Author: Dr. Hassan Isfahani

اگر آپ غیر یورپی یونین کے ملک کے شہری ہیں اور ایسٹونیا میں مختصر وقت (سال تک) کام کرنا چاہتے ہیں تو آپ کو ڈی ویزا کے لیے درخواست دینی چاہیے۔ ڈی ویزا کے لیے درخواست دینے سے پہلے، آپ کے آجر کو آپ کی قلیل مدتی ملازمت کو اسٹونین پولیس اور بارڈر گارڈ بورڈ میں رجسٹر کرنا چاہیے۔

پاکستانیوں کے لیے ایسٹونیا کے ورک ویزا کے لیے بغیر کسی پریشانی اور آسان طریقے سے آن لائن درخواست دینے کے لیے تمام معلومات یہاں موجود ہیں۔

اگر آپ غیر یورپی یونین کے ملک کے شہری ہیں اور ایسٹونیا میں زیادہ وقت (ایک سال سے زیادہ) کام کرنا چاہتے ہیں تو آپ کو رہائشی اجازت نامہ کے لیے درخواست دینے کی ضرورت ہے۔ سب سے پہلے، آپ کو عارضی رہائشی اجازت نامہ (اپنے پہلے اجازت نامہ کے ساتھ 5 سال تک کے کام کے لیے) کے لیے درخواست دینا ہوگی۔ عارضی رہائشی اجازت نامہ پر ایسٹونیا میں 5 سال رہنے کے بعد، آپ طویل مدتی رہائشی اجازت نامہ کے لیے درخواست دے سکتے ہیں۔

اگر آپ مستقل طور پر ایسٹونیا میں آباد ہونا چاہتے ہیں، تو آپ مستقل طور پر آباد ہونے کے لیے عارضی رہائشی اجازت نامے کے لیے بھی درخواست دے سکتے ہیں تاکہ آباد ہونے اور طویل مدتی رہائشی اجازت نامے کے لیے مطلوبہ معیار کو پورا کرنا آسان ہو۔

ایسٹونیا ایک ابھرتا ہوا اور ترقی کرتا ہوا یورپی ملک ہے جو یورپی موجودگی قائم کرنے کے خواہاں کمپنیوں کے لیے ایک بہترین جگہ ہے۔ سادہ ویزا کی ضروریات اور خاندانوں کو لانے کے اختیار کی بدولت، بہت سے افراد ملک میں ملازمت کے امکانات کی طرف راغب ہوتے ہیں۔ اگر آپ کی کمپنی توسیع کے خواہاں ہے، تاہم، آپ کو یہ جاننے کی ضرورت ہوگی کہ ایسٹونیا میں کام کا ویزا کیسے حاصل کیا جائے تاکہ تعمیل برقرار رہ سکے، جرمانے سے بچ سکیں اور عالمی افرادی قوت کی صلاحیتوں کو بروئے کار لا سکیں۔

Application Process

ایسٹونیا میں طویل قیام کا کام کا ویزا حاصل کرنے کے لیے آپ کو کئی دستاویزات جمع کرانے کی ضرورت ہوگی، بشمول:

• پچھلے 10 سالوں میں جاری کردہ سفری دستاویز جو ویزا کی میعاد ختم ہونے کے بعد کم از کم تین ماہ کے لیے درست ہے اور ویزے کے لیے دو خالی صفحات ہیں
• ایک مکمل اور دستخط شدہ درخواست فارم
• ایک تصویر
• قیام کی مدت کے لیے کم از کم EUR 30,000 کوریج کے ساتھ انشورنس پالیسی
• سفر کے مقصد کو ظاہر کرنے والے دستاویزات، جیسے میزبان کی طرف سے ایک خط، کام کے دستاویزات، مطالعہ کے دستاویزات، خاندانی تعلقات کا ثبوت، اور رہائش کا ثبوت
• بایومیٹریکل ڈیٹا، بشمول 10 فنگر پرنٹس
• ویزا فیس کی ادائیگی 100 یورو

