World Times is the finest institute in Lahore for the preparation of CSS exam. I prepared for both written and interview parts of CSS from WTI. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Muhammad Shahab Aslam (MSA): I did FSc from Government College University (GCU), Faisalabad, and later MBBS from Independent Medical College …
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During the past few years, issues of immigration, refugees and displaced persons have transcended national jurisdictions. Since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, nearly 13.5 million people have been in desperate need of humanitarian aid. More than 440,000 refugees have entered Europe in 2017 alone, and almost 3,000 have already gone missing. In Southeast Asia, a similar …
Read More »The rising trend of regionalism in Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
“Being defiant can be a good thing sometimes. Defiance is like marijuana – it is not a bad thing when it is used right.” _Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus Since independence, the major objectives of Pakistan’s foreign policy have remained fluctuating. Although there are some constants such as efforts to keep close cooperation with the US, deep security assurances for …
Read More »The New Geopolitics of Trade in Asia
By: Mireya Solís The APEC Leaders’ summit meeting, which took place in Da Nang, Vietnam, crystallized the new geopolitics of trade in Asia. The leaders of the three largest economies in the world – the United States, China and Japan – each redefined the roles their nation will play in sustaining, torpedoing or adjusting the postwar trading order. Little is …
Read More »BREXIT DEAL and European Security
By: Anders Fogh Rasmussen A no-deal would aid terrorism in the UK and across Europe The United Kingdom has begun to contemplate the prospect of no Brexit deal by the March 2019 deadline. The economic impact would be significant, but with contingency plans under preparation, there are ways to try to mitigate the worst aspects. However, in the fight against …
Read More »Problems on Numbers
1. When 15 is subtracted from 7 times the number, the result is 10 more than twice of the number. Find the number: (a) 4 (b) 15 (c) 7.5 (d) 5 2. Sum of a rational number and its reciprocal is 13/6. Find the number: (a) 2 (b) 3/2 (c) 4/2 …
Read More »CSS EXAMINATION: A TEST OF QUALITY EDUCATION!
Thousands of graduates from across Pakistan try their luck every year in the competitive examination (CE), also known as Central Superior Service (CSS) exam, conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). CSS is considered the most prestigious exam in Pakistan as it opens, for successful aspirants, the doors to the country’s bureaucracy, or more rightly, the Civil Services of …
Read More »In Conversation with Ahsan Mumtaz Gondal, 13th in Punjab, PMS-2016
“I used to read JWT regularly and it proved to be beneficial since it covers a wide range of topics related to competitive examinations” Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Ahsan Mumtaz Gondal (AMG): I did matriculation from Rangers Public School, Mandi Bahauddin, and intermediate from Forman Christian College, Lahore. Later on, …
Read More »In Conversation with ABIDA FAREED (PAS), 22nd in Pakistan, CSS-2016
“Well-researched articles as well as essays in World Times magazine, were a ready-made source of information on many topics” Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Abida Fareed (AF): I got my early education from Jampur, District Rajanpur. After FSc (premedical), I got admission to Nishtar Medical College, Multan. And before joining the …
Read More »REPRESENTATIVE BUREAUCRACY
DEFINITION A representative bureaucracy is defined as a public service whose members reflect the demographic composition of the population it serves and to which its policies apply. To be truly representative, a public service would include members of significant sectors of the population throughout its workforce, including senior decision-making positions, not just in lower rank jobs. Pitkin provided the simplest …
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