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Moomal-Rano – Pakistani folklore
This
tragic story is from Sindh province. Moomal was a beautiful girl and to
make sure that she got married to the person who truly deserved her,
her folks built a Kak Mahal a sort of an illusionary palace. Many a men
tried to beat the illusions to reach Moomal but failed. Rano a minister
at Umer Kot was an intelligent man who with his intelligence and courage
crossed all the obstacles and broke the spell woven around the palace.
If Rano was bowled over by Moomal’s beauty, Moomal was impressed by his
intelligence and soon the two got married.
Rano
then returned to Umer Kot but kept shuffling between the two places.
Moomal desperately in love with her husband missed him very much. One
night she asked her sister Sumal to wear her husband’s clothes and lay
down beside her. When Rano saw the two, he thought that the person in
masculine attire was his wife’s paramour. Disgusted he left his riding
cane at the bedside and headed back to Umer Kot. Moomal realizing what a
big mistake she had made tried to clarify her position but Rano turned a
deaf ear at her pleas.
Finally
out of desperation, she set herself on fire, Rano on seeing this also
jumped into the flames and the two were burnt to ashes.
Lila-Chanesar – Pakistani folklore
Raja
Chanesar was the ruler of the Sindh from the Soomro dynasty. He was
happily married to Lila. At the same time, Rana Kanghar and his wife
Mirkhi ruled over Lakhpat in Kutchh. The couple had a beautiful but vain
daughter Kaunru. Kaunru was engaged to her cousin who often noticing
her proud attitude remarked that she behaved as if she was to be
Chanesar’s queen. Kaunru stung by this sarcasm told her parents that she
would only marry Chanesar or end her life. Alarmed her parents
approached Jakhiro, a minister in Chanesar’s court begging him to
convince the Raja to marry Kaunru. Chanesar was outraged when he heard
this and refused the proposal.
Kaunru
then disguised herself and sought employment in Queen Lila’s palace.
She was given the duty of preparing the bed for the couple at night.
Once while performing her duties, Kaunru started crying and on inquiry
told the queen that she (Kaunru) too was a princess who had every luxury
and that instead of lanterns and lamps, her room was lit by the
glittering diamonds of her “Naulakha Har”. Now diamonds and fine jewelry
were the queen’s weakness. When Queen Lila saw the necklace, she asked
Kaunru to quote the price. Kaunru in return asked for a night with the
king. The foolish queen agreed and asked her husband to sleep with
Kaunru. Chanesar furious at the suggestion refused to comply with the
queen’s wishes.
One
night when Chanesar came to bed stone drunk, Lila asked Kaunru to sleep
in her place. In the morning when Chanesar found Kaunru on his side, he
was shocked and felt insulted. Seething with anger he turned Lila out
of the castle and married Kaunru. Full of remorse, Lila went back to her
parent’s house.
Jakhiro
the minister was getting married to a girl from Lila’s family. When
Lila heard that Chanesar would be at the wedding, she covered her face
with a veil and danced and sang along with other girls. The king
impressed by the veiled figure’s performance asked her to reveal her
face. On seeing Lila’s face behind the veil, Chanesar fell on the floor
dead. Lila followed after a few seconds.
Sassi Pannu – Pakistani folklore
Sassi
Pannu; this folk tale is from the province of Sindh. Sassi was the
daughter of a washer man (some versions of the story say that she was
actually a princess who was abandoned by her family at birth as she was
prophesied to bring a bad name to the royal family). Sassi grew up to be
a girl of exceptional beauty and soon word spread around and Sassi
became famous for her beautiful looks. The word also reached Pannu the
son of Ali Hoti Khan, ruler of Mekran who became curious to see her. He
disguised as a merchant selling perfume and reached Sassi’s native town
Bhambore.
When
he finally saw her, he instantly fell head over heels in love with her;
for Sassi too it was love at first sight. As Sassi’s father wanted a
son in law from the same trade, now Pannu disguised as a washer man
asked for her hand in marriage. Sassi’ father asked him to wash some
clothes as a test. Obviously Pannu who knew nothing a bout washing
clothes damaged them but that crafty fellow hid gold coins in the
clothes so that the customers won’t complain. Sassi’s father agreed to
the match and marriage preparations began.
