Friday, 1 February 2013
Friday, 25 January 2013
Abdul Sattar Edhi, A hero of Humanity
Edhi and his family migrated to Pakistan in 1947. In order to earn his
living, He started as a peddler, later becaming a commission agent
selling cloth in the wholesale market in Karachi. After a couple of
years, he left this occupation and with the support of some members of
his community decided to establish a free despensary. He became involved
in this charity work. However, soon his personal ambition to establish a
welfare trust of his own and named it "Edhi Trust". An appeal was made
to the public for funds. The response was good, and Rs. 20,000 were
collected.
The range and scope of work of Edhi Trust expanded with remarkable speed under the driving spirit of the man behind it. A maternity home was established and emergency ambulance service was started. More donations were received as people's confidence in the activities of the trust grew. With the passage of time, masses gave him the title of the "Angel of mercy".
"I am Muslim but I am a Humanitarian above all, because the basic principals of all religions are rooted in humanity." Abdul Sattar Edhi
The range and scope of work of Edhi Trust expanded with remarkable speed under the driving spirit of the man behind it. A maternity home was established and emergency ambulance service was started. More donations were received as people's confidence in the activities of the trust grew. With the passage of time, masses gave him the title of the "Angel of mercy".
"I am Muslim but I am a Humanitarian above all, because the basic principals of all religions are rooted in humanity." Abdul Sattar Edhi
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Football World Cup Wins
FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 1930 TO 2010
Year
|
Host
|
Winners
|
Runners-up
|
Third place
|
Number of teams
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930
|
Uruguay
|
Uruguay |
Argentina |
United States |
13
|
1934
|
Italy
|
Italy |
Czechoslovakia |
Germany |
16 |
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Oceans of the World
Surface Area of the Planet (510,066,000 sq km)
Land Area of the Planet (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1%
Ocean Area (335,258,000 sq km)
Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9%
Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh)
To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq miles,
multiply kilometers by: 0.386102
# 1 Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)
# 2 Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)
# 3 Indian (68,556,000 sq km)
# 4 Southern (20,327,000 sq km)
# 5 Arctic (14,056,000 sq km)
Friday, 18 January 2013
Countries w.r.t to Continents
Asia:
- Afghanistan - Kabul
- Armenia - Yerevan
- Azerbaijan - Baku
- Bahrain - Manama
- Bangladesh - Dhaka
- Bhutan - Thimphu
- Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
- Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Phnom Penh
- China, People's Republic of - Beijing
- China, Republic of (a.k.a. Taiwan) - Taipei
- East Timor (Timor Leste) - Dili
- India (Hindi: Bharat) - New Delhi
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Motorways and Expressway of Pakistan
Motorways | |||||||||||
Name & Sign | Course | Length | Lanes | Completion Year | Status | Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peshawar –Islamabad | 155 km | 6 | 2007 | Operational | |||||||
Islamabad – Lahore | 367 km | 6 | 1997 | Operational | |||||||
Pindi Bhattian (M-2) –Faisalabad | 54 km | 4 | 2003 | Operational | Connects M2 near Pindi Bhattian to Faisalabad | ||||||
Faisalabad – Multan | 233 km | 4 | 2014 | Under Construction | Under construction since 2009 | ||||||
Multan – Dera Ghazi Khan | 80 km | 4 | N/A | Planned |
Capital City of Countries
This is a list of national capitals in alphabetical order, including territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states, and entities whose sovereignty is disputed. Sovereign states are shown in bolded text.
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Capital City | Country | Notes |
---|---|---|
Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | |
Abuja | Nigeria | |
Accra | Ghana | |
Adamstown | Pitcairn Islands | British Overseas Territory |
Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | |
Algiers | Algeria | |
Alofi | Niue | Self-governing in free association with New Zealand. |
Amman | Jordan |
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