Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan, it has population of 1.74 million in 2009 and is the tenth largest city of Pakistan. Islamabad is located in the north of the country, in the Pothohar Plateau. During 1960s, for the replacement of capital city from Karachi, the great city of Pakistan, Islamabad was built. For the development and improvement of the new capital city of Pakistan huge budget was spent during last few decades.

The Islamabad city is planned, well organized and divided into different sectors and zones, different survey showed that capital city of Pakistan is one of the greenest and cleanest city in Pakistan.

Education

The literacy rate of this city is highest because top ranked universities are located there, like Quaid-e-Azam University, Allam Iqbal University, COMSATS, Shifa College of Medicine, Hamdard University, National Defence University, International Islamic University, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Muhammad Ali Jinnah University and National University of Sciences and Technology.

Civic Administration

The capital city of Pakistan Islamabad is divided into eight zones, Administrative Zone, Educational Sector, Commercial District, Industrial Sector, Diplomatic Enclave, Rural Areas and Residential Areas. City has five zones; Zone I, Zone II, Zone III, Zone IV, and Zone V. From all five zones Zone IV is the largest in area.

Residential sector in the city are identified by an alphabet and a number, each sector covers an area of approximately 2km x 2km. The names of sectors are from alphabet A to I and each sector divided into sub-sectors, named numerically.

Architecture

Islamabad's architecture moves on a tightrope between modernity, old Islamic and regional traditions. Faisal Mosque, Saudi-Pak Tower, Pakistan Monument are the good examples of the modern and Islamic architecture with traditional styles.

Economy

Islamabad has Pakistan’s third largest stock exchange, and is contributing 1% to the country’s GDP. During last few decades there has been seen a vital growth in the sector of information and communication technology with the addition of two software technology parks. These technology parks are located in Awami Markaz and Evacuee Trust Complex.

Most of Pakistan’s state-owned companies like PTV, PTCL, PIA, OGDCL, Zarai Taraqiati Bank etc. are based in Islamabad. There are also headquarters of major private organizations and telecommunication operators like Mobilink, PTCL, Telenor, China Mobile, Ufone.

Culture

The evergreen city of Pakistan Islamabad is the home to many migrants from other regions of Pakistan and has a surprising religious and cultural diversity. Saidpur Village in Islamabad is the oldest village of Islamabad and most of the visitors like to see its beauty. The Folk Heritage Museum is located near Shakarparian hills, and has a large display of jewellery, embroidered costumers, woodwork, black printing, bone work, and ivory.

Health Care

There are list of private and public medical institute working in the city like Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Shifa International Hospital, NASCOM Hospital, Federal Government Services Hospital and PAEC General Hospital.

Do you want to know what Cisco certification is all about? Are you interested in online Cisco certification? Remember, you are not alone there are thousands of individuals in search of accredited online institute offering Cisco certification courses. Learning with the help of computer and internet is one of the most important things that you will ever have to do. 

Today, you can learn various things with an online computer education, there are hundreds of online certification schools on the internet. Today, online computer education is on the rise, thousands of people from all over the world are getting online certifications and online degrees. Only in Pakistan thousands of information technology (IT) professionals are engaged in getting online Cisco certification.

During last couple of decades computers have brought up a revolutionary change in information technology. Computers are being used widely in different business, education, and health sectors such as banks, security units, airlines, departmental stores, factories, and more importantly telecom sector. Computers are also playing vital role in our routine life, and their wide application has made the computer education a must. 

Nowadays, Cisco certification is one of the hottest certification in Pakistan. As networks continue to drive economic growth, the need for networking talent, collaboration, and human interaction grows very fast.  The Cisco certification and training program provides engineers and network designers with a solid foundation on which they will change how people communicate and collaborate in the future. Networking offers people a broad opportunity for career advancement while learning about business, about the world, and about the different ways to improve human interaction. 

Networks provide support nearly every industry in Pakistan including, fashion, entertainment, health, communication, travel etc. and their presence is not likely to be diminished in the future. Most of the Information Technology (IT) professionals in Pakistan are thinking about Cisco certification so, if you have planned Cisco certification, you will not regret for the revenue you will get after being certified.

A Cisco certification will not only enhance your productivity and skills adequately, but you will find yourself receiving far higher earnings and help your career advance like never before. It is a proven fact that Cisco Certified Professionals are earning much higher than his non-Cisco Certified colleagues. 

In the modern era, every IT professional has to face competition not only in colleges but also in the professional world. Cisco Certification Course has opened a lot of opportunities for IT professionals through which they can, not only improve their skills but also prove their worth in an organization. By getting Cisco certification you can become confident about your profession and these courses open the door of new opportunities for you. Professionals always recommend managers to enhance their education in their fields because that education automatically increases the value of the person in the organization where he is working.