Pannu’s
family was not happy with the match and decided to trick Pannu in
coming back. Pannu’s brothers reached in time for the wedding and during
celebrations got him drunk. Later they carried him away to Mekran as
the night fell.
In
the morning, Sassi realized that she had been tricked, ran barefoot
after her husband. The poor soul died while trying to cross a desert and
was buried by a shepherd. In the meanwhile Pannu regained his senses
and ran back to his wife; while crossing the desert, he met a shepherd
sitting by a freshly dug grave. On being told that it was his beloved
Sassi’s grave, the grief struck Pannu died there and then to join his
soul mate in heaven.
Top 20 Engineering Colleges in Pakistan
Engineering
is one field where the professionals are constantly discovering ways to
improve the standard of living by creating bold and innovative
solutions that connect science with life. In Pakistan there are several
engineering universities in various parts of the country providing high
standard and up to date education to the students. PEC – Pakistan
Engineering Council regulates the educational courses of these
universities and is constantly striving to promote and improve the
quality of education in the area of engineering and technology.
Some
of these institutions are recognized throughout the world and they also
attract foreign students. Given below is the list of the top
engineering universities of Pakistan. Please note that it is not in any
kind of order.
1. PIEAS-Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (Islamabad)
2. NUST-National University of Science & Technology (Islamabad)
3. GIKI-Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering and Sciences (Topi)
4. NED-Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw,University of Engineering & Technology (Karachi)
5. UET-University of Engineering & Technology (Lahore)
6. SZABIST-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (Karachi)
7. Quaid-e-Awan University of Engineering Science & Technology(Nawabshah)
8. Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
9. Center for Advance Studies in Engineering & technology (Islamabad & Quetta)
10. National University of Science (Islamabad)
11. University of Engineering & Technology (Peshawar)
12. National University of Science & Technology (Rawalpindi)
13. Mehran University Engineering & Technology(Jamshoro)
14. University of Engineering & Technology (Taxila)
15. National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Islamabad)
16. COMSATS Institute of Engineering & technology (Islamabad,Abbottabad)
17. NWFP University of Engineering & Technology (Peshawar)
18. Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology(Khuzdar)
19. Kohat University of Engineering & Technology (Kohat)
20. Pakistan Navy Engineering College (Karachi)
2. NUST-National University of Science & Technology (Islamabad)
3. GIKI-Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering and Sciences (Topi)
4. NED-Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw,University of Engineering & Technology (Karachi)
5. UET-University of Engineering & Technology (Lahore)
6. SZABIST-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (Karachi)
7. Quaid-e-Awan University of Engineering Science & Technology(Nawabshah)
8. Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
9. Center for Advance Studies in Engineering & technology (Islamabad & Quetta)
10. National University of Science (Islamabad)
11. University of Engineering & Technology (Peshawar)
12. National University of Science & Technology (Rawalpindi)
13. Mehran University Engineering & Technology(Jamshoro)
14. University of Engineering & Technology (Taxila)
15. National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Islamabad)
16. COMSATS Institute of Engineering & technology (Islamabad,Abbottabad)
17. NWFP University of Engineering & Technology (Peshawar)
18. Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology(Khuzdar)
19. Kohat University of Engineering & Technology (Kohat)
20. Pakistan Navy Engineering College (Karachi)
Top 20 Computer Colleges of Pakistan
Computer
is no doubt the greatest and the most revolutionary invention of all
times, changing the face of society all over the world. Today, it is
nearly impossible to compete in any field of work without computer
know-how. It is the era of globalization where the whole world is in
direct contact with every one around the world through computers. It is
the time of information and technology and computer education is the key
to advancement in the economic development of every country.
Pakistan
is one of the top countries producing excellent software consultants
and engineers. There are quite a number of computer colleges throughout
the country in both public and private sector. Some of them are among
the finest universities of the world in computer education.
Given below is the list of top 20 computer Colleges of Pakistan. This list is not in the ranking order.
