For all your queries about CSS, PMS, PCS and other Competitive Exams, please write to us or email at the following address: CSS GURU Jahangir’s World Times 121-D, Gulberg II, Lahore. email: cssguru@jworldtimes.com A Word from CSS Guru In November 2013 issue of JWT, Mr Mohsin Ali Mahesar suggested that CSS Guru should also mention common mistakes that are to …

Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Please tell about your educational background and achievements? Waseem Ahmad (WA): I did my matriculation from a government school in Rawalpindi. I am highly indebted to my teacher Sheikh Fazal Mehmood who is blind yet has a great, fertile mind. He instilled in me the passion to do the best. After my graduation from Abbottabad, I …

Li-fi is a technology that has been in a process of development for quite some time now. The term Li-Fi ‘Light Fidelity’ was coined by Edinburgh University Prof Harald Haas in 2011, though the technology is also known as visible light communications (VLC). Reading about new energy-efficient technologies that can transform the world to a cleaner and greener place, with …

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh recently stated that “the contract for supplying gas to Pakistan is likely to be annulled,” and cited Pakistan’s inability to pay for the cost of laying the pipeline as the major impediment to its implementation. His assessment was based on the government of Pakistan’s recent request to the Iranian government to extend financial assistance …

Water is one of the most precious natural resources of our planet. Only 2% of the world’s water resources are made up of freshwater. This scarce resource, however, plays a crucial role in all segments of nature, society and economy. In view of the projected growth in popular demand for water and an accelerating climate change, it is expected that …

Dr Song Jong-Hwan Ambassador of South Korea to Pakistan JWT: What is your assessment of the bilateral relations between Pakistan and South Korea? Dr Song Jong Hwan (SJH): I assumed my responsibilities as ambassador of my country to Pakistan in July this year and even in such a short period, I feel that Pakistan is a great and a very …

Small sensors found in most smartphones and laptops are sensitive enough to detect the movement of moderate and large earthquakes, and could vastly expand the information gathered during seismic events in densely-populated cities, new research suggests. The devices, called micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers, measure movement in three dimensions and tell the phone’s screen to flip from horizontal to vertical when …

The first month at the World  Times Academy has been full of learning. With the faculty comprising CSPs and PhDs, the World Times Academy is the most sought after one in Lahore. With increasing number of students, the Academy started another batch on 7th October. The third batch is about to commence as well. What’s the secret behind this huge …

With the drawdown of the US and Allied forces in Afghanistan approaching fast, there has been a sudden surge of terrorist attacks across Pakistan. The recent deadly assaults on the DI Khan central jail, the ISI office in Sukkur and All Saints Church in Peshawar are chilling reminders of the outreach and ease with which the perpetrators of these attacks …

In the past decade, Brazil achieved sustainable economic growth, became the sixth largest economy in the world, and was also able to significantly reduce income inequality. Hence, the country was able to lift 40 million people out of the poverty and now have more than 50% of the population in the middle class. One of the sectors that has benefited …