Online degree program specifically designed for individuals who cannot quit their jobs for higher studies. On the internet, there are many universities and colleges who have designed different advanced online degree programs for online education seekers. These online courses provide great solution to those students who are doing work and don’t want to quit their job while proceeding further education. Online education saves money, time and offers opportunity to those who may have never had it in the past. You must consider following points before choosing your online degree program and institute.

1.  Choosing the Best Accredited Online Institute

Degree obtained from accredited universities and colleges can provide you recognition no matter you earn it from traditional education system or online education system. On the internet there are many online colleges and universities offering advanced degrees online program but all are not recognized or accredited so you have to choose only accredited online college that is offering degree you actually want.

2.  Evaluate Benefits Offered by College or University

Compare package of different institutes in respect of dues and services. It is not necessary that all institutes provide services you actually want such as counseling, reading material, online access to teachers and fellow members etc. Choose institute that has good reputation in respect of services.

3.  Get Inform Your Employer In Advance about Your Online Degree Program

If you are already working in any organization, let them inform about your prospective institute and degree program you planned to enroll. Employer may reimburse all the expenses you incurred for getting online master degree and some time they may also offer you better position soon after you complete online master degree.

4.  Credit Transfers and Learning Facilities

Make sure that your selected online institute allows you to transfer your credits from courses you took in previous college, whether traditional or online. It will facilitate you and save your time and money by not repeating courses you learnt before. Evaluate the learning facilities offered by different institutes such as online lectures, access to virtual libraries, online access to different online books and study material.

Once you completely evaluate different facilities and future prospects of your online degree. You will be in a better position to choose online degree course and institute. All those students who never have any experience of online education often surprised by the amount of discipline necessary to stay on task and complete the online assignment. Your motivation level and time management skills can play vital role in your success.

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eCBR is a comprehensive self-service web portal, developed and managed by Pakistan Revenue Automation Pvt Ltd (PRAL) to provide round the clock (24/7) e-Filing services to the valued taxpayers in Pakistan. During last few decades different categories of taxpayer were facing many difficulties in submitting their tax returns. Now the taxpayers can e-file their Tax Returns and Statements to the Income Tax and Sales Tax departments remotely through internet, and save their precious time for running their businesses in this competitive world. Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners can also avail e-filing facility on behalf of their clients. 

Today, you don't need to wait at bank counters for submitting tax fomrs and statements, use e-Payment service of eCBR and prepare your tax payments online; then visit the bank to pay or advise the bank to debit directly from your bank account electronically. In near future approved refunds would also be directly credited to the bank accounts electronically.

There is also an e-Notification service of e-CBR that keeps the taxpayers updated through SMS and e-Mail messages regarding declaration acceptance and payments made. For further convenience of the taxpayers, alerts are also initiated by the system to remind about the forthcoming tax events.

If you want to avail new and advance services of CBR, just get enrolled with e-CBR (e-Enrollment Service) and start availing the e-Services by visiting e.cbr.gov.pk or enjoy a Live Demo.

How e-Filling works

Using e-services at eCBR is extremely simple; you just require to have a User-Id and Password through e-enrollment which is an online-registration process. Enrollment is available for following types of users:

• Corporate Taxpayers
• Salaried / Business Individuals & AOPs
• E-Intermediaries (CA, ITP, etc.)
• Govt. Departments (Non taxpayer entities)

Services offered by CBR

• e-Filing of Income Tax Returns
• e-Filing of Income Tax/Withholding Statements
• e-Filing of Sales Tax Returns
• e-Filing of Invoice Summary Statements
• e-Payments
• e-Notifications & Alerts
• Online submission of NTN application
• Online submission of STRN application

Why use e-filling?

• e-Filing is mandatory for companies
• Hassle free Submission
• Easy revision
• Auto Tax calculation
• Online Status Tracking
• Easy Tax payments
• Prompt Refunds
• Save time for your business instead of visiting the tax office
• No visits required for submission of Returns and obtaining Acknowledgment receipts

Security Features?

• Working on e-CBR has been secured through 128 bit encryption by using SSL based communication
• For further security, additional Users can be created for Preparation, Verification & Submission functions
• Upon special request fixed/static IP based access can also be arranged

Enrollment Requirements

Corporate Taxpayers

- NTN of Company

- Registration / Inc. No.

- NTN/CNIC of One Director

Individual / AOP Taxpayers

- NTN

- CNIC (CNIC of Partner in case of AOP)

With above information a Company, Individual / AOP would be able to obtain its User-Id/Password after completing the e-Enrollment process.

Government Departments & Non-Taxpayers

- A representative will complete the request for e-Enrollment as Withholding Agent (Non-Taxpayer Entity).

- Head of Accounts/Finance Department and Head of the Organization sign and stamp the e-Enrollment Form on official Letter Head and sends at following address fro issuance of User-ID and Password.

