What the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movement have in common Is Zuccotti Park the next Tahrir Square? For weeks, people have been asking me if the protests taking place in lower Manhattan and around the U.S. were similar to those I covered in Egypt during the Arab Spring. After a visit to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, …

The result of the recent elections according to my observation will yield no effect on the economy of India and its relations with the US at all. The history witnessed that both the Republicans and the Democrats were agreed to acknowledge the importance of India in the world. It was Clinton, a Democrat who reopened the talks with India after …

Academicians and scholars the world over have attempted to analyse different dimensions of terrorism. Despite tomes being written about terrorism, a commonly-accepted definition of the phenomenon eludes both academic and policy circles. Terrorism has become a significant feature of the contemporary world order, particularly in the wake of the incident of 9/11 and the subsequent war against terrorism. Academicians and …

November 1, 1995 November 1, 1995 – The first all-race local government elections took place in South Africa, marking the end of the apartheid system. November 2, 1930 – Haile Selassie was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia. November 3, 1903 – Panama declared itself independent of Colombia following a revolt engineered by the US. November 3, 1957 – Soviet Russia launched …

One should go to a single teacher and prepare the subjects according to the syllabus and the past papers of the CSS, as these two things serve as a track for the final exams. In this article, prerequisites of the CSS exams will be discussed. There are four things which one should take into mind while preparing for the CSS …

Performance judgment through self-assessment and accomplishment of little tasks in time always proves positive  Jahangir’s World Times: Kindly tells us briefly about your educational background and the achievements? Ameer Fazal: Since, I belong to rural district of Khairpur Mir’s; I got my education there up to the intermediate level. Then, I did B.Com from Shah Abdul Latif University. Later on, …

He wrote about the emergence of bureaucracy from more traditional organisational forms (like feudalism) and it’s rising pre-eminence in modern society.   Max Weber Max Weber (1864-1920), was a German sociologist. He proposed different characteristics found in effective bureaucracies that would effectively conduct decision-making, control resources, protect workers and accomplish organisational goals. Weber’s contributions were indented to supplant old organisational …

Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Punjab, has been facing severe traffic problems for a very long time. In these circumstances, it has become indispensable to make real improvements in the quality and services of the public traffic system. During the last two decades, a number of proposals have been under consideration about tackling the …

Studies around the globe vividly depict that healthier people tend to earn higher wages and, therefore, lead a better life as compared to unhealthy adults. The World Health Organisation displays the definition of health on its webpage as, ‘A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.’ Developing countries of the …

It is not possible to revamp the entire system to produce quality human beings unless we realise that our goals are crystal clear; for what purpose we are educating our children; and what values need to inculcate among the disciples through education. The terribly humongous number of students who fail to get through the competitive examination each year indicates not …