EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pakistan Railways (reporting mark PR) is a national state-owned rail transport service of Pakistan‚ head-quartered in Lahore. It is administered by the federal government under the Ministry of Railways. PR provides an important mode of transportation throughout Pakistan. It is commonly referred to as the "life line of the country"‚ by aiding in large-scale movement of people and freight throughout Pakistan.Pakistan Railways (PR) is the state owned railway company of Pakistan. It is
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EARLY RAILWAYS. Modern transportation of passengers and goods could not be imagined without trains‚ transport devices that revolutionized our industry‚ human expansion‚ and the way we can move from one place to another. It all began in over 2000 years ago in ancient civilizations of Egypt‚ Babylon and Greece. Transport of people and goods in those time was done with carts that were pulled by animals (horses or bulls) Their engineers quickly noticed that animals will spend much less
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This report will examine the child soldier situation in Uganda. Child abuse is strongly present in Uganda. The act of using child soldiers to protect your beliefs or a country is considered a strong reprehensible form of child abuse. Presently in Uganda‚ there are approximately 30‚000 child soldiers. These children are abducted from their homes and schools to become child soldiers. These child soldiers mutate other people’s faces and are commanded to kill their own parents. They are forced
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composition on railway lines 1. a) Describe the factors which decide the broad area of Scientific activity? (5) b) Discuss briefly the scientific and technical achievements of the Bronze age (5) 2. a) Explain the factors that led to the decline of Science in Europe during iron age. (5) b) What were the main features of the social organization in the Gupta Empire that led to a great improvement
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AIDS in Uganda “Officials estimate that a million Ugandans are living with HIV‚ the virus that causes AIDS. Of these‚ an estimated 200‚000 are in the advanced stages of the virus and need antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). About half of these are receiving treatment.” (Kavuma). For decades the governments of some African countries have been unable to provide the proper healthcare for their people. Among these countries‚ Uganda is home to one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS. The government has put effort
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Portugal and Uganda Portuguese Republic and Republic of Uganda are two extremely different countries when it comes to social and economic development. Portugal‚ located in Europe on the Iberian Peninsula‚ while Uganda is located in Africa and is a landlocked country. Portugal is considered a developed country with high living standards and advanced economic. According to the United Nations on Economics and Social Council‚ Uganda is slowly trying to develop‚ but is ranked amongst the least developed
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“Genocide is an attempt to exterminate a people‚ not to alter their behavior” - Jack Schwart. Uganda has been greatly affected by genocide‚ different factors and people contribute to the problems there. Uganda is a landlocked country in Africa. It has a tropical climate and is divided into three distinct areas‚ the swampy lowlands‚ a fertile plateau with wooded hills‚ and a desert region. It has a population of 37.58 million and has one of the lowest median ages in the world‚ age 15. Uganda’s capital
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losing resources to the developed countries through unequal exchange‚ brain drain”. Uganda has witnessed many civil wars‚ this include; military coups like the 1971 by Amin against Obote‚ economic cranks like the 1972 economic war‚ clan and tribal conflicts among others. All these are the insight factors to the continuous underdevelopment of Uganda. In inert shell‚ most Africans countries are LDCs including Uganda and are underdeveloped due to internal and external factors which are associated with
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percent in 1998. Yet‚ of total taxes‚ about 50 percent still emanates from indirect taxes on only 4 products—petroleum‚ cigarettes‚ beer‚ and soft drinks. In fact‚ Uganda’s tax revenue to GDP ratio is fifty percent below the African average. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) was established to address the priority of improving government tax-collecting abilities. However‚ it is claimed that almost immediately after the creation of the URA its officials were involved in the major embezzlement of
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tropical regions. Evidence of deforestation dates back much further than modern times‚ owing to the fact that deforestation is also a natural process. Uganda is a small African country located in East Africa and is crossed by equator in the south. The location in the equatorial region‚ a number of lakes in the country and fertile soils has given Uganda a favourable climate and terrain for growth of tropical forests. The tropical forests are mainly located in the central and south western parts of the
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