Address:

e-Enrollment Officer

PRAL (HQ), 5th Floor,

Evacue Trust Complex, F-5,

Aga Khan Road, Islamabad.

Help Line: 0800-00-227

Tel: 051-111-227-227

Helpline@cbr.gov.pk

Website: www.cbr.gov.pk

During last few decades Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has brought in an international reputation and recognition for its research, and is now a federally chartered degree granting institute (DAI) offering world class degree programs in economics, population sciences, econometrics and statistics, environmental economics, and MBA.

PIDE was established in 1957 and was granted the status of an independent research organization in 1964 by the Government of Pakistan. This institute is engaged in the process of theoretical and empirical research in economics and related Social sciences. In addition to furnishing a firm academic basis to economic policy-making, its research also provides a window through which the exterior world can view the nature and direction of social science research in Pakistan.

The department of Economics in Pakistan Institute of Development Economics consists of senior faculty members. Several members of the department are also providing assistance to various government agencies and other multi/bi-lateral organizations as advisors.

The role of quality education in producing a better world is increasing to the large extent. PIDE engage in grooming students to effectively deal with new global challenges. In current scenario, in Pakistan only a small percentage of the total population has get at to higher education, it is hoped that the MSc, MPhil and PhD program at PIDE would be a step forward in a vital field of knowledge and expertise.

MSc, MPhil and PhD program at PIDE is targeted imparting a full range of knowledge, awareness and expertise in economics. The degree programs in Economics have been a long-felt necessitate in Pakistan. In recent years, the number of qualified economists has diminished below the country’s requirements. Brain drain of economists to take up attractive jobs abroad has only provoked this professional vacuum in various government and non-government departments, teaching institutes, and research organizations. The degree programs in Economics at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) have been developed to meet some of these challenges by rendering the necessary facilities for training economists in Pakistan.

To attain the objectives and to furnish the educational needs of future leaders in Government, PIDE has designed a broad-based educational facility, and it has launched Master’s and MPhil programs. At PIDE the PhD Program in Economics is well-established and is being proposed since 1999, as of today, 13 students have been granted the PhD degree in Economics.

Scope of M.Phil / Ph.D. Degree

With broad knowledge in economics and specialized attainments in financial and analytical techniques, graduates of MPhil/PhD are well-prepared to adopt career in the public and/or private sector as economic analysts in businesses, consultancy firms, financial institutions, and applied research firms. They may also get jobs in international organizations, like the World Bank, IMF, International Labor Organization, etc., government ministries, and non-government organizations (NGOs), universities, and in other teaching and research organization.

Address:

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE),

Quaid-i-Azam University Campus,

P.O. Box. 1091,

Islamabad,

Pakistan.

Tel: +92 51 9248051

Fax: +92 51 9248065

Website:http://www.pide.org.pk/

Pakistan Air Force (Pak Fiza’ya) is the air arm of Pakistan Armed Forces, its primary role is aerial defence of Pakistan and its secondary role is to support to the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Navy. Apart from its major responsibilities, PAF provides strategic air transport and logistics capability to Pakistan.

Founder of the Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah gave the primary mission statement of the PAF during his address to the passing out cadets of the PAF Academy Risalpur on April 13, 1948, i.e. “A country without a strong air force is at the mercy of any aggressor, Pakistan must build up its own Air Force as quickly as possible, it must be an efficient Air Force, second to none. ”

History of Pakistan Air Force

On 14th August 1947, the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) was established with the independence of Pakistan from British India. Total strength of RPAF was 2,332 at that time, a fleet of 16 Hawker Typhoon fighters, 24 Tempest II fighter – bombers, 2 Auster aircraft, 2 H.P.57 halifax bombers, ten Havilland tiger moth biplanes, and 12 North American Harvard trainers. On 23 March 1956 prefix Royal was removed when Pakistan gained the status of Republic, since than we called it Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

During last few years Pakistan’s significance with reference to War on Terror increased to the large extent, the Western European countries and the United States lifted their defense related sanctions on Pakistan, this opportunity enable Pakistan to once again seek advanced Western military hardware.  Since the lifting of sanctions, Pakistan Air Force is active in evaluating potential military hardware, such as land based air-defense systems, radars, new fighter planes etc.

Multi-role Light Combat Aircraft JF-17

The advanced multi-role light combat aircraft JF-17 fighter aircraft was inducted in the Pakistan Air Force a few months ago, this fighter plan was jointly developed by Chengdu China and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. Now there is good news for the nation that the production facilities have been setup in Pakistan for the production of such an advanced aircraft. This cost-effective and advanced aircraft can easily meet the tactical and strategic needs of the Pakistan Air Force. The aircraft already manufactured are equipped with the Pakistani/Chinese avionics and missiles, while upcoming aircraft will be equipped with more advanced missiles and radars. The Pakistan Air Force also plans to induct some Chengdu FC-20 fighters and Chengdu J-10 by 2015.

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