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In Conversation with Mohsin Iqbal Dhilon 56th in Punjab, PMS 2020-21 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Mohsin Iqbal Dhillon (MID): I completed my high school education from Sialkot. Later, I graduated with A grade Hons. in law from University Law College, …

In Conversation with NEHA NAVEED (FSP) 18th in Pakistan; 1st in Sindh (U) CSS 2021-22 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background. Neha Naveed (NN): I did my O levels from Beaconhouse School System and A levels from St. Patrick’s High School. Since …

Cultural Woes Honour, in our culture, lies in women. They are considered – wrongly though – a stock of honour for men, so much so that few men even grow misogynists as they don’t carry their honour with them. Since women are the honour reservoirs for some men, they must …

A Climate Change Emergency Need for collective action Climate change is the most daunting threat to the survival of humans and wild animals. Currently, the focus of most governments is on finding ways to mitigate the ill effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on their economies. But, they seem oblivious to …

BRITISH RIGHTS A critique of the Human Rights Act 1998 In the United Kingdom, the starting point of rights since over more than two decades is the Human Rights Act of 1998 (HRA). It was pioneered by the Labor Party under the stewardship of the ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair. The …

Polygons and Angles A triangle that has two equal sides is a: (a) Scalene triangle            (b) Equilateral triangle (c) Isosceles triangle        (d) Exterior triangle The plane with six edges as its sides is called: (a) Quadrilateral              …

Addressing Balochistan’s Concerns The only recipe for a prosperous Pakistan Balochistan is the heart of Pakistan and it is the province that has endowed Pakistan with a wonderful geostrategic location. It is the gateway to CPEC that connects China to the Middle East and Africa via Indian Ocean. It also …

A fleeting look at Foreign Policy of Biden Administration Joseph Biden Jr. has faced a number of challenges ever since he entered the Oval Office as 46th President of the United States. He came to power with a woe to bring back stability and predictability in the direction and formulation …

The Big Default? Pakistan Pakistan has recently struck a crucial IMF deal. The breakthrough could not be timelier, with high energy-import prices pushing the country to the brink of a balance of payments crisis. Foreign currency reserves have fallen to as low as $9.8b, hardly enough for five weeks of …

Characteristics of Chinese Democracy Every country has its own specific characteristics, conditions, culture and requirements and, as regards China, its system of government is a “Whole-Process People’s Democracy” or “Whole-Process Democratic Representation” as all the segments and sectors of Chinese society and economy are represented in the policymaking and governmental …