غیر EU ممالک کے شہری جو ایسٹونیا میں چھ ماہ سے زیادہ کام کرنا چاہتے ہیں انہیں رہائشی اجازت نامہ کے ساتھ ساتھ طویل قیام کے ویزے کے لیے بھی درخواست دینی چاہیے۔ سب سے پہلے، آپ کے ملازمین دو سال تک کے لیے عارضی رہائشی اجازت نامہ حاصل کر سکتے ہیں۔ عارضی رہائشی اجازت نامہ کے ساتھ ایسٹونیا میں پانچ سال رہنے کے بعد، وہ طویل مدتی رہائشی اجازت نامہ کے لیے درخواست دے سکتے ہیں جو کہ اسٹونین ورک پرمٹ کی طرح کام کرتا ہے۔

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Illegal Firearms in Pakistan is a big big issue and government is now taking action to control it in a grand way. We shall not let anyone dare pose a threat to our citizens’ lives and property. Police need to execute further search operations against land mafia & illegal firearms in Pakistan today and arrest culprits alongside recovery of heavy firearms cache. Very bad impression of police created by posting pics of accused. Many of them may be innocent but police has taken the law in its hands and shown that lawlessness prevails everywhere. They are also humans and don’t torture in such like way to lay on cool earth. I hope you take action against criminals and land grabbers in all areas under your jurisdiction including Attock and Tehsil Hazro areas too.

Please also include a good, without fear and favor prosecution team so that these culprits spend a decent jail time. Respected police officers. Please also pay heed to drug sellers and users specially in the city areas of Eid ghah ratta, and a lot of big road sides and adjacent localities, and some educational institutions too. Masha Allah this could be replicated in other cities of Punjab. These culprits are really responsible for the high ratio of cases in courts. Appreciated, but I don’t think these guys will be in prison. Because the law/judiciary system supports these guys in terms of bail. Why not arrest the owners of housing societies specially blue world housing society?

Operation against Qabza Mafia is like holy war for Pakistan economic growth. Unfortunately Qabza mafia have deep connections within mainstream political parties and even within institutions. May Allah protect you from evil eyes. I’m really worried about your security. One of my fellow in inland revenue told me that it land is digitized in Pakistan . Pakistan debt will be cleared. Great work, strong cases with evidence against the culprits will be helpful in prosecution. Why changed inspector syed Naseer Ahmed shah. He controlled crime in police station but under politically pressure changed him from here. Who give you permission to humiliates, innocent rather it is proved in court.

Your action speaks louder than words, rarely an officer like you can find in this system. Keep up the good work sir. It’s horrible how many weapons are there, unless institution starts to be institution, person specific tasks won’t be sufficient. Looks like majority of them aren’t able to afford a bread for tonight. How come they can be land mafia? And their handlers the owners of blue world city. Punishment before conviction? Oh, I’m sorry this is Pakistan’s justice system. Keep it up but be aware of these culprits. They must be front men of some influential.

With due respect, This isn’t the way you dealing with them as per law & humanity recognized the principles. Go for those who are the bosses behind every this menace. These all step will increase the rate of bribe by or lower ranks. You can note it and check after 1 week. Please note their names check it. And these weapons being supplied in the kashmir valley with the intention of causing severe damage to the lives of common kashmiri people. Who is behind all these poor people serious question is that let them lay down in front of public then crime should be controlled. I would like to see you please as Overseas Pakistani i have suffered a lot. I need some help against land mafia who has looted my property. And on your order they were handcuffed brought to station to force them on facedown on earth ? Under what Law, rules & regulation they culprit would be forced to lay on Face down ?? Mr. so called police officer you make to reply to answer me this question once you see it.

The Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme at Oxford is funding THREE visiting fellowships for academics and/or senior professionals based in Pakistan (the prestigious Rangoonwala Fellowship). Successful applicants will spend two months at Oxford from April to June 2023.

Applications are due 05 January 2023. For more information, please visit: https://southasia.ox.ac.uk/academic-visitors#tab-1083636.

For queries, please contact us at south.asia@area.ox.ac.uk. Please retweet and share widely.

Each Fellow will be required to produce the following outputs during their time at the University:

One written piece, which could include an advanced draft of an academic journal article, book chapter, or extended policy report or similar article that advances the intellectual discourse around Pakistan. One public engagement, which could include a public lecture held under Chatham House rules, or student seminar, to contribute to the public discourse around Pakistan. It is envisaged that the Fellowship activities, outputs and success metrics will be designed to the specific needs and expertise of each unique applicant.

