise and sunset and not by the watch.
It is observed that majority of the business in Pakistan work till sunset or maghrib prayers.
I remember in school days when i used to visit my father's office, his office timings were usually till maghrib. It was like he would leave the office after offering the maghrib prayers be it summer or winter.
While the west observes day light saving in spring and summer.
It would be a wise idea if we Pakistanis observe the day light saving time in winters.
This will mean longer days in winter, hence more business hours but less use of electricity.
Also, people will start their day early, and will give them a chance to offer the Fajr prayers well around office and school timings.
And also since sun sets early, people tend to switch on the lights early hence using electricity for longer period of time.
Hence advancing the clock forward in winter for an hour will save that one hour of electricity usage, which can then be saved and used for summer.
May be government need to go anti-west on this strategy.
It is observed that majority of the business in Pakistan work till sunset or maghrib prayers.
I remember in school days when i used to visit my father's office, his office timings were usually till maghrib. It was like he would leave the office after offering the maghrib prayers be it summer or winter.
While the west observes day light saving in spring and summer.
It would be a wise idea if we Pakistanis observe the day light saving time in winters.
This will mean longer days in winter, hence more business hours but less use of electricity.
Also, people will start their day early, and will give them a chance to offer the Fajr prayers well around office and school timings.
And also since sun sets early, people tend to switch on the lights early hence using electricity for longer period of time.
Hence advancing the clock forward in winter for an hour will save that one hour of electricity usage, which can then be saved and used for summer.
May be government need to go anti-west on this strategy.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
New Tax Recommendation: Inconvenience Tax
The government is looking to increase the tax revenue.
I have a suggestion for the government which can easily increase tax collection so much so that 98% of the population would be made to pay the tax.
This tax can be called "Inconvenience Tax"
Government should collect tax from the common man for all the inconveniences faced by him.
Since every citizen of Pakistan face inconvenience almost every day, this will hugely increase tax collection of the government.
People can be made to pay tax for the inconveniences faced by them on daily basis in shape and face of electricity load shedding, gas load shedding , water shortage, inconvience faced during vip movement, inconvenience faced by bomb blasts, riots and other such events. Inconvenience faced when dealing with government agencies, police, law enforcers. Inconvenience faced due to dug up roads, traffic jam, and accidents.
This tax can be collected thru utility bills. Inconvenience tax can be calculated on the total number of outages in the month, hence taxed accordingly.
Other taxes like inconvenience caused during vip movement can be charged directly to the people utilizing the inconvenience by mobile tax collection units and charging them at the time of inconvenience faced.
If government imposes these steps it can greatly increase tax collection.
I have a suggestion for the government which can easily increase tax collection so much so that 98% of the population would be made to pay the tax.
This tax can be called "Inconvenience Tax"
Government should collect tax from the common man for all the inconveniences faced by him.
Since every citizen of Pakistan face inconvenience almost every day, this will hugely increase tax collection of the government.
People can be made to pay tax for the inconveniences faced by them on daily basis in shape and face of electricity load shedding, gas load shedding , water shortage, inconvience faced during vip movement, inconvenience faced by bomb blasts, riots and other such events. Inconvenience faced when dealing with government agencies, police, law enforcers. Inconvenience faced due to dug up roads, traffic jam, and accidents.
This tax can be collected thru utility bills. Inconvenience tax can be calculated on the total number of outages in the month, hence taxed accordingly.
Other taxes like inconvenience caused during vip movement can be charged directly to the people utilizing the inconvenience by mobile tax collection units and charging them at the time of inconvenience faced.
If government imposes these steps it can greatly increase tax collection.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Imran Khan should join the government
Imran Khan's political's party Tehrik-e-Insaafs main tag line is Justice.
He idealized the view points of Mahatir Mohammad and Khan's mojor focus in on the youth of Pakistan.
I would suggest Imran Khan to join the current government -and take up the ministry of either education or sports.
Education and Sports are the two things that are directly linked to the youth of Pakistan and Education is the main backbone of any nation.
In this way he would be able to reach the masses and his target voters as he would be working for the students and youth of Pakistan either being in the sports or education ministry.
This will also help himself prove to the world and the nation that he is capable of delivering and can help him promote his party in the long run.
He idealizes Mahatir Mohammad who was first appointed as the education minister before becoming the prime minister of Malaysia.
He idealized the view points of Mahatir Mohammad and Khan's mojor focus in on the youth of Pakistan.
I would suggest Imran Khan to join the current government -and take up the ministry of either education or sports.
Education and Sports are the two things that are directly linked to the youth of Pakistan and Education is the main backbone of any nation.
In this way he would be able to reach the masses and his target voters as he would be working for the students and youth of Pakistan either being in the sports or education ministry.
This will also help himself prove to the world and the nation that he is capable of delivering and can help him promote his party in the long run.
He idealizes Mahatir Mohammad who was first appointed as the education minister before becoming the prime minister of Malaysia.
