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IMRAN is the acronym for Information & Media Resources, Affiliations, & Networks, created by Imran Anwar in 1979, far ahead of the advent of today's modern networks. IMRAN offers the complete spectrum of information related services to clients. Starting from information acquisition, to information retrieval, storage, and transmission, we provide one-stop solutions. We work with the world's largest providers of information and "content" and help the media use technology as a strategic tool. Our work includes establishing national level newspapers using technology, introduction of Internet services in Pakistan, syndication of media properties worldwide, intellectual rights acquisition and protection, and creation of new content. IMRAN is part of the IMRAN Group of companies, which includes more tan 100 small and dynamic organizations. These cover the gamut from social-networking, content monetization, ciizen journalism type professional media networking, online payments, credit cards, aviation, development programs in third world countries, micromedia, social comments, media commentaries, online content protection, etc. read more Read more
Imran continues to be invited to deliver keynote speeches (most recent being Insight Innovation in Phiadelphia and the upcoming MRMW in Minneapolis), in addition to being on radio and TV, giving his popular, outspoken, and well-respected opinions on Pakistan, Afghanistan, US foreign policy,terrorism, Islam and the World, and peace in the Middle East. He continues to be an outspoken critic of the agents of terror and their sympathizers in Pakistan responsible for the latest carnage in Pakistan and other countries. His recent speech at a well attended event inspired several hundred attendees, young, and old.

Weekend Puzzles

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1 Posttraumatic stress disorder 1 Herbs
5 A way to seize 2 Biu-Mandara
10 Persecutor 3 Device
14 Where computer nerds meet 4 Violate sacredness
15 Niger-Congo 5 Ed Murrow's home
16 Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the ravorbill 6 Lick
17 Bird genus 7 Positive pole
18 Animal track 8 Dirts
19 Carry on 9 Outlying area
20 Starchy food made of dried orchid tubers 10 Father
22 Pain unit 11 Ancient Greek City
23 Isodor __, American Nobel physicist 12 Take the place of work of someone on strike
24 White Friar 13 Astragalus
28 Slags 21 Bother
31 A very large body of water 25 Radioactivity unit
32 Thousand cubic feet, abbr. 26 Go up
35 Bowl-shaped strainer 27 A woolen cap of Scottish origin
37 Ref 28 Solid body substances
39 Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing 29 Elapid snake
40 A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun 30 Acid
42 Sagolike starch obtained from cuckoopint root 32 Gets stuck
43 Official documents 33 Small
46 A citizen of Nepal 34 Wives (law)
49 A baglike structure in a plant or animal 36 Plied
50 Month 38 Walls
52 Overnight cases 41 Birthmarks
53 Followers 44 Supervises flying
55 Former Persian Empire capital 45 Cleans up
58 Exclamation: yuck! 47 Tap
59 Thomas __, Secretary of State 48 Away from wind
63 Commoner 51 Type of sleeve
64 Cigar 53 Bura
67 Begetter 54 Flows into Lake Chad
68 Negative 55 Canned meat
69 Having ears or earlike appendages 56 The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
70 Oh, God! 57 Podetium
71 Picasso's mistress 60 Grass
72 Nasty manner 61 Calendar month
73 Body fluids 62 Nix
65 Marxist
66 A lyric poem with complex stanza forms