If you would like to apply for one of the Rangoonwala Visiting Fellowships for 2022-23 please complete the application form electronically and email it, along with a current copy of your Curriculum Vitae (no more than two pages) and two academic/professional references, to the CSASP Administrator at south.asia@area.ox.ac.uk by Thursday 5 January 2023.

The three fellowships sponsored by the ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation are known as the Rangoonwala Visiting Fellowships and the holders of the fellowships are known as the Rangoonwala Visiting Fellows. The duration of the Fellowships is one term (or up to two calendar months) and all three fellows are expected to be in residence during Trinity term of 2023 (Sunday 23 April to Saturday 17 June 2023).

Successful applicants will:

be ordinarily resident in Pakistan*
if from academia, hold a PhD
if from a professional background, be senior people of public profile
* NB as many of Pakistan’s provinces as possible will be represented in the selection of each year’s cohort of Fellows, provided that applications from suitably qualified applicants are received.

Themes:

During their time at CSASP, Fellows will undertake a self-designed study project and will be asked to focus their research on one of the following themes:

Pakistan in a globalising world
Human development and well-being in Pakistan
Sustainable economic growth and environmental change in Pakistan
Democracy, identity and nation building in Pakistan
Outputs:

Each Fellow will be required to produce the following outputs during their time at the University:

One written piece, which could include an advanced draft of an academic journal article, book chapter, or extended policy report or similar article that advances the intellectual discourse around Pakistan.
One public engagement, which could include a public lecture held under Chatham House rules, or student seminar, to contribute to the public discourse around Pakistan.
It is envisaged that the Fellowship activities, outputs and success metrics will be designed to the specific needs and expertise of each unique applicant.

There are many top export cities in Pakistan. In 2021, Lahore based companies exported $4.7 billion, Faisalabad $3.2 billion and Sialkot $2.2 billion. Lahore has a population of 10 million, FSD 4 million and Sialkot 720,000. Great entrepreneurship happen in those cities.

Without prejudice 2nd and 3rd tier cities in all provinces should be facilitated to improve per capita output. Since 1st tier cities have been destroyed (in recent rains besides other reasons) its easier to develop 2nd & 3rd tier cities quickly for economic revival & to reduce internal migration towards 1st tier cities as without infrastructure they can’t handle it. Seems like they are doing a wonderful job. Sialkot has 5,777 registered businesses that contributed to export. Lahore has 2,262 and Faisalabad 956 companies. Seems smaller businesses in Sialkot are contributing well to the economy.

It’s actually quite right to assume above. In Sialkot lot of people are engaged with medical surgical instrument and They are exporting it to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and various other countries in central Asia. In this belt, they are gaining market quite rapidly. They are generating handsome revenue in US dollars which is badly needed by Pakistan especially these days. Where in Sialkot are these factories located? Also, can you pls let me know the names of any surgical goods companies? TDAP can give more information in this regard.

Sialkot deals in sports, surgical, leather garments, hosiery, musical instruments, saddlery and sports shoes etc. Why don’t we explore the markets towards the north west. I mean Afghanistan, Russia, Central Asian Republics? Africa would be a better choice, large population with growing needs. I being with Sialkot industry for more than 25 years knows that all of this has happened with little support from govt. You can get a lot more from Sialkot with little help. This is truly remarkable of Sialkot. Should mention karachi as well, also the figure suggests we should be encouraging industries other then textile.

Karachi contributes around 50% towards export. What is the share of Karachi, Hyderabad, Gadoon Amazai, Rashakai in the export of manufacturing sector? Does it include the exports of IT hard and soft exports too? It’s nice but the comparison is not population vs export. Sialkot and Fsd have a history of industrial zones and best sports and textiles in the world. Lahore has a few like Sundar, and populated with official people. Reason is Sialkot export are mostly value added goods, Lahore too. Unemployment is less than 2% here almost 6000 registered exporters, 4000 production units, highest per Capita income in Pakistan, it was the only city in entire world worked in peak covid. Privately owned int’l Airport, still they’re losing 20 million due to govt policies.