1. GIKI-Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering and Sciences (Topi, Islamabad)
2. NUST-National University of Science & Technology (Islamabad)
3. Air University (Islamabad)
4. UET-Department of Computer Sciences (Lahore)
5. FAST-Institute of Computer Sciences
6. COMSATS-Institute of Information technology (Islamabad)
7. National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Islamabad)
8. LUMS-Lahore University of Management & Sciences
9. Fauji Foundation Institute of Management & Computer Sciences(Islamabad)
10. IBM-College of Computer science & Information system (Karachi)
11. Aptech Computer Education (Lahore)
12. Sarhad University of Science & Information technology (Peshawar)
13. Pearl Institute of Management & Information technology (Quetta)
14. University of Central Punjab-PICS (Lahore)
15. Computer Training Centre Institute (Islamabad)
16. Beaconhouse Informatics (Lahore,Karachi)
17. Royal Institute of Computer (Karachi)
18. Union College of Computer (Karachi)
19. Bahria Institute of Management & Computer Sciences (Karachi)
20. College of Computer Sciences (Gujranwala)
2. NUST-National University of Science & Technology (Islamabad)
3. Air University (Islamabad)
4. UET-Department of Computer Sciences (Lahore)
5. FAST-Institute of Computer Sciences
6. COMSATS-Institute of Information technology (Islamabad)
7. National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Islamabad)
8. LUMS-Lahore University of Management & Sciences
9. Fauji Foundation Institute of Management & Computer Sciences(Islamabad)
10. IBM-College of Computer science & Information system (Karachi)
11. Aptech Computer Education (Lahore)
12. Sarhad University of Science & Information technology (Peshawar)
13. Pearl Institute of Management & Information technology (Quetta)
14. University of Central Punjab-PICS (Lahore)
15. Computer Training Centre Institute (Islamabad)
16. Beaconhouse Informatics (Lahore,Karachi)
17. Royal Institute of Computer (Karachi)
18. Union College of Computer (Karachi)
19. Bahria Institute of Management & Computer Sciences (Karachi)
20. College of Computer Sciences (Gujranwala)
Top 20 General Colleges of Pakistan
The
importance of higher education cannot be denied by anyone. The
Government of Pakistan established the Higher Education Commission in
2002 to evaluate, improve and promote higher education in the country.
The traditional bachelor’s degree of 2-yr program has been replaced by
the Honor’s Bachelor’s degree awarded after 3 yrs of full time study in
arts, humanities, sciences, business and commerce.
In
Pakistan, there are about 1882 colleges, out of which 1025 in the
public and 857 in the private sector. These institutions are providing
under graduate and post graduate courses and some also offer
professional courses like MS and MBA.
Though
the list of colleges available in the country is quite large but here
are the top 20 general colleges of Pakistan with no particular order:
1. Government College (Lahore)
2. Kinnaird College for women(Lahore)
3. Forman Christian College (Lahore)
4. Saint Joseph College (Karachi)
5. Lahore College for women (Lahore)
6. Home Economics Colleges for women
7. PECHS College (Karachi)
8. DHA College (Karachi)
9. Punjab Group of Colleges-University of Central Punjab
10. Aitchison College(Lahore)
11. Adamjee Science College for Boys(Karachi)
12. Islamabad Model College
13. OPF Boys College (Islamabad)
14. Dehli Science College for Boys (Karachi)
15. DJ Science College (Karachi)
16. FG College (Islamabad)
17. Islamabad College of Boys
18. Islamabad College of Arts & Sciences
19. Governement College (Quetta)
20. Peshawar Model Degree College
2. Kinnaird College for women(Lahore)
3. Forman Christian College (Lahore)
4. Saint Joseph College (Karachi)
5. Lahore College for women (Lahore)
6. Home Economics Colleges for women
7. PECHS College (Karachi)
8. DHA College (Karachi)
9. Punjab Group of Colleges-University of Central Punjab
10. Aitchison College(Lahore)
11. Adamjee Science College for Boys(Karachi)
12. Islamabad Model College
13. OPF Boys College (Islamabad)
14. Dehli Science College for Boys (Karachi)
15. DJ Science College (Karachi)
16. FG College (Islamabad)
17. Islamabad College of Boys
18. Islamabad College of Arts & Sciences
19. Governement College (Quetta)
20. Peshawar Model Degree College
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