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Dr. Fahad Mumtaz One who works diligently and performs well in the exam will ultimately outshine others. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Kindly tell us about your educational background and achievements in detail? Dr. Fahad Mumtaz: My early education is from Faisalabad. I got second position in Matriculation exam from Faisalabad Board and second position in F.Sc examination from Government College. …

Jahangir’s World Times: What was the vision of the Quaid-e-Azam for the economic future of Pakistan; and have you ever seen any glimpse of his vision in the past 65 years?   Dr. Rafiq Ahmad: Well I would say yes, I have seen glimpses on the lines suggested by the Quaid-e-Azam for the economic future of Pakistan. But, first of …

Dr Shazia Marri: Information & Broadcasting Minister of Sindh Government We salute you for  your bravery;  you wrote nothing but truth;  we salute you for your unwavering austerity for freedom of speech. Flogging is a diminutive thing for us, for freedom of speech and journalistic ethics we could give away our lives; said the veteran journalist Mr. Iqbal Jafri. Sindh …

Jahangir’s World Times: Was it due to the media-hype that PTI’s 30th October Lahore Rally became a catalyst for the popularity of PTI, but after that your popularity graph started to drop down? Imran Khan: No! First of all, I want to make it absolutely clear that it was not a media-hype because media cannot force more than 250,000 people, …

We (Pakistan and the US) need to get- together, we need to talk together openly, honestly and frankly. Q:-Now that the Parliament has unanimously approved its guidelines, what is the way forward for the two countries? Ans: First of all, we are very pleased that the Parliament has taken this job very seriously and has come up with these guidelines …

Shahla Qureshi PSP, 39th Common Jahangir’s World Times: Please tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements in detail.   Shahla Qureshi: I belong to Karachi; I passed my matriculation from Govt. Girl’s Secondary School, SITE, Karachi then FSc (pre-medical) from Khatoon-e-Pakistan Govt. Degree College Karachi. After that I joined University of Karachi for BSc (Hon) and MSc in Zoology …

Ali Sarwar Naqvi Former Ambassador and an expert on Nuclear Diplomacy Profile In a long diplomatic career of thirty-six years, from 1970 to 2006, he served at the United Nations, both in New York and Vienna, and in Washington D.C, London, Paris and Brussels. In the course of professional work, he delivered lectures and speeches on various current affairs issues …

Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema Dean Faculty of Contemporary Studies National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad Dr. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema is a prominent scholar of international repute and his main area of specialisation is ‘Foreign Policy’. His articles regularly appear in both national and international academic journals, popular magazines and daily newspapers. He has published more than 130 research articles and over …

Riaz Hussain Khokar ‘Former Foreign Secretary Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): What were the main foreign policy challenges when you took over as foreign secretary? Riaz Hussain Khokhar (RHK): Well, I took the charge as foreign secretary in August 2002 and remained on this prestigious post till 2005. It was quite an intensive experience. I was appointed by General Musharraf who …

Ayaz Wazir Former Ambassador and Analyst Jahangir’s World Times: What are Pakistan’s long term and short term interests in Afghanistan and how Pakistan is pursuing these interests? Ayaz Wazir: Well, Pakistan’s interests are very deep in Afghanistan. We have the same tribes divided between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both of us have strong bonds of relationship but at times some hiccups …