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‘It was 1962 and I was 10 years old young at that time. The stories about the construction of an enchanted beautiful capital "Islamabad" were rumoring throughout the country for more than three years since Ayub Khan decided and initiated the shifting of capital in 1959. This shifting of capital from Karachi to Islamabad was really bothering us as my father was a federal employee and all federal offices were soon going to shift a thousand miles away from the Arabian coast to the foothills of Himalayas.’ Mrs. Shaista, our vice principal, told us the her journey of shifting the capital from Karachi to Islamabad in an informal session in school meeting in Islamabad. ‘Karachi was our hometown and my father didn't want to leave the place but he had not the option of leaving the government job too. At last, the day arrived when the federal government arranged for the first train to carry the federal employees and their families from Karachi to new fairyland like capital...

BGV (background verification) in Pakistan After mending its security issues and following the inauguration of CPEC, Pakistan is now the new destination of many national and international businesses. Any business focuses to gain higher profit and this milestone can be achieved by hiring dedicated and genuine employees. It is sad but the fact that few applicants provide erroneous, fake or flaunted information on their resumes in Pakistan. To pick up the genuine employees, many business owners look for BGV of employees. BGV is a background verification check of candidates applying for any job and it covers the identity check, degree verification, criminal record check, insurance frauds, and previous work records scrutiny. After hearing at fake degree scandals and also to avoid any employee with suspicious record many corporations and business owners in Pakistan are recognizing the importance of BGV. They isolate a small budget to pay background verification companies as the c...

‘While roaming at wrecked lobbies of Miri fortress, Quetta, someone barely ponder that if earlier rulers did not construct mammoth strong fortresses then any available footprints and reminiscence from history must also wiped out by unkind invaders or by natures’ gushes. When my uncle invited us at Quetta (the provincial capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan) in summer vacations then my both working parents hardly could grab 3 holidays attached with one public holiday. The only tourist places which hit my mind were “Ziyarat” and “Hanna Lake” to explore at the city at that time. I didn’t have an idea that “Miri fort” is going to be my best discovery at Quetta which still stands with all grandiloquence at city even after, when on one black day in 1935, the whole city vanished to rocks after an earthquake. miri fort, Quetta, Baluchistan  After landing on Quetta airport at 18 th June, 2019, the cooler breeze welcomed us which real cherished our moods at arriving ...

‘I out of blue stopped at purview of amaltas(golden shower) flowering trees spread at miles on Islamabad Highway raining and decorating the capital with its golden petals at blazing sun.  Amaltas(golden shower) tree stand elegant at Eid holidays in Islamabad I still remember the times when guests and tourists from other cities were towed to recreational places of Islamabad on foot. The host and guest families’ mamu, mami, chacha, chachi and bulk of cousins feast hiking among dense green, forests of Margalla hills to meet the fun at Shkarparian, Damn e koh, Faisal mosque, Japenese park and Zoo. The teenage guys despite of blood stories and death tolls didn’t hesitate to unveil and kiss the gory swamps of “Lotus Lake” among hush forest at heart of Islamabad. The residents of city were used to growing Hemp (bhang) and feeling drunk without wine . It was impossible to peep another side of Highway through walls of naturally grown row of trees. The naturally ...