World in Focus (DEC-19 JAN-20) International    Dec 16: Chinese President Xi Jinping reposed trust in Hong Kong’s beleaguered leader Carrie Lam and told her that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support”. Dec 16: Jean-Paul Delevoye, the French government official whose controversial pension reform plans have triggered nationwide strikes, resigned. Dec 17: The Geneva-based World Economic Forum released its Global Gender …

National  Dec 16: The Supreme Court of Pakistan held that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa would stand retired after six months unless parliament allowed him extension of tenure by amending the relevant army laws. Dec 16: A European group the ‘EU DisinfoLab’ uncovered a network of obscure NGOs and think tanks that assist over 200 …

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  The Lahore Process Challenges and Opportunities  The first round of the Lahore Process was held on June 22, 2019, at Bhurban, Murree in which heads of various Afghan political parties participated. The participants of the conference discussed the internal challenges to the restoration of peace in Afghanistan. It was followed by a roundtable conference in Serena Hotel, Islamabad on …

Social Justice World Day of Social Justice 2020 In recent years, the term “social justice” has become as prominent as “human rights”. Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. It is the equal access to wealth, opportunities and privileges within a society. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote …

Rule of Law and Economic Development  In the Declaration of the High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law, Member States noted that “the rule of law and development are strongly interrelated and mutually reinforcing, that the advancement of the rule of law at the national and international levels is essential for sustained and inclusive economic growth, sustainable development, the eradication …

In conversation with AZKA SAHAR 1st in Punjab PMS-2019-20   jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Azka Sahar (AS): I hail from Sialkot. I got my basic education from my hometown. Then, I moved to Lahore to pursue my dreams. I am a law graduate from Punjab University Law College. Currently, I …

How to Fail CSS  My wasteful efforts began in the following manner: I believed in a mythical six- or nine-month plan that could work for me to ace the CSS examination. Somehow, I fell into the delusion that CSS is just like any other routine exam which doesn’t honour the background of a student. I assumed that the route to …

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was officially established in 1961, at the Belgrade Summit, hosted by President Josip Broz Tito, following the discussions that were triggered during the Afro-Asian Conference of 1955, hosted by President Sukarno, and which resulted in the adoption of the Bandung Principles that up to date still serve as the purposes and objectives of …

jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Abdullah Khan (AK): I got my initial education at Pakistan International Public School & College (PIPS), Abbottabad. Later, I earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Air University, Islamabad. JWT: Since you have been allocated to Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), what was the feature of …