Media is a platform which provides us with all sorts of information. It also serves as a means of communication that allows ideas to exchange, attitudes to form, and a new society to shape. Modern history bears witness to the fact that media has grown its influence exponentially through the modern technology. It is also a cultural force which not …

Along with the first university, and even the toothbrush, it is among surprising Muslim inventions that have shaped the world we live in today. Let’s have a brief look at these outstanding contributions to the modern world: 1. Surgery Around the year 1,000, the celebrated doctor Al Zahrawi published a 1,500-page illustrated encyclopaedia of surgery that was used in Europe …

Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. Patients are frequently dehydrated and require oral rehydration with solutions containing electrolytes or intravenous fluids. Introduction Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but …

US Secretary of State John Kerry recently visited New Delhi to attend the 5th India-US Strategic Dialogue. During his stay, he held discussions with his counterpart Sushma Swaraj which was followed by his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This represented the first high—level contacts between the US and India since Modi became Prime Minister in May 2014. Reports on …

The foundation of the BRICS Development Bank has highlighted the problems with the current system of global assistance and governance – particularly from the US. The most important thing is that it’s now a permanent sign that global governance is a mess. Global governance has not kept up with the pace of global economic change.” No sooner had the dust …

The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), also known as the Khmer Rouge (Red Khmer) ruled Cambodia from April 17, 1975 until January 1979. In 1976, the Khmer Rouge established the state of Democratic Kampuchea. Three decades after the fall of the regime that managed the torture and death of some two million Cambodians in pursuit of agrarian utopia, the recently-concluded …

When the Titans Clash, The Bullish Surge, Adieu the Bravehearted, Paid in the Same Coin?, Call of the Conscience, The African Ogre , The Race Schism, Winning the Battle, Losing the War, The Gavel Strikes, Changing Winds, 1. When the Titans Clash On July 17, a Malaysian airliner MH 17, a scheduled international passenger flight carrying 295 people from Amsterdam …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editor@jworldtimes.com; adeelniaz78@gmail.com RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN BALOCHISTAN The steps taken by the Federal and the Balochistan governments for promoting education are appreciable. Establishment of educational institutions and announcing various scholarship schemes portend well for the development of Balochistan. After graduation, the motivated youth can surely change the fate of province. But a wave …

For cultivating political stability in a country, two fundamental things are extremely important: the devolution of power to the grassroots level, and economic growth through fiscal responsibility and visible socioeconomic prosperity that is available to the general public. Without these two characteristics of a nation-state, the democratic nature of a country’s political system can be vulnerable to destabilization of varying …

The metamorphosis the world is going through is posing a serious question: are we seeking any dignified place in the transformed world or would happily remain in obscurity? The nations that have ruled the world economy during the past several decades are beginning to crumble under their own weight, and their glory will soon be a tale from the past. …