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World in Focus Oct-Nov 25 M. Usman Butt Oct. 16: Asma Jahangir Group's Harun-ur-Rashid was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Oct. 16: The Balochistan provincial cabinet…
World in Focus
World in Focus Oct-Nov 25 M. Usman Butt Oct. 16: Asma Jahangir Group's Harun-ur-Rashid was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Oct. 16: The Balochistan provincial cabinet…
World in Focus Sept. - Oct. 25 M. Usman Butt Sept. 16: Reko Diq Mining Company secured over $5.5 billion in financing commitments from international financial institutions. Sept. 16: Pakistan's…
World in Focus Aug.-Sept. 25 M. Usman Butt Aug. 16: Pakistan's recently launched remote sensing satellite became operational. Aug. 18: Cloudbursts struck villages in the mountainous region of Gadoon Amazai…
World in Focus July-Aug 25 M. Usman Butt July 16: The United Kingdom (UK) removed Pakistan from its Air Safety List, lifting a nearly four-year-long ban on Pakistani carriers, including…
World in Focus Jan-Feb 2025 M. Usman Butt Jan. 16: High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada Ambassador Muhammad Saleem presented his Letters of Credence to Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of…
World in Focus Nov. -Dec 2024 M. Usman Butt Nov. 16: Veteran politician and a former senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour breathed his last. Nov. 16: Pakistan's Ayla Majid became the…
World in Focus September-October 2024 National M. Usman butt Sept. 16: Chinese investor group ADM signed an agreement with two local investment companies to build charging stations for electric vehicles…
August-September 2024 National M. Usman Butt Aug. 16: The KP provincial government removed Minister for Communications and Works Shakil Ahmad. Aug. 16: Ateequr Rehman Memon was given the look-after charge…
June-July 2024 M. Usman Butt June 16: The federal government imposed a mandatory requirement for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, to be registered under the new “Civil…
Word in Focus May-June 2024 M. Usman Butt National May 16: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi co-chaired the Fifth Round of…
World in Focus March-April 2024 M. Usman Butt Mar. 16: Pakistan and the Taliban-led Afghan government agreed to expand “counter-terrorism” cooperation and continue working together in building fraternal bilateral relations.Mar.…
World in Focus Dec. 23 - Jan. 24 M. Usman Butt Dec. 16: Pakistan finished eighth in Junior World Cup with a defeat at the hands of Argentina.Dec. 16: Private…
World in Focus Nov-Dec 23 M. Usman Butt Nov. 16: Pakistan was re-elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) for a four-year…
World in Focus Oct-Nov 2023 M. Usman Butt Oct. 16: The Supreme Court (SCP) overturned the Lahore High Court's (LHC) ruling that had declared the collection of fuel price…
World in Focus Aug. 16: Riots broke out over alleged blasphemy in Jaranwala Tehsil of Faisalabad during which members of the Christian community were targeted.Aug. 16: The Lahore High…
World in Focus July-August 2023 M. Usman Butt July 16: During a meeting between Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and Iran's military leadership, Pakistan and Iran expressed…
World in Focus M. Usman Butt June 16: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) received $1bn from China as it refinanced a recently paid-back commercial loan.June 16: Pakistan Army secured…
World in Focus M. Usman Butt May 16: An important meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) was held where the participants expressed the resolve to show policy of zero…
World in Focus M. Usman Butt Apr. 16: Pakistan's first BtB deal in gas sector, under which Universal Gas Distribution Company (UGDC), a private company, will purchase gas from…
World in Focus (FEB-March 2023) National & International With MCQs Feb. 16: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (PMSS) reached Turkiye to express solidarity with the Turkish people in the wake of…
World in Focus (JAN-FEB 2023) National & International With MCQs Jan. 16: Senior lawyer and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Abdul Latif Afridi was shot dead…
World in Focus (DEC-JAN 2022-23) National & International With MCQs Dec. 16: PPP leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar announced quitting the party after differences arose over his stance on the government's…
