Current Pakistan National Affairs PIA strike ends with Haroon’s resignation: A four-day-long strike by Pakistan International Airlines employees, which had collapsed domestic and international flights schedule, ended after the government removed the Managing Director of the national flag carrier Aijaz Haroon on their demand. Some heavyweights left out of 22-member new cabinet: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on February 11 …
Read More »Preparing the CSS ‘right thing, right time
The candidate should be confident enough to go through this exam and pray to Almighty God. Passing and qualifying the CSS is not more than a problem if one has proper guidance and track. But the problem is how to get guidance and a track when one does not know the ABC of the CSS. For this, one has to …
Read More »Quaid-i-Azam’s famous quotes
A democratic and Islamic Constitution for Pakistan The constitution of Pakistan has yet to be framed by the Pakistan Constituent Assembly. I do not know what the ultimate shape of this constitution is going to be, but I am sure that it will be of a democratic type, embodying the essential principles of Islam. Today, they are as applicable in …
Read More »Verbs followed by prepositions
Here are some verbs prepositions for all competitive exams, specially for the CSS and PMS. The aim of these prepositions is to know their exact usage with the specific used-words. Usually, the candidates use the wrong prepositions while writing essays, paragraphs or answering meanings of difficult words. Abide by: We must abide by the rules of our college. Abstain from: …
Read More »WORLD IN FOCUS January 2011 – February 2011
Current Pakistan National Affairs Remittances reach $5.2 b in 6 months: Six months of the current fiscal ended on a good note as the overseas Pakistanis sent 17 per cent higher remittances compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The State Bank on January 11 reported that the overseas Pakistanis sent $5.291 billion during July-December, 2010 showing an …
Read More »China Vs Japan
China’s place in the global economy is such that other nations must adapt to this situation. China’s triumph in overtaking Japan as the world’s number two economy masks a worrisome over-reliance on exports and investment, and lagging social development, analysts said. Japan lost its 42-year hold on the second spot behind the United States in 2010, according to full-year data …
Read More »WORLD IN FOCUS December 2010 – January 2011
Current Pakistan National Affairs Agreement reached on Tapi gas pipeline: The leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Turkmenistan agreed on December 11 to move forward with a complicated and risky plan to build a natural gas pipeline across rugged territory plagued by war and terrorism. The pipeline, which would terminate in India, would bring huge amounts of gas …
Read More »Nouns with appropriate prepositions
Here are some nouns prepositions for all competitive exams, specially for the CSS and PMS. The aim of these prepositions is to know the exact usage of preposition with the specific used-words. Usually, the candidates use the wrong prepositions while writing the essays, paragraphs or answering the meanings of the difficult words. Absent from: Qaiser was absent from the college. …
Read More »Tricky – Tracky Adjectives
It is easy to use most of the adjectives but some of them are very tricky. Incorrect He did not give me some money. Correct He did not give me any money. Incorrect Any men die young. Correct Some men die young. Incorrect Many a man are poor. Correct Many a man is poor. Or Many men are poor. Incorrect …
Read More »WORLD IN FOCUS November – December 2010
Current Pakistan National Affairs Remittances reach $3.5b in 4 months: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis are growing at a faster pace as these reached $3.5 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year, giving hope for cumulative $10 billion inflows by the end of this year. EU approves trade aid package for Pakistan: On Nov 11, European …
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