Let’s not get into Karachi Lahore like debate for export. Interloop has 2 units in Lahore with export counted in FSD. Where r exports of Lahore FSD road e.g. NML counted. It’s not about population alone to an indicator of export. It’s the kind of industry, govt facilities, and skilled labor availability. Most of Sialkot’s industry is export oriented, govt facilities r available and no doubt we have a very good skilled labor force there. Sialkot and Gujranwala are the richest tehsils in Pakistan, was shocked to know this, when saw it first time on Discovery. Probably because every house is a mini factory.

Since 2005, SMEDA documents labeled Sialkot, Gujranwala and Gujrat as golden triangle. And they are preparing a policy for this triangle for last 15 years. They just need access to finance. And world class Technical University. And zero intervention from govt agencies. Nederland’s with the population of 17.5 million exported agricultural goods worth more than $100 billion in 2021. Nederland’s agricultural land is over 2 million hectares and Pakistan’s agricultural land is over 22 million hectares. You should also check the amount of imports of the companies of Lahore, which they value added and then exported. Sialkot on the other hand has no imports and all the exports are made from scratch using materials sourced indigenously.

Sialkot has a great potential to generate even more revenue. However, no national government try/tried to put some effort into this one of the export hubs of Pakistan. I hope one day it would get better. Why do you see it in terms of exports only? Lahore is a huge market for Faisalabad and Sialkot made products. You need to check the sector wise exports from each city. Exports from Sialkot is from many sectors. Comparing with population is not the right criteria. The cities you’re referring to are industrial cities and population growth in that cities happened because of industry. This isn’t a case for Lahore.

Sialkot’s big issue is raw material which we import. If we have edge the facility of of local material for sports and surgical industry, definitely we can compete the world and on the other hand we can reduce our import bills too. Lahore is a consumption city. It feeds on the spoils of war and the toil of others. It’s been this way since the city was founded. More population also means more resources required so priorities are different for both. Being a member of Surgical industry I would suggest the concern authorities to build a steel mill around Sialkot, Wazirabad and Gujranwala to fulfill the need of export oriented industries.

Covid’s effects are long lasting like any other pandemic. Post covid fatigue is real. What are some ways you got back to 100%? Though the experiences of post covid effects vary from person to person depending on various factors, fatigue is one common thing.

In one study 30% of Covid patients had symptoms like fatigue that lasted 6 months. You’ll just have to be patient. Have a daily routine. No compromise on sleep. Clean food. Up the nutrition: Nuts & antioxidants heavy fruits/food. 30 min in sun daily is also good. Will nuts gonna help along with cough? I think so. I don’t think there’s a direct correlation but they’re great for healing. Vitamins + Minerals.

Lots of rest. It’s very frustrating. Also weird desire for red meat. Rest, rest and more rest plus a few filets mignons worked well for me. Yakhni really helped me. Other than that taking it slow at work and less exertion for at least 2 weeks post recovery. yes that really works. God help us all. Mine still continues, even after a month. The only way is through diet, healthy, immunity boosting diet with infusion of herbs and spices. It’s a nasty, vile disease.

I’ve got answers! First acknowledge that it really does take 3-4 weeks, so rest, rest and rest some more. Get A LOT of sleep. Supplements: one with all the vitamin Bs, Zinc, a lot of vitamin D and also E, and one with copper-gold-silver! It’s weird but I was born anew after that. If you have a lingering cough, there are some breathing techniques to help it subside. I found a very good guide on the NHS site precisely for lingering covid cough.

I couldn’t do a shoulder stand for months so just be easy on yourself but do not give up on exercise, walk and healthy eating! Eat in small portions throughout the day. Recovery stage at times requires inhalers & steroids – mild dose. Check with doctor. Yakhni + grapefruit juice vitamin D3 & B12 + sunshine. Your body has just fought off an invasion of a very hostile infection. We need to learn to listen to the signals our body sends us.

It still lingers on. I haven’t got my sense of taste back either. It feels as if I have scalded my tongue by hot tea and am eating after that. You can’t get back to 100%. Take immunity boosters it will help you but your body won’t function like before covid. Also start with some breathing exercises to relax the body. I agree it will take time so plenty of green veggies, salad and make sure you walk. Walking. Hydration, like hardcore hydration. Orange juice. Frequent screen breaks.

