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Language and Communication Morpheme is the minimal meaningful grammatical unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in, come, -ing, forming incoming). Morphology is the study of word formation that how new words are createdand get different shapes. It also gives a different meaning according to the context. In fact, context indicates the context which helps us to draw the meaning. e.g ‘Hamza is assigned to manage the media group as the president.’ ‘Hamza successfully trained the management of the media group.’ Hamza`s first session was about, ‘Reporting professionally is easily manageable .’ In the above examples we see that the shapes of the words change according to the context and it also changes the meaning. Types of Morphemes Morpheme can be classified as either free or bound. Free Morphemes that can occur on their own without any morphemes necessarily attached to them. As such, free morphemes can stand by themselves as single, thoroughly indep...

MASS MEDIA IN PAKISTAN Topic: Film/Motion Picture Film or movie is a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusionof continuous movement. They are also called motion picture because a film or a movie works on thetheme of pictures in motion. Film in Sub-Continent The Lumier Brothers of France exhibited their short films in December 1895 at Grande Cafe, Paris. Thefollowing year, they brought the show to India and held its premiere at the Watson Hotel in Bombay on7 July 1896. Raja Harishchandra (1913) was the first silent feature film made in subcontinent. It was made byDadasahebPhalke.By the 1930s, the industry was producing over 200 films per annum. The first Indian sound film,ArdeshirIrani'sAlamAra (1931), was a super hit. There was clearly a huge market for talkies andmusicals; Bollywood and all the regional film industries quickly switched to sound filming. Film – a popular medium of communication Film is an important and a very p...

The Social, Political and Economic Effects of the War on Terror: Pakistan 2009 To 2011 Pakistan has been fighting the war on terror, as a front line state, since September 2001. So far, the war has brought huge destruction to Pakistan by slowing down the economic growth, devastating the social structure, and harming the country politically. This paper attempts to study the social, political, and economic effects of the war on terror on Pakistan from 2009 to 2011. During this period, intensity of the war increased and it spread into the settled areas of Pakistan. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) suffered the most. This qualitative paper shows a significant negative relationship between terrorist activities and economic growth, social progress, and political advancement. 1:These are the primary sectors of Pakistan economy and any terrorist activity has a negative impact on these sectors.  Pakistan is an agrarian economy and 45 percent of the p...

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.  SAARC comprises of eight Member States:   Afghanistan,  Bangladesh , Bhutan,  India,  Maldives,  Nepal,  Pakistan  and  Sri Lanka.  The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu on 17 January 1987. The objectives of the Association as outlined in the SAARC Charter are: 1:to promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and to improve their quality of life; to accelerate economic growth 2: social progress and cultural development in the region and to provide all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and to realize their full potentials 3; to promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia; 4: to contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another's problems; 5: to promote a...

Pakistan is the member of the following international organizations, 1. African Union/ United Nation Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) 2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1966 and since then has become ADB’s largest recipient in both number of loans and volume of assistance received—over 19.8 billion USD in loan to fund development from hydrostatic projects to banking for the poor, with about 14 million $ disbursed as the end of 2008. 3. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) on July, 2nd 2004. 4. Colombo Plan in 1950. (Colombo Plan is a regional organization that embodies the concept of collective inter-governmental efforts to strengthen the economy & social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The primary focus f all Colombo Plan activities is on human resource development ) 5. Commonwealth of Nations. Joined in 1947 (left in 1972 & rejoined in 1986) 6. Central Treat Organization (CENTO), original name was Middle East Organization...

Definition and Types of Organizations —An international organization is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence. There are three main types: —International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs): non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. There are two types: —International non-profit organizations. —Examples include the World Organization of the Scout Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross —International corporations, referred to as multinational corporations. —Examples include The Coca-Cola Company and Toyota —Intergovernmental organizations, also known as International Governmental Organizations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). —Notable examples include the United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), C...