JWT Desk

Letters to the Editor (Aug 2014)

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editor@jworldtimes.com; adeelniaz78@gmail.com Operation Zarb-i-Azb Thank God the charade of peace talks with the militants is finally over and a fully-fledged operation in North Waziristan has begun. As a nation, while standing squarely behind our brave soldiers, we must have realistic expectations of Zarb-i-Azb. The greatest achievement after the success of the operation …

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A review of the World Cups

From 1930 to 2014 It was in 1920 when the first international intercontinental football tournament was held, when FIFA and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) joined hands to include the event in the 1920 summer Olympics for the first time. The first Olympic event was won by Belgium and the next two in 1924 and 1928 were both won by …

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Media Imperialism in Pakistan

Pakistan has a vibrant media landscape. To a large extent, the media enjoys freedom of expression in spite of political pressure and direct bans sometimes administered by political stakeholders. In today’s world media imperialism is a matter of primary importance especially to the developing world. Pakistan is one of those developing countries which are suffering from the imperialism of media. …

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On Pakistan-India Water Dispute

Scarcity of water is a huge problem faced by many countries of the world, especially the developing ones. The effects of environmental degradation and poor management of available water resource have made water one of the scarcest resources in poor economies. As a result, there is a struggle for this resource and this sometimes leads to conflicts. The India-Pakistan water …

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17 Traits Great People Possess

Their confidence gives them clarity to justify things accurately in whatever situations that they’re in. Confidence is a unique and magnificent trait possess by most successful people who lead today’s world no matter whatever disciplines they are in. People who are confident will not have any lapse of judgement and misconduct in their work and life. Great people are the …

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The Real Secret to Bill Gates’ Success

Bill Gates: ‘I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.’ Bill Gates is the richest person in the world. How? He is incredibly demanding. He is incredibly smart. He is an incredible negotiator and salesmen. He has vision. He has passion for what he does. But, …

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World’s Top 10 Stories

Law Makes Its Course On May 20, the Lahore High Court issued notices to over two dozen politicians and their family members, a property tycoon and a rights activist for submitting replies in petition to bring their foreign assets back to Pakistan. New Realities, New Partners On May 21, China signed a landmark deal to buy Russian natural gas worth …

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Letters to the Editor (July 2014)

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editor@jworldtimes.com; adeelniaz78@gmail.com UNDERSTANDING THE TERRORISTS’ TACTICS Once again terrorists jolted the foundation of our law-enforcement agencies by attacking Karachi Airport. But, the question that really perplexes many is how they could get access into the Airport? One thing is obvious that every insurgent attack baffles us as the attackers disguise themselves …

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The Federal Budget 2014-15

As federal finance minister, Ishaq Dar, rose to present the federal budget for FY2014-15 in the National Assembly, he had an arduous task to perform in the backdrop of, by and large, missed targets for FY14. The three key targets; i.e. Tax revenue, Investment and Exports were down; the first by Rs 200 billion and the latter two, by 0.7 …

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