“Jahangir World Times has been a constant source of knowledge for me. It brings CSS in a nutshell to our doorsteps.” Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Kindly tell us about your educational background and achievements in detail? Batool Asadi (BA): I hail from Quetta. After acquiring elementary education, I started B-Pharmacy. But, I soon realized that it was not my cup …

Free media is a double-edged sword which has its benefits and vices; however, its advantages overweight the disadvantages.

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The Man who changed the world

Passing through stages of European Commission, European Council and, finally, European Parliament, Pakistan finally got Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status after laborious efforts spanning 8 years.

“There have also been colossal damages to social and physical infrastructure and huge consequential financial losses and adverse effects on our economy”.   INTRODUCTION In the backdrop of All Parties Conference (APC) convened by the Government of Pakistan held on 9th September, 2013, it is appropriate to revisit the question of costs and benefits of the war on terror for …

Pakistan is abuzz with two-million-rupee talk nowadays. Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan Scheme has become the talk of the town from Karachi to Khyber. And a lot of hue and cry on its ideological and practical failures and successes is in the air.

News one way or the other keep pouring in just to add insult to our injuries. On December 12, just days before the Fall of Dhaka anniversary, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh leader and a pro-Pakistan politician Abdul Quader Molla was hanged. Bangladeshi government accused Mollah of atrocities during the country’s independence war. He had been found guilty in February by a much-criticised, …

For over three decades, Iran and the US have been blood enemies. Their hatred, like the hatred between the Palestinians and the Israelis, has framed the Middle East’s alliances and fuelled terror and war. Though the interim deal over Iran’s nuclear programme has not undone that, yet it offers a glimpse of a different, better Middle East. This deal can …

The year 2014 is likely to unfold yet another testing time for Afghanistan. The withdrawal of US forces from the country would end a 12-year-long US garrison in Afghanistan.