World in Focus (NOV-DEC 2022) National & International With MCQs Nov. 16: The inaugural ceremony of IDEAS 2022 was held in Karachi. More than 400 delegates from 57 countries participated…
World in Focus (OCT-NOV 2022) National & International With MCQs Oct. 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the induction of the national team's first Test captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar…
World in Focus (SEP-OCT 2022) National & International With MCQs Sept. 16: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) representative in Pakistan estimated that as many as 16 million…
World in Focus (AUG-SEP 2022) National & International With MCQs Aug. 16: The Punjab Assembly unanimously passed the Punjab Prohibition of Interest on Private Loan Bill, 2022, a bill to…
World in Focus (JUL–AUG 2022) National & International With MCQs July 16: The Balochistan government declared 10 districts of the province as calamity-hit areas in view of casualties and losses…
World in Focus (JUN–JUL 2022) National & International With MCQs June 16: With a narrow margin of just 65 votes over the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P)…
World in Focus (MAY–JUN 2022) National & International With MCQs May 16: Abdul Joshi from Hunza raised Pakistan's flag at 8,849 metres, atop Mt. Everest – the highest peak in…
World in Focus (APR–MAY 2022) National & International With MCQs Apr. 16: After ruckus in the Punjab Assembly Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) leader Hamza Shehbaz was elected as the…
World in Focus (FEB–MAR 2022) National & International With MCQs Feb. 16: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed former federal minister Faisal Vawda's plea seeking revocation of his lifetime disqualification.…
World in Focus (NOV-DEC 2021) National & International With MCQs Nov. 16: Pakistan was awarded the hosting right of the 2025 Champions Trophy. Nov. 17: The joint session of Parliament…
World in Focus (OCT-NOV 2021) National & International With MCQs Oct. 16: Anthropologist Samar Minallah Khan won the Commonwealth Innovation Award for successfully using truck art to highlight social issues…
World in Focus (SEP-OCT 2021) National & International With MCQs Sept. 16: Pakistan and China signed an agreement to promote two-way tourism in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries. Sept. 16:…
World in Focus (AUG-SEP 2021) National & International With MCQs Aug. 16: Dr Khawar Jameel, a son of Dr Jameel Jalibi – the shining star of Urdu literature – established…
Perils of Cyber Insecurity The world has entered in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution, that is, the automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices with the help of smart…
9 Maps to Understand Afghanistan Here are the maps to help you understand Afghanistan. 1. 34 provinces – 421 districts Afghanistan has a population of 38 million. About 4.5 million…
World in Focus (JUL-AUG 2021) National & International With MCQs July 16: Pakistan's ten-year old Haniya Minhas won the 14 & Under Sobir Cup Asian Tennis Federation Tournament in Dushanbe…
PAKISTAN'S FATF DILEMMA In its recent plenary, held virtually from 21st to 25th of June, FATF has decided to keep Pakistan in its grey list till it addressed the single…
Seven-Point Agenda for Creating 10 Million Jobs The first way is through the e-residency policy. It will allow companies working outside to establish their presence in Pakistan. They won't need…
World in Focus (JUN-JUL 2021) National & International With MCQs June 16: The government promoted five officers of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. June…
Made in Pakistan Roadmap Pakistan should focus on innovation-stimulating policy to effect substantial changes in directions and sectoral structure of technological flows. In the past, Pakistan was blamed for cloning…
How US Senate Confirmations Work? Whenever a US president nominates someone to fill a position in his administration — whether it's just after the election or another time during his…
Growing Urbanization in Pakistan A Looming Challenge Large-scale migration from rural areas to bigger cities for better access to basic services and employment opportunities without proper urban planning has caused…
Failure of Austin's Command Theory-II Introduction John Austin's theory does not fail simply and solely because it has been mischaracterized by Prof. HLA Hart (a British legal philosopher, and a…
ABSOLUTELY NOT! A Turning Point in Pak-US Relations Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has vociferously opposed his country's past dealings with the United States. Before coming into power, Khan was…
