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“Jahangir’s World Times is an informative and knowledge-oriented magazine that is tailor-made for the aspirants of competitive exams.”   Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): For the interest of all the prospective aspirants, especially the JWT readers, please tell us about your academic background. Usman Ashraf (UA): I got my early education from Army Public School Mangla Cantt from where I did …

National & International News & MCQs National June 17: Eight people, two women among them, were killed and over 100 injured when police clashed with activists of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) over removal of barriers from near Dr Tahirul Qadri’s Minhajul Quran headquarters in Model Town. June 17: A federal anticorruption court granted pre-arrest bail to former Prime Minister, …

5th Position CSS 2013 (1st in PSP). JWT is the best source and it should be regularly consulted with. JWT: All the aspirants, especially the JWT readers, would be keen to know about you? Tell us about your academic career. Muhammad Azhar Khan Mughal (MAKM): I did my matriculation from Govt. S.D. High School Bahawalpur. Later, I graduated from Govt. …

The word ‘democracy’ a Greek word in origin’ is composed of Demo or the people and ‘Cracy’ rule, or rule of people, it started in city states of Greece. A lame tradition of Democracy was practiced in Rome where it got mixed up with Emperorship and had a zigzag course. Otherwise in Europe, worst authoritarian rule remained entrenched till the …

Goodbye Moon. Every year, the Moon slips a few centimetres away from us, slowing down our day. Why is the Moon drifting away from us, and how long will it take before the Earth and the Moon are tidally locked to each other? A long time ago the Mars-sized object Theia, collided with the Earth and the Moon was formed …

For compulsory subjects, especially Current Affairs, I consulted JWT only, and for all my optional subjects, I relied solely on ’20 Questions’ series of Jahangir Books. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): All aspirants would be keen to know about you? Tell us about your academic career. Waqar Ali Khan (WAK): I got my early education from Saint Mary’s Academy, Lalazar, Rawalpindi. …

The word ‘democracy’ a Greek word in origin’ is composed of Demo or the people and ‘Cracy’ rule, or rule of people, it started in city states of Greece. A lame tradition of Democracy was practiced in Rome where it got mixed up with Emperorship and had a zigzag course. Otherwise in Europe, worst authoritarian rule remained entrenched till the …

How tornadoes form and how they die is not fully understood, yet scientists probing those mysteries’ and aiming to improve warning systems’ have pinpointed key risk factors. A tornado, or twister, is a violently rotating column of air that extends between the Earth’s surface and a cloud, usually a cumulonimbus cloud. Most tornadoes last for less than ten minutes. Large …

The word budget has been derived from the French word ‘Bougett’ which means a pouch or a wallet. It was coined by England’s Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr William Ewart Gladstone, in 1860. The budget is taken in different ways in different countries; when we speak of the ‘budget’ of a department, it means expenditure estimates only. While in England the …

Bureaucracy, or the civil service fraternity, forms the backbone of a country’s administrative setup. Brilliant minds, blessed with extraordinary acumen, are inducted into the civil service to ensure that the best people come at the helm. As policy-implementing arm of the government, the Civil Service officers strive to serve the interests of the public and those of the state in …