Conflict and Food Security If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict! On March 11, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) started an open debate on the impact of conflict on food security with the concept note inviting members to discuss the worsening food security environments, relevant obligations under international humanitarian law, and challenges in mobilizing resources for assistance. In …

7 Wealthy Mentalities of Successful People Everyone wants to be successful. Most want to be wealthy. So why don’t we ever end up getting there? Although most of us face detours to our big dreams, it’s typically not external factors keeping us from achieving our dreams. It’s internal barriers that stop us. If you want to build wealth and be …

World in Focus ( FEB-MAR 2021) National & International International Feb. 16: Canadian singer-songwriter Raymond Levesque, whose 1956 classic “Quand les hommes vivront d’amour” was an international hit, died at the age of 92. Feb. 16: Iran armed forces launched ‘Maritime Security Belt Exercise’, a joint naval drill with Russia in the north of the Indian Ocean. Feb. 16: France’s …

Social Media and the Dying Art of Conversation Has Technology Killed Our Ability to Talk Face-to-Face? To experience a sense of belonging, to be seen, valued and heard, is one of the most fundamental desires of human beings. Yet, life in the 21st century — running around chasing heavy schedules, meeting targets and deadlines — has sabotaged meaningful connections in …

Social protection According to World Bank’s recent estimates, 10 percent of the world’s population, or 734 million people, lived on less than $1.90 a day. In the wake of Covid-19, World Bank estimates that 40 million to 60 million additional people will fall into extreme poverty (under $1.90/day) in 2020, as compared to 2019, depending on assumptions on the magnitude …

In Conversation Muhammad Aamir Jalbani 55th in Punjab, PMS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times magazine proved instrumental in my success in PMS examination with its insightful articles related to current affairs. It helped me a lot in Essay and General Knowledge papers. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Muhammad Aamir Jalbani (MAJ): My …

Pakistan’s Electricity Dilemma It recently came to light that Pakistan now produces more power than it uses. A report titled “Inquiry Report Regarding Total Power System Collapse on 09 January 2021,” which has been submitted by an Inquiry Commission of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), has revealed that the installed power generation capacity of Pakistan as on 30th …

Causes and Consequences of Energy Crisis in Pakistan Energy crisis is defined as a shortfall in, or scarcity of, energy production. It is the imbalance between demand and supply of energy. If the resources of producing energy in a country are ample and the distribution system is also efficient to meet the demands, the country will be prosperous because a …

In Conversation with Ali Haider (FSP) 42nd in Pakistan CSS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Ali Haider (AH): I did my matriculation from a private school in Karachi. Then, I switched to the Cambridge system and appeared in the A- Level examinations in Economics, Business Studies and Mathematics. After that, …

BRIEF BRITISH HISTORY British history can be divided into four stages. Each stage is antidote to the problems of the day. The first is the administrative stage. This starts from 1066 and goes up to 1500. It begins with the problem of succession which had led to the famous Battle of Hastings. After the issueless death of Edward the Confessor, …