ISLAMABAD - Pakistani research scholars Akhtar Abbas from NUML, and Prof Dr Wasima Shehzad and Saadat Hassan from Air University bring laurels for the country when their language policy model was thoroughly appreciated at International Conference on Languages 2013(ICL 2013) held recently in Thailand.
The Pakistani scholars received great accolades from reputed scholars belonging to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa.
Abbas, along with his co-authors; Prof Dr Wasima Shehzad (Air University, Islamabad) and Saadat Hassan (Air University, Islamabad), brought a language policy model to forefront. This model was thoroughly appreciated for its practical recommendations that could prove to be vital in reinventing a country's language policy.
This three-day event was held from November 15-17, 2013 and the Pakistani representative's entire scholarly trip was sponsored by HEC, Pakistan. Such an acclamation speaks of the exceptional research work being carried out by the Pakistani scholars in the field of linguistics and the contribution HEC is playing the development of a research culture in the country. The theme of the "International Conference on Languages 2013 (ICL 2013)" in Phuket, Thailand was 'Solidarity through Languages.'
Mexican Food Festival
Mexican Food Festival in a series of various cultural events aims to showcase the fusion of the cultures.
Aamir H Kazi, General Manager Pearl Continental Hotel, Rawalpindi, said this in his welcome address to the distinguished guest. For a spicy taste of Mexico right here in Rawalpindi, take a bite from the Mexican Food Festival in the Marco Polo Restaurant until November 30, 2013, he added. Kazi said, "Our focus is to serve genuine Mexican dishes and the hotel chefs participating at the Mexican Food Festival would delight the visitors with their rich culinary expertise and one of the charms about Marco Polo restaurant cooking is its authenticity and the guest just love it!"  The hotel chef, Azeem Khan, said, "Genuine Mexican cuisine's big difference with Tex-Mex dishes like fajitas or burritos is its heady complexity of spices. "To cook Mexican cuisine, you need to use fresh ingredients and spices such as garlic, onion, cilantro, poblano, habanero and Serrano," he added.