Friday, February 19, 2010
National Language Authority ?
http://epaper.dawn.com/ArticleImageEx.aspx?article=18_02_2010_002_012_009&type=2
The caption for the photo somewhere read "National Language Authority Chairman"
By National Language Authority, I assume that this is some thing relating to Urdu Language.
If that is the case then this is very unfortunate that we cannot come up with urdu names for such organizations.
Why have an english name for an organization that is trying to promote urdu language. Wont an urdu name have a better effect and a better meaning to the organizations efforts and goals ?
Next in line can be the organization for "Society for the promotion of Urdu"
Same is the scenario with "Urdu Dictionary Board" which has the duty to set up a urdu dictionary but itself is named in english.
People talk of saving the urdu national language, but how can this be achieved if they name their own society and organizations in english.
The caption for the photo somewhere read "National Language Authority Chairman"
By National Language Authority, I assume that this is some thing relating to Urdu Language.
If that is the case then this is very unfortunate that we cannot come up with urdu names for such organizations.
Why have an english name for an organization that is trying to promote urdu language. Wont an urdu name have a better effect and a better meaning to the organizations efforts and goals ?
Next in line can be the organization for "Society for the promotion of Urdu"
Same is the scenario with "Urdu Dictionary Board" which has the duty to set up a urdu dictionary but itself is named in english.
People talk of saving the urdu national language, but how can this be achieved if they name their own society and organizations in english.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Hamid Mir Knows every thing
On the day when Pakistani players were snubbed by the IPL, a sports channel in its nightly program called Hamid Mir to know about his views on the snubbing of Pakistani Players.
Hamid Mir revealed that a day before the auction he received a call from some high up in India and he did tell him that pakistani players would be snubbed and that it was all pre planned and he already knew it.
This reminded me of atleast two more instances where Hamid Mir revealed that he already knew that this incident would happen.
One was on the day on 9/11, where he claimed that he was sitting in his office when some one from Al Qaeda came to his office and stayed there in his office on the pretext that he has some thing special to tell Hamid Mir, and as soon the terrorist attacked happened the person handed over Hamid Mir a letter, claiming to be from Osama Bin Laden.
Second such instance was on the occassion of Pakistan reaching the 1999 cricket world cup final.
Where Hamid Mir claimed that a day before the final he was sitting with some high ups and ministers and they informed him that the final was fixed and Pakistan will loose the final.
If Hamid Mir has been knowing so much in advance why didnt he report that before the incident happened ? His channel and he himself is being knows for breaking the news and doing insights and revealing stories ?
Why didnt he cover or report these incidents ? and kept them to himself only to reveal it later ?
Is justice being done to journalism ?
Hamid Mir revealed that a day before the auction he received a call from some high up in India and he did tell him that pakistani players would be snubbed and that it was all pre planned and he already knew it.
This reminded me of atleast two more instances where Hamid Mir revealed that he already knew that this incident would happen.
One was on the day on 9/11, where he claimed that he was sitting in his office when some one from Al Qaeda came to his office and stayed there in his office on the pretext that he has some thing special to tell Hamid Mir, and as soon the terrorist attacked happened the person handed over Hamid Mir a letter, claiming to be from Osama Bin Laden.
Second such instance was on the occassion of Pakistan reaching the 1999 cricket world cup final.
Where Hamid Mir claimed that a day before the final he was sitting with some high ups and ministers and they informed him that the final was fixed and Pakistan will loose the final.
If Hamid Mir has been knowing so much in advance why didnt he report that before the incident happened ? His channel and he himself is being knows for breaking the news and doing insights and revealing stories ?
Why didnt he cover or report these incidents ? and kept them to himself only to reveal it later ?
Is justice being done to journalism ?
Friday, December 4, 2009
New pricing formula of Ariel - 60 gms and 1 kgs packs - interesting indeed.
Recently Ariel pakistan has been marketing 2 packs of ariel detergents.
60 gms for Rs. 10
and 1 kg for Rs. 199
As been the practice, the bigger packs cost lesser , however in this scenario , the smaller pack is costing lesser.
if i buy 20 pack of 60 gms @ Rs. 10 / each
this will make it 1200 gms for Rs. 200
while if i buy a single pack of 1 kg ( 1000 gms)
i am still paying 200
so buying smaller packs is more feasable than buying the bigger pack ?
Seems interesting price calculation to me, or am i missing the point somewhere ?
60 gms for Rs. 10
and 1 kg for Rs. 199
As been the practice, the bigger packs cost lesser , however in this scenario , the smaller pack is costing lesser.
if i buy 20 pack of 60 gms @ Rs. 10 / each
this will make it 1200 gms for Rs. 200
while if i buy a single pack of 1 kg ( 1000 gms)
i am still paying 200
so buying smaller packs is more feasable than buying the bigger pack ?
Seems interesting price calculation to me, or am i missing the point somewhere ?
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