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Is it just a coincidence that when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was putting his foot on the American soil on October 20, the Pak-US relations also turned 66? Pak-US bilateral relations were established on October 20, 1947. October 2013 brought another happenstance with it; Eid-ul-Azha, on October 16, marked the sacrifice of 7 million animals by Pakistanis, however, many would …

Rousseau believed that ‘man is born free but everywhere he is in chains,’ and that is true to a great extent. It would be appropriate even to say that man is not born free. As a child is born, he is bound in relations. He is born as someone’s son and someone’s brother. Then he belongs to a particular religion, …

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The Muslim world’s current turmoil has one key cause that is rooted in neither religious ideology nor sectarian struggle. In Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey, rapidly-growing and increasingly-assertive middle classes want a say in politics and greater economic opportunity. Modern communication ‘in particular the extensive use of social media’ has enabled this rising middle class to find its voice and …

The period of Arab history prior to the emergence of Islam has been described by the historians as the ‘Age of Ignorance.’ However, the oil-rich Arab countries are included among rich and powerful nations of the world today. The world nations aspire to cordial relations with the Arabs. At the time of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birth, the Arabian Peninsula mainly …

PAKISTAN AFFAIRS 712: Muhammad Bin Qasim defeated Raja Dahir and conquered Sindh. 1526: The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between the Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur and the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi. 1556: The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the Mughal Akbar the Great and Samrat Hem. 1564: Hazrat Mujadid Alf Sani was born. 1703: Shah …

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Choose the option that is most similar in meaning to the capitalized word. 1. HALO: (a) corona (b) rotation (c) pedestal (d) barrier 2. EN ROUTE: (a) on the way to some place (b) overlapping in duration (c) in a joyous manner (d) with knowledge or intention 3. PACIFIC: (a) particular (b) nonviolent (c) unpopular (d) predictable 4. DEGENERATE: (a) …

This essay got second position in 1st JWT Essay Competition 1.    Preamble ‘An Introduction to Pillars of State 2.    Role of four Pillars of State Function of Legislature’ to make laws Duty of Executive’ to administer laws Job of Judiciary’ to administer justice Responsibility of Media’ to aware people 3.  Role of Pillars in putting Pakistan in a State of …

Ibn Khaldun, the great North African Muslim thinker and philosopher, believed that the state has its foundation on one of the two great moral principles; the sense of Oneness or Group Mind, Asabiya, and religion. The State as such is the natural result of human life which requires association and organization; ‘human association is necessary,’ the philosopher expresses this saying, …