April 2015 was a month of momentous importance in Pakistan’s recent history with two important events; the first being the visit of Chinese President H.E. Mr Xi Jinping — his maiden to Pakistan. The visit came at a time when the South Asian region is undergoing rapid changes. On the eastern borders of Pakistan, Indo-US bonhomie — seemingly aimed at …

At present, the world is facing a grave threat to its existence in form of terrorism that has affected almost all parts of the world. No religion condones the murder of innocents. But, unfortunately, only Muslims are being portrayed by the Western media as the perpetrators of terrorist activities throughout the world. This blame is utterly disgusting because Islam is …

  “All the leaders of national and international academia are the corps commanders and the generals of education because today the wars are fought with the power of education. They hold the key to the success and development of a country.” Ahsan Iqbal Federal Minister for Planning and Development

1 – When Justice is Actually Blind Feb 24: A US jury in New York held the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority responsible for a series of attacks in the early 2000s in Israel that killed or wounded several Americans.

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editor@jworldtimes.com  adeelniaz78@gmail.com NEEDED PESSIMISTIC POLITICAL APPROACH The province of Balochistan has always been neglected, purely on political reasons. Regrettably, the largest province (area wise) of the country has been ignored only due to its low population or more rightly, the small number of votes in country’s politics. Owing to this utter …

When the present government came to power in 2013, the country was grappling with a number of multifarious crises. On one side, the country’s economy was in the doldrums and on the other, the monster of terrorism was devouring innocent Pakistanis. If the industrial activity was brought to a virtual halt by an acute energy crisis, the agricultural sector was …

Pleasant moments are never forgotten. An incredible dinner evening was arranged by Jahangir’s World Times (JWT) with honourable faculty members of World Times Academy (WTA), friends and probationers of 42nd Common Training Programme (CTP). The delicate ambiance at Lahore Gymkhana Club doubled the charm of the evening.

National, International News & MCQs National Jan 16: A severe shortage of petroleum products hit most parts of the Punjab province. Jan 17: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif suspended Petroleum Secretary Abid Saeed, Additional Secretary Naeem Malik, DG (Oil) C.M. Azam and Amjid Janjua, MD of the Pakistan State Oil in connection with the petrol shortage in Punjab.

The view that ‘technocrats’ can deliver where politicians have failed crops up from time to time in Pakistan, gaining momentum whenever the representative government comes under severe political pressure. Implicit in this view is that technocrats take independent decisions without unwanted political influences. It is true in a sense that technocracy is a form of government in which the decision-makers …

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BS-17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2015 AGRICULTURE