Psychology for teachers
Psychology has an impact on every educational system...
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SportTough love: psychology of Argentina’s Messi relationship
BUENOS AIRES: Like neurotic parents, Argentines swung from criticism to unconditional love for their star footballer Lionel Messi this week, providing the football-mad nation's many therapists with rich material for psychoanalysis...
Fans' frustration at the superstar's missed penalty in Sunday's defeat to Chile in the Copa America Centenario soon gave way to panic as he vowed to quit the national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup -
ArchiveExhibition: The psychology of colours
A lost and found story, historical significance and pure viewing pleasure are some of the markers that define the “New Geometry” print exhibition showcased at the VM Gallery, Karachi, recently...
Presumably lost for decades, a crate containing this collection was recently discovered, quite by chance, during clearance of an old storeroom in Karachi -
ArchivePsychology: When childhood doesn’t last as long as it should
By Mujtaba Javaid“Your cousin was in the mosque which has been attacked by terrorists,” said the panicked voice over the phone and a shiver ran down my spine...
I was only 12 years old and was left in a state of dilemma, thinking about the friends and family we met every Friday at Jumma prayers -
ArchivePsychology of fake news
OUR propensity for blaming social media for the ills of the world is boundless, and the emergence of fake news is no exception...
While it is true that social media has added to the challenge with respect to bots, newsfeed algorithms, and an augmented reach, the spread of misinformation cannot be blamed entirely on technology -
ArchiveSMOKERS’ CORNER: THE CURSE OF INFLATION PSYCHOLOGY
Economists call this ‘inflation psychology...
Inflation psychology can become a self-fulfilling prophecy...
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PakistanSecurity audit of over 1,000 bank branches to be carried out in Karachi
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to carry out a security audit of more than 1,000 bank branches across the city...
The meeting was attended by representatives of the banks, All Pakistan Security Agencies Association (APSAA) and officials of the law enforcement agencies to review security arrangements at bank branches...
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ArchiveBanks asked to dedicate one-fifth of branches to agri-lending
QUETTA: The Agricultural Credit Advisory Committee (ACAC) has proposed that banks should dedicate at least 20 per cent of total branches to agri-lending, according to a press release on Saturday...
The ACAC proposed that the availability of agri credit officers in agri lending branches should be ensured...
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ArchiveFBR, NBP branches to remain open today
It said that the SBP has directed settlement/clearing of FBR transactions on month-end as follows:The NBP branches (A, B and C) will settle their transactions on same day (May 30) with respective SBP-BSC offices for which a special clearing will be arranged at 03:00pm by NIFT and NBP will settle the transactions with SBP-BSC by 9:00pm...
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PakistanAltaf calls PTI, JI ‘branches of Taliban, Al Qaeda’
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Jamaat-i-Islami ‘branches of the Taliban and Al Qaeda’ and predicted a massive defeat for his party’s rivals in the NA-246 by-election on April 23...
Addressing a huge rally on Liaquatabad flyover on Saturday, the MQM chief said the people of Karachi had already rejected the pro-Taliban forces and they would vote for his ‘progressive,... -
PakistanNBP branches to remain open till late evening today
KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has announced that on Monday all its branches in the country will remain open till late in the evening, and will even arrange iftari for customers banking around that time...
It said the bank’s branches remained open till 8pm on June 29 and until midnight on June 30...
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Pakistan79 bank branches to be set up in Balochistan
QUETTA: Commercial banks would set up 79 branches across Balochistan, while a soft scheme would be launched for skilled women in the province, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Ashraf Mehmood Wathra said on Tuesday...
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PakistanFaysal Bank to open over 100 branches
DUBAI: Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank plans to add more than 100 branches in Pakistan this year through its subsidiary Faysal Bank, to capitalise on the country’s low penetration rate of banking services, a senior executive said...
“We are planning to be over 500 branches this coming year and are aggressive in this,” al-Mutawa said in an interview...
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ArchiveNBP taking Covid-19 measures at all branches
KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has said that it is taking Covid-19 precautionary measures and social distancing initiatives at all branches...
In a press release issued on Friday, the bank said that in order to serve its customers during these challenging times, all branches have taken all necessary measures possible...
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ArchiveLiving: The jogi artisans of Hyderabad
In Hyderabad, the Jogi, a Gujrati-speaking Hindu minority artisan community survives in miserable socio-economic conditions in a small, ghetto-like slum settlement near the central city area...
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