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Cyber Crimes, Beware! Cybercrime, in its simplest connotation, means a crime in which a computer or an information technology system is either the object of a crime or is a tool for the commission or completion of an offence. The motives behind this form of crime range from using computer …

CSS INTERVIEW QUESTIONS A list of questions asked in  CSS Interviews in 2020 and 2021  Islamic Studies/Islamic History 1. What is the total number of prophets mentioned in the Holy Quran? 2. Name the person who never saw the Holy Prophet (PBUH) but is called a sahabi? 3. When Holy …

In Conversation with SAJEEL AHMAD (FSP) 27th in Pakistan, CSS 2020-21 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background. Sajeel Ahmad (SA): I did O- and A-Levels from Bloomfield Hall School. I graduated from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) by earning a BSc …

CPEC Our Last Chance for Industrialization China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is supposed to be a game changer for Pakistan’s economy. Several new power projects were installed at a time when the country was losing 2-2.5 percent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) every year due to severe loadshedding and no …

CHINA’S LAND BORDER LAW A Signal to India? China has, for the first time, enacted a national law on the “protection and exploitation” of the country’s land border areas with the timing of the move significant given that it continues to be at loggerheads with India over the Line of …

BALOCHISTAN’S MISSING POOR The most important component of Ehsaas Program (EP) is the Ehsaas Kafaalat Programme (EKP), which entails the provision of cash stipends of 2,000 rupees monthly to the poorest women across the country. EKP is essentially a rebranding of what was originally known as the Benazir Income Support …

RETHINKING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN PAKISTAN Every now and then, lot of noise is made about the poverty of imagination in dealing with criminal justice challenges in Pakistan. This cacophony is essentially emotional and sans serious thought. The shallowness of this approach has led to a public policy consideration that looks …

PAKISTAN’S DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE In order to fully capitalize on the opportunity presented by the youth bulge, there are certain prerequisites that need to be fulfilled. The chief among them is the need for a comprehensive youth empowerment program. It is easier said than done, especially for a country that continues …

A CRIME THAT OFTEN GOES UNREPORTED HONOR KILLING  A Challenge to the law-enforcement agencies Brief Introduction Violence against women is not confined to our country only rather it is prevalent in almost all countries of the world. The worst kind of such violence is ‘honour killing’. It is termed Siyahkari …

Pakistan and the FATF Grey List It has become almost a routine now that the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) praises Pakistan for its hard work to meet the criteria to come out of its so-called grey list but, at the same time, keeps the country’s status unchanged. This …