America's Crushing Defeat in Afghanistan The consequences of the conflict for Afghans, already catastrophic, are likely to get worse “I want to talk about happy things, man!” protested President Joe…
Energy Crisis in Pakistan Causes and Remedies Energy crisis has been a widely-debated topic in Pakistan. Throughout the country's history, both military and civilian governments came to power; but unsurprisingly,…
In Conversation with Muhammad Raza (PSP) 9th in Pakistan 1st in Sindh (Interview Topper) CSS 2020-21 Jahangir's World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background.…
Critical Race Theory Recently, the top US military official, General Mark Milley, defended the necessity of studying even controversial parts of history, saying accusations by Republican lawmakers that the armed…
انٹر نیشنل مئی -16: چین کے شمال مغربی صوبہ شانشی کے دارالحکومت شی آن میں پانچویں شاہراہ ریشم بین الاقوامی نمائش اختتام پذیر ہو گئی۔ اِس نمائش میں تعاون کے متعدد…
شجاع نواز کی کتاب The Battle for Pakistan پر ایک نظر شجاع نواز کسی تعارف کے محتاج نہیں ہیں۔ اُنھوں نے اپنی لیاقت کا لوہا پاکستان کی فوج کے بارے…
انٹرنیٹ کے نوجوان نسل پر اثرات مومنہ حنیف آج کل جدید تکنیکی اور ترقی یافتہ دورمیں انٹرنیٹ کا استعمال کا فی اہمیت اختیار کر چکا ہے دفتر ہو یا گھر،…
پاکستان میں سرمایہ کاری کا ماحول FDI کا مسئلہ گزشتہ دنوں سٹیٹ بینک آف پاکستان نے ایک رپورٹ جاری کی جس میں بتایا گیاہے کہ رواں مالی سال کے ابتدائی…
جنوبی ایشیا میں پاکستان کی اہمیت
اقوام متحدہ کی قراردادیں اور کشمیریوں کا حق خود ارادیت مئی-30 کو ’آپ کا وزیراعظم آپ کے ساتھ‘ کے عنوان سے عوام سے ٹیلی فون پر براہ راست گفتگو کرتے…
ترقی یافتہ ممالک میں آبادی کی کمی کا مسئلہ دنیا بھر کے ترقی یافتہ ممالک کو اپنی آبادی اور بچوں کی پیدائش میں جس قدرکمی کا سامنا ہے تاریخ میں…
کورونا کا چیلنج صحت پہلے یا معیشت گزشتہ تقریباً پونے دو سال سے دنیا معاشی، سماجی اور سیاسی بحرا ن کا شکار رہی ہے۔ اِس کثیر جہتی بحران کی بنیادی…
معاہدہ لوزان کے حقائق پاکستان میں سوشل، الیکٹرونک اور پرنٹ میڈیا میں طویل عرصے سے ترکی کے سن1923ء میں اتحادی ممالک کے ساتھ طے پانے والے معاہدہ لوزان کے سوسال…
امریکا کو نئی اسرائیل پالیسی کی ضرورت ہے برنی سینڈرز 20 مئی کو امریکی سینیٹ میں سینیٹر برنی سینڈرز نے فلسطینیوں کی حمایت میں ایک قرارداد پیش کی جس میں اُنھوں…
UNDERSTANDING MINIMUM TAX The state requires revenue to administer its affairs, to finance expenditures on public good and to pursue development activities. In the modern era, almost all states are…
The Future Trajectory of Pak-US Relations Pakistan and the United States have set the stage for a fresh impetus to their bilateral ties with pledges of greater engagement and economic…
Promoting Tourism in Pakistan There are certain advantages of promoting tourism in Pakistan. These advantages are mentioned in the following paragraphs one by one. Tourism will promote soft image of…
Pakistan-India Relations The precarious path to peace Khan's statement was neither impromptu nor surprising. The prelude came from army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa in early February when he said…
Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21 FY21 Year of Revival The government has launched the Economic Survey 2020-21 which shows that Pakistan has surpassed the annual growth target of 2.1 percent and…
Pakistan's Demography Challenges and Opportunities Throughout the history of human civilization, the size of a country's population has been viewed as the most important pillar of its national power as…
THE PRIMACY OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW IN NATIONAL SECURITY Modern states use their coercive authority through criminal law, which derives its legality and legitimacy through constitutional law. This linkage between…
Federal Budget 2021-22 Make-in-Pakistan, Growth-focused Plan The government unveiled, on June 11, a Rs8.48 trillion pro-growth and relief-oriented federal budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. The budget focuses on pursuing…
The New Atlantic Charter New Rules for New Threats Before the Second World War, states acted as they wished in international affairs, limited only by their resources and power. These…
PUTIN'S Russian Roulette First and foremost, the dust has not yet settled over the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, and that of South Ossetia from Georgia. Despite international opprobrium, Moscow,…
Modi's Icarus Moment There is an important caveat: while fate may play some role, the tragedy is of the protagonist's own making, a result of the hero's hamartia. What is…
