Global Outsourcing Cost Models Clients and Outsourcing companies may use several engagement models both for delivery of the outsourced work and thereby arrive at the costing for the model. Choosing of the model depends on several factors both from the client perspective, the nature of work/project involved, risks to be shared and as well the […]
President Zardari calls for $100bn grant from world community
President Asif Ali Zardari has called for international community to give $100 billion in grant for Pakistan’s stability and survival. He cited the threat posed by militants along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the possible economic meltdown, asking world community to provide $100 billions in grant for Pakistan. “I need your help, if we fall, if […]
National Convention: Make Or Break For PDP Of Nigeria
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its national convention to elect national officers, but old rifts seem set to make today’s gathering the most controversial ever for the party that prides itself on being Africa’s biggest. The convention was initially scheduled for December 8, 2007, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) threw spanners in […]
Prince Harry Has Been Fighting In Afghanistan For Last 10 Weeks
Prince Harry who is 23 years old has already spent 10 weeks fighting in the Helmand Province. Currently, he is the third in line to the throne of Britain. He had joked about the nickname given to him which was “the bullet magnet.” The nickname was for good reason as there have been concerns that […]
Signals From Tehran
The title of the two-page Iranian document is "Gentlemen’s Agreement." In convoluted English, it lists 11 points of understanding supposedly reached in September between Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani and his European counterpart, Javier Solana, on a temporary, partial, not-quite suspension of uranium enrichment. What’s interesting isn’t the purported agreement — Solana’s spokeswoman, Cristina Gallach, insists […]