Islamic teachings consider “Indebtedness” as a detestable phenomenon, which should not be resorted to except in cases of extreme necessity. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) even refused to offer the funeral prayer for a person who died before paying back his loan. Islamic principles require that the Muslims should avoid incurring foreign debts, even if they face some hardships. But our …

1. Antimatter, 2. Californium 252, 3. Painite, 4. Diamonds, 5. Tritium, 6. Taaffeite, 7. Plutonium, 8. LSD 1. Antimatter Cost: $100 trillion per gram Antimatter could possibly fuel spaceships to the planets, and maybe the stars, in the years to come. 2. Californium 252 Cost: $27 million per gram The Californium isotope is used in devices that find layers of …

Meliorating the Ties, Pride of Pakistan , Simply the Geniuses, 63 Not out FOREVER!, Whither Democracy?, Opening New Vistas, The King Reigns Supreme, Our Darkest Hour, Capital Punishment Redux, Back To Square One?   Meliorating the Ties Nov 19: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif went on an official visit to the US. During the visit, he …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editor@jworldtimes.com adeelniaz78@gmail.com THE PESHAWAR MASSACRE December has been the cruellest month for Pakistan. It dismembered Pakistan in 1971, deprived us of a great, enlightened political leader Benazir Bhutto in 2007, and now it has traumatized us again with the worst-ever tragedy. Words fail to express the grief on this barbarism and …

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterised by a low pressure centre, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Hurricanes are given such names that are easily identified in specific regions. In addition to international names, which are usually in numbers and digits such as 04 A in case of Nilofar, countries …

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A little more than a year after it was broached, a new multilateral bank in Asia — the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) — was born in Beijing on Oct 24, 2014, signalling in the process the failure of hectic lobbying by the United States against the move. The AIIB, along with the other new China-based institution, the BRICS Bank, …

Series Review in Numbers Several records were broken and new benchmarks set over the two-Test series between Pakistan and Australia played in UAE. Pakistan recorded its first Test series win against Austalia in 20 years. Younis Khan led the way with successive centuries in the first Test, and a double century in the first innings of the second Test. Moreover, …

POWER OF THE DRAGON, EXPLORING NEW VISTAS, THE GRITTY DUO, BREAKING THE SILENCE, A STATE OF THINGS TO COME , HARDLY AN OASIS, THE FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE , THE POPPY BLOOM REDUX, KNOWING THE UNKNOWN , TALENT MEETS POWER 1. POWER OF THE DRAGON On Oct 17, the United Kingdom became the first foreign country to issue offshore renminbi bonds, with …

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