During the CSS-2016 interviews, the FPSC panellists have mainly focused these areas International 1. How US elections will impact Canada? 2. Heart of Asia Conference 3. Falling prices of oil: reasons and impacts 4. Syrian war and Iran-Saudi rivalry 5. Impact of Free Trade Agreements 6. Reasons of downfall of League of Nations 7. How do you see the tenure …

“A great deal of world politics is a fundamental struggle, but it is also a struggle that has to be waged intelligently.”   (— Zbigniew Brzezinski ) All eyes are on the ever-changing power polarity of the international order, particularly in the South Asian region. While the theme for the general debate at the 71st UN General Assembly session revolved around …

A balanced diet is the one that consists of proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth. It provides, in proper proportions, the human body with all the nutrients necessary for adequate nutrition. Such a diet contains  proper proportions of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water; ingredients necessary to maintain good health. Definition A balanced …

 “Double tap” was the name given to the U.S. drone warfare technique of first attacking a hostile target and then making another attack shortly after when the family, friends or colleagues rushed to rescue the injured in the first attack. That a number of women, children and noncombatants were killed as a result did not seem to worry our drone …

Subject: ESSAY 1. Majority of the candidates attempted the paper in such a way that ideas were not coherent, organized or focused on the topic. 2. Random thoughts were brought together without any logic al reasoning or research-based facts and arguments. 3. There was lack of creativity which might be expected of candidates appearing in the competition exam. 4. The …

An Atlantic report The signing of the Indus Water Treaty in Karachi in September was, as President Eisenhower so correctly put it at his press conference, “One bright spot… in a very depressing world picture.” The treaty marks the end of a twelve-year fight between India and Pakistan over the division of the waters of the immense Indus River basin, …

Even as much of the world bridled at the U.S. pretensions of “unipolar” power, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon toed Washington’s line and further undercut the U.N.’s supposed evenhandedness, writes Joe Lauria. Middle East Online After ten years of almost total obedience to Washington, Ban Ki-moon stepped down Sunday as United Nations Secretary-General, leaving behind a sorry legacy that has …

Muhammad Faisal Over the course of 2016, Pakistan has achieved a certain degree of political stability. Political processes coped with multiple pressures and crises during the year. Democratic continuity means civilian governance is making incremental progress. Growth in civilian leadership is evident as political parties prepare for the general elections scheduled for 2018. Despite these trends, Pakistan continues to grapple …

If connectivity is becoming the basis of a new geopolitics, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) should be rated the year’s most potent symbol of this 21st century version of the Great Game. A Great Game whose outwards manifestations are multi-lane highways, pipelines and container traffic. The $46 billion CPEC is the flagship project within the even more ambitious Belt-Road programme …

Zhao Yuming Brexit and Donald Trump being elected US president reflect the public opinion in the West. The rise and prosperity of populism is a characteristic of the “New Normal.” Be it triangle or trilateral, the relationship among China, Russia and the US is steadily developing – the Sino-Russian comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination maintained high-level growth, the relationship between …