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Comprehension of a passage is generally difficult for most candidates because the topics are varied. They may be about medicine, science and technology, religion or philosophy. Some of the subjects discussed may not be familiar to you. Here speed as well as understanding of the contents of the given passage is of the essence because in every competitive examination, several …

Pakistan should have a vision of what it would like to achieve from other nations before reciprocating market access to them. Trade relations, like all other relations, are friend and foe oriented and are glued with the broader national interests of the country. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The …

‘It is not the wealth of a nation that builds roads, but the roads, that build the wealth of a nation.’ (John F. Kennedy) In the history of civilizations, each great power had made progress and successfully prolonged and strengthened their rule to the benefit of their subjects. Roman, British, Muslim Empires of Umayyad and Abbasid and in subcontinent Mughal …

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 …

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 …

Peace Loving Country Determined to Live at Peace with Itself and with the Rest of the World Shamshad Ahmad, Pakistan’s former foreign secretary and veteran diplomat, is now a leading political analyst, who through his writings and lectures frequently expresses his views about the problems and challenges facing our country. In a recent interview with the Jahangirs World Times he …

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 …

the pipeline would pump 33 billion cubic meters (bcm) a year from the South Iolotan field in Turkmenistan to Fazilka in India, crossing 735km of Afghan territory, then 800km in Pakistan. On paper, it’s one of the sweetest gas deals there is. At one end, the world’s second largest gas field; at the other, 1.2 billion people demanding clean energy, …

The Dream is not What you See in your Sleep but the Dream is What Which Does Not Allow you to Sleep Jahangir’s World Times: Please tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements in detail. Abdullah Memon: Well, I belong to district Thatta of rural Sindh and I got my education till intermediate level from my home town, Sujawal. …

Mr. Ahmad Bukhsh Lehri DMG, 7th Common Chief Secretary, Balochistan Mr. Ahmad Bukhsh Lehri is one of the senior Baloch officers of ‘Civil Service of Pakistan’. He joined the ‘Civil Service’ as a DMG officer on 5th April 1980; he spent most of his service in Balochistan. While during the service he served on key positions in the provincial government …