Include yakhni, dates, injeer and fresh fruits in your daily meals. Consult a good homeopathic practitioner. It really works. Multivitamins. Specifically vitamin D supplements. You will regain strength, it will take time, depends on ur diet. No junk food, snacks. Full cream milk, dry fruits, boiled eggs, dates, mutton, desi chicken, seasonal fruits. Continue to take surbex z, cac 1000+ etc. as doc prescribes. Morning walks in fresh air but increase slowly, don’t push urself, no serious physical exertion. Don’t worry if u begin to gain weight, ur body will give u the signal when fully rejuvenated.

This is a very popular financial instrument built to leverage willingness of people to take a ‘chance’. It’s probabilities at play. Through prize bonds, the gov. raises debt & instead of paying interest to everyone, it pays a jackpot to a few.

There is a 0.0002% chance to win the first prize in a year, and that is still better than the probability of dying in a plane crash (c. 0.0001%), so those who are afraid of flying, there are higher chances of you winning the jackpot, than dying in a plane crash. Imagine that.

Now lets look at the PKR 750 prize bond. The first prize is PKR 1.5 million, the second prize is PKR 500k (there can be 3 winners for the second prize), and the third prize is PKR 9,300 (there can be 1,696 winners for the third prize.

The government gives out the following ‘winnings’ at every prize bond draw of PKR 750 bond.

First Prize: PKR 1.5m * 1 = PKR 1.5m
Second Prize: PKR 500k * 3 = PKR 1.5m
Third Prize: PKR 9,300 * 1,696 = PKR 15.772m

Total winnings distributed by the government: PKR 18,772,800

There are four draws in a year, so total ‘winnings’ distributed by the government in on full year is: PKR 18.77m * 4 = PKR 75.09m

So we now know that every year, Government pays out PKR 75.09m on a single series of a PKR 750 prize bond.

Now how many prize bonds of PKR 750 are in issuance? One ‘series’ has 999,999 bonds — which means that 999,999 bonds with value of PKR 750 each were sold by the government to raise PKR 749.99m (PKR 750 * 999,999).

So the amount raised by Government is PKR 749,999,250.

The winnings distributed is PKR 75,091,200. So the ‘cost of debt’ for the government is around 10.01% in the case of prize bonds.

The current rate on Behbood Savings Certificates is around the same. In-effect, the cost of prize bonds is largely with long term GoP debt.

As an investor, you can either invest in long term GoP bonds and get a sure shot return per annum, or you can try your luck and get a prize bond, with a probability of 0.68% of winning anything (even the smallest prize) in one year.

There may be years when you don’t win anything, and then there might be a fluke year where you win the jackpot!

Bonus: You can also teach kids how money laundering works.

P.S. Some numbers may be slightly off, but song remains the same.

Thousands of international students who are locked out of China are growing increasingly frustrated with the uncertainty hanging over their futures. This is happening with the thousands of international students locked out of China since March 2020. Many have lost their PhD degrees because they weren’t able to meet the requirements of their labs. More than 11,000 students are desperate.

Politicians played us, anchors after alot of requests gave us 5 Mins of their shows, Pak Embassy China, FO & ministers says their hands r tired. FM is too busy, Education minister says its not in our hands & the rest won’t listen to us. My Name is Dr.Muhammad Anas Bin Ikhlaque and I will not support Skipper, Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi until he resolves the issue of 7000 Pakistani students studying in China.

We are vaccinated and we ready to do what the Chinese government ask but they don’t feel interested in students sadly. I wish if leader like Quaid-e-Azam be here , the issue of international students who can’t go back to China from January 2020 would be solve earlier. This government must listen to students who are studying in but stranded in Pakistan. We are making you requests since long time but not recieved any positive response from your side. What we should expect from you now if you even not bother to listen us?

International students studying at Chinese universities have lost 2 years. We’ve been banned since Mar, 2020. SJTU University Official Notice. You guys can send it to your respected university office to confirmation and ask them about return policy. Students are receiving messages from their Chinese universities about need of epidemic prevention and control. They are asking the students to not to enter the country without permission from the school and to obey the school regulations.

To the tens of 1000s of international students who left China in 2019 for Winter Solstice / Christmas holidays or for Lunar New Year 2020 and still cannot return due to Chinese Covid19 travel bans, I send you best wishes and good hope but also say do not give up on a PlanB in a more open nation. I hope that Chinese government would also listen to these pleas and do something about it.