International investment appraisal techniques
The methods of investment appraisal are payback, accounting rate of return and the discounted cash flow methods of net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
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Book launch: Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan
It was only a politics of new horizons that matched the ambitions of revolutionaries of the twentieth century, coupled with a spiritual and intellectual reformation to create a man or woman who would fight for this new inclusive order, that this was necessary to address our dual economic and ecological crises.
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Tajik security forces kill 25 ethnic Pamiris
The Pamir region happens to be the only part of the country where protesters still take to the streets against the government.
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Pakistan’s water crisis to deepen with climate change
Recording increase in the intensity and severity of droughts in Pakistan, the ‘Global Food Policy Report 2022’ has cautioned that
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Starving and veiled
By Rafia Zakaria “MUSLIM women are not worried,” according to a spokesperson of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Virtue and Prevention of
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A forgotten centenary
By Dr. Naazir Mahmood We have seen so many centenaries observed in Pakistan since the turn of the century. From
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Redistribute now
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It has been a month since the so-called unity government came to power. It still seems
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The pied piper syndrome
We are faced with an intolerant generation that is self-righteous, hates dissent and wants everyone to think one way – which is their way. In short, we are reaping the fruits of the seeds we had sown ourselves in our classrooms and society at large. Today it is the misogynist, fascist Imran Khan, tomorrow it can be a right-wing extremist force which will use the same herd to its own advantage and ruin the already religiously intolerant and anti-women society.
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Book review: Man’s search for meaning is a beacon of hope
By Ania Perveen When Viktor Frankl’s magnum opus Man’s Search For Meaning hit the bookstands and sold millions of copies,
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Globalization isn’t the problem — capitalism is
The Right has hijacked the vision of a life beyond neoliberal globalization. It’s time for a new progressive internationalism, one that puts solidarity and justice over corporate profits.
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Pakistani media’s existential crisis
Pakistan’s media has been grappling with an existential crisis in recent years, with critical areas going from bad to worse. This includes a staggering two-fifths of media jobs — 8,000 out of 20,000 — being wiped out, partly because of lifeline public sector advertising having shrunk by over half, and a squeezed media economy that is drying up even private sector advertising.
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In a first, Haniya wins ATF championship
Haniya Minhas has made history yet again by defeating Tunisia’s No. 1 player, Zeineb Jaiez, 6-0, 6-0 in her final group match. She has made her country proud by achieving her position in the final 8 out of 24 finest females in the Tennis World Championship
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Undermining the people’s will
The book covers one manifestation of authoritarianism as defined by the author and follows a set structure. There is a historical overview — in some instances beginning from the colonial era — consisting of key events which illustrate the issue.
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Vulgar vengeance in Pakistani politics
Secret video recordings and their use against opponents By Hasan Mujtaba Probably reaching its height in the tug of war
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PM rebukes IK for media censorship
Pakistan further drops by 12 points on World Press Freedom Index during PTI government News desk Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
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