NATIONAL  Aug 16: The PML-Q president, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, was elected the Punjab Assembly Speaker, for the second time after a gap of 20 years. Aug 16: PPP’s Syed Murad Ali Shah and PTI’s Mahmood Khan were elected as the chief ministers of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, respectively. Aug 17: The 15th National Assembly elected PTI’s Imran Khan as the …

Précis Sample Paragraph One of the most ominous and discreditable symptoms of the want of candour in present-day sociology is the deliberate neglect of the population question. It is, or should be, transparently clear that, if the state is resolved on, humanitarian grounds to inhibit the operation of natural selection some rational regulation of population, both as regards quantity and …

A mistaken notion of dominance In addition to its army, its navy, the Marines, the Coast Guard and the Air Force, the armed forces of the United States will now also have a branch of the military beyond our planet — Space Force. US President Donald Trump announced, on June 18, a sweeping new space policy that will focus both …

National 1. The government launched the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) on ______. (a) July 16            (b) July 17 (c) July 18               (d) July 19 2. On July 17, Engr Dr Tahir Masood took the charge of Managing Director/President of ______. (a) PNRA            (b) …

NATIONAL July 16: The government formally launched a $205 million National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) to improve preparedness of institutions and strengthen infrastructure to mitigate risks arising out of natural disasters and minimize loss to public life and property. July 16: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) approved the grant of power generation license to Lahore Xingzhong Renewable …

Précis Sample Paragraph Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself; he must show it to all the world in a way that cannot be gainsai(d) He must fill up a certain idea in the public mind. I have no other notion of greatness than this two-fold definition; great …

National 1. On June 18, the World Justice Project listed Pakistan ______ in its evaluation of the country’s civil justice. (a) 107th         (b) 110th (c) 112th            (d) 113th 2. As per the Small Arms Survey 2018, Pakistan is on ______ position on the list of 25 countries in which civilians hold firearms. …

NATIONAL June 18: The World Justice Project (WJP) issued its report for 2017-18, wherein it covered a total of 113 countries of the world. Among them, it listed Pakistan at number 107 in its evaluation of the country’s civil justice. However, it placed Pakistan at number 81 in its reckoning of this state’s criminal justice. June 19: Small Arms Survey …

Précis Sample Paragraph As what geographers have estimated, about twenty percent of the earth’s surface is occupied by deserts. A majority of us view deserts as one unique kind of landscape – areas with little or no rainfalls. In actual fact, there are differences between the deserts, though in varying degrees. While it is common for laymen like us to …

National 1. The current chairman of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is ______. (a) Husain Lawai        (b) Sohail Abid (c) Asad Baig                     (d) Shamshad Ali 2. On May 16, the Exchange of Data Information (EDI) between Pakistan and ______ operationalized. (a) USA              (b) …