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Stress affects all sections of population. If it is prolonged then its mental health consequences become evident. Stress can be intrinsic as well as extrinsic and affects the coping ability of an individual. No age is immune to it as it takes its toll in a complex manner. Children and adolescents are a particular vulnerable group that are most affected and have particular difficulty in handling the situation let alone its complications.

As soon as the polling date is announced, eligible voters enjoy their brief period of importance, which lasts only until the votes are counted. There are heated, delightful, interesting debates largely based on sheer ignorance, but great fun. This is our moment of glory. The "great" politicians treat us like royalty no matter if we are dressed in a patched pajama or tacky dupatta.
The Rumi's poetry and Dervish together emerges on the canvases of Khusro Sabzwari. It seems he is merging both subjects in his recent artworks creating a new theme which portrays Sufism in a unique way. The paintings exhibition titled "Enlightenment of Soul" at Fine Art Pakistan Gallery, Karachi was a pleasant surprise for many who witnessed and praised his artistic talent.
There is an old saying that "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation SIUT is a living example of determination, zeal and strategy. Untiring efforts on the part of its founder Professor Adib-Ul-Hasan Rizvi has turned SIUT into one of the most prominent of specialised healthcare institutions across South Asian region.
In Bridge freak hands present the greatest problems both in bidding and play. Yet they generate the greatest excitement, the most lop sided results and a top lesson in the Bridge technique both in the bidding, the defence and the play. This is so because in such bidding the level at which the bidding opens is a high one cutting the bidding space of both the opponents and the partner, which then makes the bidding contract rest on how well you judge the trick taking hands vis-à-vis the stoppers.
Human capital plays a positive role in determining economic growth trends of a country and at the same time economic welfare of population of a country is linked to the human capital growth rate of a country.
Has any so-called economic expert noted the single cause for failure of small business is the shop rent? On the street where I live, dozens of promising trades aborted because traders could not pay rent in time or meet the arbitrary increase by 20 or 30 percent in rent rate. In the Defence Housing Authority's commercial areas the number of shops that open for business and then close down quickly is the highest in Karachi.

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln