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At School of Political and International Relations, Quaid-I-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad. Under the auspices of Jahangir’s World Times (JWT) a Discussion Forum was organized at the School of Politics & International Relations in QAU, Islamabad. The discussion was chaired by Dr. Lubna Abid Ali the chairperson of the School of Politics & International Relations while Dr. Mehmood-ul-Hassan Butt, director student …

1- PLAY A TRICK Someone has played a trick on him. (i.e. deceived him or gave  him a surprise.) 2- PLAY THE INNOCENT The accused tried to play the innocent in the court. (i.e. tried to pretend to be innocent.) 3- PLAY DEAF I complained about his son but he played deaf. (i.e. pretended not to hear anything.) 4- PLAY …

English is one of the richest languages of the world, and its richness arises from the fact that it has freely borrowed words and phrases from other languages, both European and non-European, and has absorbed and naturalised them. Here is a list of such foreign words and phrases as have passed into everyday speech and writing. However, the students are …

MODEL PAPER 5 1.    Which word is wrongly spelt in the following set of words:- (a)    Receive        (b)    Relief (c)    Sleeve        (d)    Speech 2.    Every wise man should save for… (a)    Rainy days    (b)    Sunny days (c)    Happy days    (d)    Sad days 3.    Sleeping partner means:- (a)    One who has not invested money but takes part in its …

1. Abandon:(v) We had to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way. SYN: forsake, leave, give up, relinquish ANT: retain, stay with 2.    Abase:(v) Don’t abase yourself before your boss. SYN: humiliate, disgrace, bring down, humble ANT: exalt, uplift, honour 3.    Abash:(v) He said nothing but looked abashed.  SYN: confuse, feel or made to feel ashamed, confound …

1. Who is the present United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan? Set- 1 (a) *Marc Grossman (b) Richard Holbrooke (c) Charles E. Redman (d) Bill Richardson 2.Who is the founder of Wikileaks? (a) *Julian Assange (b) Martin Cooper (c) Orkut Buyukkokten (d) Mark Zuckerberg 3. South Sudan became an independent state on: (a) 17th January 2011 (b) 15th …

Important topics Pollution Democracy in Pakistan Our Judicial System Terrorism Pakistan’s Economic Conditions Population Explosion Education in Pakistan Energy Crisis Global Warming Disaster Management  Women Empowerment Corruption  The need for Tolerance Outline of the Important Essays Pollution Points to develop: Concern for environment has increased and spread over recent years Pollution’ a major environmental concern. What is pollution?  Types, sources …

The best way is to take guidance from a single teacher then from syllabus and past 5 years papers. I hope by following these steps one can easily pass the CSS exam. In this article, I would try to explore different aspects why the candidates fail in the exams and leave it by saying that CSS is too difficult to …

Quaid assessed the situation as “parting of the ways” and so it proved to be. The convention rejected Quaid-e-Azam’s amendments. Indeed one Hindu leader even said that he represented nobody. Quaid understood that his last self-imposed mission of Hindu-Muslim unity had been a complete failure. Disillusioned with the narrow communal approach of the Hindu leadership to the constitutional question, Quaid …

Consult the syllabus recommended books for CSS preparation. In my previous articles, I disc-ussed how to prepare the compulsory and the optional subjects by highlighting different aspects and important questions. In this article, I will provide some tips how to manage time while preparing for the CSS and PMS. The first thing, which a candidate should do, is to practise …