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Analytical Reasoning (MCQs)

MCQs

Questions 1-6: Seven airline flights — 101,102,103,104,105,106 and 107 — are to be scheduled for departure, one at a time on the hour, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The schedule must conform to the following requirements: A. Flight 101 must depart at 9:00 a.m. B. Flight 105 must depart later than Flight 103, and also later than Flight 102. …

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Industrial Sector of Pakistan, Situation, Issues and Solutions

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1. Introduction 2. Industrial Sector and Its Components 3. Importance of Industrial Sector For A Country 4. Different Phases of Industrial Development in Pakistan a) 1950s: The era of rapid industrial growth b) 1960s: The ere of industrial stabilization c) 1970s: Nationalization and its impacts d) 1980s: Russia-Afghan war and pro-industry policies of Zia e) 1990s: The decade of privatization …

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Plight of the Muslim World, The role OIC needs to play

Plight of the Muslim World

Author: Naqeeb Ullah Kakar The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, or more rightly the Muslim world, treat the Palestinian and Kashmir issues as subjects, not objects. All along, it’s not a fantasy, rephrase it, after almost five decades of its establishment the OIC members opted for an Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), the objectives of which ought to have …

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A NATION’S GREATNESS DEPENDS ON ITS LEADER, “A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers.”

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To vastly improve your country and truly make it great again, start by choosing a better leader. Do not let the media or the establishment make you pick from the people they choose, but instead choose from those they do not pick. Pick a leader from among the people who is heart-driven, one who identifies with the common man on …

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Geoeconomics in a Globalized World

Geoeconomics in a Globalized World

 “In the realm of economic competition, the instruments of power are productive efficiency, market control, trade surplus, strong currency, foreign exchange reserves, and ownership of foreign companies, factories and technology.” (— S.P. Huntington) Geoeconomic power and its use appear to be a crucial, albeit understudied, aspect of today’s international relations. Traditionally, international power has been thought of in geopolitical rather …

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In Conversation with Assad Abbas, 46th in Punjab, PMS-2015

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  JWT has been a source of knowledge, motivation and guidance throughout my preparation. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Assad Abbas (AA): After early education from Grammar Public School, I joined Punjab College of Commerce and did my intermediate and graduation in commerce from there. Afterwards, I did BS (Hons.) in …

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE in PAKISTAN, A look at the dilemmas of English in Pakistani society

ENGLISH LANGUAGE in PAKISTAN

Author: Kinza Paracha “The dialects commonly spoken among the natives of this part of India contain neither literary nor scientific information, and are moreover so poor and rude that, until they are enriched from some other quarter, it will not be easy to translate any valuable work into them. It seems to be admitted on all sides, that the intellectual …

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The Cold War is over, but cold war thinking survives

Cold War is over

Author: Tina Dhabi (IAS 2015 Topper) The Cold War was marked by heightening tensions and suspicions, arms race — especially of nuclear arms — strategic and ideological bipolarity with the world getting divided into two antagonistic camps. However, all of this happened without risking a direct military confrontation. This was the most distinct feature of Cold War that it saw …

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How to Ameliorate CSS Exam

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Renowned British statesman Sir Winston Churchill once said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” His words, indubitably, hold true to everything and to every field of life as improvement is a phenomenon that should never stop. A change happened in Pakistan when in April 2015, the Federal Public Service Commission took the radical step …

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