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Social and Economic Securities for Women in Islam

‘Observe your duty to Allah in respect to the women, and treat them well.’ (al-Hadith) Islam has bestowed on women the numerous social and economic securities. Since its emergence, Islam always had advocated and protected the rights of women. Islamic teachings, obliterating the false customs regarding women, have granted them unprecedented prestige and honour. The inhumane practices like female infanticide …

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Media & Agenda Setting

For a generation, until the collapse of the Soviet Union, American news organizations reported on the world largely through the prism of the Cold War. Particularly on TV networks the East-West Conflict was a useful framing device especially on news shows.  But, after the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989, media enterprises turned their attention towards domestic matters. Thus, media …

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THE POLITICAL VISION OF IQBAL

As we look through the lattice of history, we realise that the greatest hindrance to recognising the excellence of a genius comes from his contemporaries. Allama Iqbal was one of those rare geniuses whose excellence in the field of poetry as well as political thinking was recognised throughout the world in his own lifetime. As we look through the lattice …

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10 Questions with Talha Masood, 4th in Balochistan, CSS 2012

JWT provides CSS aspirants with complete guidance on all aspects of CSS. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Kindly tell us about your educational background and achievements in detail. Talha Masood (TM): I was never so fortunate as to get educated from quality institutions. My schooling till class 9th was at Pak Public Model School, Panjgur. Then I did matriculation from Babar …

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IDEALISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

The course of International Relations is determined by different thinking patterns of global players of the world politics. One of these schools of thought bases its views on optimistic assessment of the human being. Naturally, human beings are good, they can progress through collectivism. The progress in world politics is directly related to the progress of individuals. After the World …

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Lieutenant General (R) Abdul Qayyum Ex-Chairman Pakistan Steel Mills

Today, the CIA, the RAW and many others spy agencies are out to weaken the province and malign Pakistan army and the ISI. Lieutenant General (R) Abdul Qayyum is a person of diverse talent and unrivalled administrative qualities. Besides having a decade’s worth experience in the Pakistan Army, he has also served as chairman for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) at …

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PAKISTAN AFFAIRS, 27 Oct, 1947: India launched a full-scale attack on Kashmir.

1 Jan, 1948: India took Kashmir dispute to UN Security Council. 1 Apr, 1948: India cut off water supply to Pakistan from two of its headworks, causing a dispute over water. 13 Aug, 1948: UN Security Council called for ceasefire in Kashmir and withdrawal of all Pakistani and Indian forces 11 Sept, 1948: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah passed away. 12 …

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Science Facts

1. For humans, the normal pulse is 70 heartbeats per minute. Elephants have a slower pulse of 27 and for a canary it is 1000! 2.    The blood vessels in human body would reach about 60,000 miles if laid end to end. 3.    Half of body’s red blood cells are replaced every seven days. 4.    A common bacterium, E. Coli, …

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TECHNIQUE FOR WRITING A GOOD PRECIS

English precis and composition is a crucial paper in CSS. It can help you get high scores. Precis is the most important part of this paper. In the following lines, techniques of writing a good precis are given along with 3 sample passages and their precis. Read the passage carefully and try to understand it. In practice session, you may …

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