Vaccine Poverty Inequitable Covid-19 vaccine distribution and its effects he scientific community has succeeded in producing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in record time; however, some countries are just receiving…
Global Humanity Paralyzed by Covid-19 The Politics of Conflicts Looks for Change and Unity The Covid-19 Pandemic Demands Critical Thinking and Human Unity We are living in a connected world…
Israel Lost This Round The Jewish state is stunned by Palestinian and world response Israel-Palestine conflict is there for more than seven decades, mired in series of hostilities escalating every…
CARBIS BAY G7 SUMMIT What have the wealthy democracies agreed on? Eleven leaders representing more than 2.2 billion people and over half of the world's economy convened for the Group…
China-Russia Relations and Global Strategic Balance The China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era is stable and assured, and sees no restricted area or upper limit. The…
Zhang Yiming The billionaire tech visionary behind TikTok The widespread popularity of TikTok has not just created a new generation of social media stars, it has also created a social…
THE CHANGING FACE OF QUETTA Once the ‘City of Orchards’ is in a quagmire of problems Quetta is the city to which belongs my identity. All my life from opening…
World in Focus (MAY-JUN 2021) National & International With MCQs May 16: The widow of the Awami National Party (ANP) Rehbar-e-Tehreek Khan Abdul Wali Khan and former provincial president of…
The Myth of a Rules-Based World Two concepts have been constantly used in discussions of international relations of late. One is a liberal international order and the second is a…
THE ‘CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS’ THESIS A CRITICAL APPRAISAL Numerous challenging paradigms, most being initiated in the West, particularly in the United States, have cropped up. The connection is, in fact,…
RASHAKAI SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is located at Rashakai in district Nowshera of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province along the M-1 (Peshawar-Islamabad) Motorway. It is the most attractive…
In Conversation with Safdar Shabbir 54th in Punjab, PMS 2019-20 Jahangir's World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Safdar Shabbir (SS): I belong to…
PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT A COMPARISON What is meant by a democratic state, in the first place? The citizens govern the nation; protect their welfare and national interests…
Moral Philosophy A Cursory Review Ethics is one of the three main branches of philosophy – metaphysics and epistemology being the other two. Its distinctive subject matter constitutes the science…
Falling Behind and Falling Apart Owing to the ramifications of Covid-19 pandemic, poverty has been on the rise. In his marvellous book “The Bottom Billion,” Paul Collier has aptly pointed…
In Conversation with YASIR NAZIR (PAS) 2nd in Pakistan CSS 2020-21 Jahangir's World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background. YASIR NAZIR (YN): My schooling…
CSS EXAM An Enigmatic Phenomenon? This year was no different as when the final result of CE-2020 was looming over our heads at the end of April, the rumour mill…
Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities For Pakistan, climate change carries a high significance as it is amongst the top 7 frontline states that are most vulnerable to the increasing climate…
Afghanistan on the Edge of a Precipice It is now a mathematical certainty and all the expert opinion points to it that the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan appears to be…
Amazon Comes To Pakistan The US e-commerce giant Amazon, one of the best online marketplaces that you can use to sell and buy products, recently added Pakistan to its approved…
Black Fungus A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India's healthcare system as it deals with a massive…
The Failure of John Austin's Command Theory of Law Introduction Austin's command theory, being a reductionist view of law, fails on multifarious grounds. In addition to illimitability of the sovereign,…
Lina Khan Chair of the US Federal Trade Commission On June 15, Lina Khan, a prominent antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, was sworn in as chair…
A Proposal to End the COVID-19 As the IMF has warned, economic recoveries are diverging dangerously. The disparities will widen further between wealthy countries that have widespread access to vaccines,…