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Introduction A brief concept of Muslim Ummah Challenges in the modern age Social challenges Economic challenges Political challenges Religious challenges Responsibilities of Muslim Ummah In social field Fight against obscenity  and vulgarity Make efforts for improving the status as well as the rights of women Protect the endangered structure of family Strive for social equality and justice Eradicate the evils …

René Descartes, better known as the father of the modern philosophy, is a pioneer figure of the continental rationalism. Many of the subsequent philosophical waves are, more or less, in response to his philosophy. His were the days of relative stagnation in the realm of philosophy, as the late medieval period was predominated by the Church, and influenced sharply by …

Aspirants must not allow the fear of failure to become a hurdle. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Razwan Nazir (RN): All through my educational career, I have studied at public sector institutions. My early education was from government school and college in Chunian, District Kasur. After that, I moved to Government …

 PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE Oct 03: Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on autophagy. What is autophagy? Autophagy is a fundamental process in cell physiology dealing with how the body breaks down and recycles cellular components. It is a process whereby cells “eat themselves”. Autophagy can rapidly provide fuel for energy …

As defined by Robert E. Goodin, terrorism is a form of political violence in a population with an aim to achieve some objectives by creating a climate of fear and apprehension. However, in the current century, terrorism has emerged as a meaningful term that can reliably be distinguished from other forms of political violence. Martha Crenshaw, in her book titled …

China’s revolutionary idea of “One Belt, One Road (OBOR)” has given a new dimension to the globalized world toward attaining “Greater Connectivity” through roads, railways and maritime routes. Due to China’s investment-friendly philosophy, CPEC is one branch of $51.5 billion (previously $46 billion) for Pakistan from the nearly one trillion dollar ‘investment tree’. Fortunately, this came as the privileged bounty …

Analysing the factors behind the fiasco The result for CSS-2016 written exam has shell-shocked many as only 202 candidates, out of 9643 who appeared, could actually make it. Although pass percentages in recent years have been on the decline — 15.77 percent (2009), 8.26 percent (2010), 9.74 percent (2011), 7.95 percent (2012), 2.09 percent (2013), 3.33 percent (2014) and 3.11 …

1. ______ countries take part in UNGA session. (a) 299        (b) 71 (c) 25        (d) 193 2. ______ is the newest member of the General Assembly. (a) South Sudan    (b) Serbia (c) Czechoslovakia (d) Puerto Rico 3. The theme of this year’s General Debate at the UNGA is ______. (a) The World Refugee Crisis: How Can We End …

Iván Martén and Philip Whittaker In the realm of global economy, the study of oil prices and its link with economic growth has always been an interesting subject. Both have been like distant cousins who disliked each other as they, traditionally, have been inversely related to each other; a fall in one meant the rise in the other. The received …

Joshua Goldstein Wars have influenced the economic history profoundly across time and space. Winners of wars have shaped economic institutions and trade patterns. They have influenced technological developments as well. Above all, recurring war has drained wealth, disrupted markets, and depressed economic growth. Economic Effects of War Wars are expensive (in money and other resources), destructive (of capital and human …