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Congratulations to Professor Dr Mohammed Masoom Yasinzai

I would like to present my heartiest congratulations to Professor Dr Muhammad Masoom Yasinzai who according to Februray 05 media reports has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University by President Asif Ali Zardari. Professor Yasinzai is currently the Vice Chancellor of the University of Balochistan and has to his credit more than 100 research publications in national and international journals. He has also served as Dean Research and Director Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Balochistan. Continue reading ‘Congratulations to Professor Dr Mohammed Masoom Yasinzai’

The missing Afghans: victims of an unfinished war!

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Afghanistan is one of those unfortunate countries where war-like situation still prevails, where a previous super invader has been replaced by a new super one. Thirty years on, there is no end to the bloodletting. Over the last three decades millions of Afghans have been displaced both externally and internally. What is peculiar and painful about the Afghan Diaspora is that there is a very large number of Afghans who are known to be missing. Continue reading ‘The missing Afghans: victims of an unfinished war!’

Mohammed Iqbal Panezai (late)

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Obituary: Mohammed Iqbal Panezai

Sadly Mohammed Iqbal Panezai is no longer with us today. He died on December 26 2007 at a very young age of 34 as result of a fatal heart attack, apparently caused by blood clotting from which he was suffering lately. Last time I spoke with him, over the phone, was in November 2007; he sounded fine. Continue reading ‘Mohammed Iqbal Panezai (late)’