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In Conversation with Mutahar Amin Hayat Wattoo, 8th in Pakistan, CSS-2015

Mutahar Amin Hayat Watto 8th in Pakistan CSS 2015

Never be afraid of taking risk and never ever give up on your dreams! Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Mutahar Amin Hayat Wattoo (MAHW): I got my early education from Aitchison College, Lahore and completed my O Level and A Level from there. I was an honors student throughout and won …

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Trump’s Criticism on Obama, Does Obama Doctrine Really Reflect Diffidence?

The Obama Doctrine

The fiery US Presidential candidate Donald Trump is gaining huge popularity among masses as he is capitalizing on public’s aversion to Obama’s failed policies. In his foreign policy speech, Trump severely criticized Obama’s policy by calling it incoherent and the one that reflects diffidence and weakness of US power. He asserted that Obama’s restraint has made US enemies stronger, and …

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War on Terror & the Growing Abuse of Human Rights

War on terror and Growing Abuse

Unprecedented violation, rather abuse, of human rights started immediately after the 9/11. Since then the United States has waged a war on terror but rather than protecting the humans, this unending battle has resulted in colossal abuse of human rights at global level. The war has contributed to the violation of human rights in a number of ways. First, people …

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PALESTINE-ISRAEL CONFLICT, Assessing the Role of European Union

Who can resolve Palestine-Israel conflict

Palestine-Israel conflict has been rightly labelled as the mother of all issues in the Middle East. It is one of the most protracted and potentially dangerous conflicts in the world. After more than seven decades, the resolution of the conflict is still a distant dream. It caused wars, shed blood, created disorder and fomented instability in the region. Indeed, impact …

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JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

Justice delayed is justice denied 1

The importance and significance of justice can never be underestimated in the affairs of men. In fact, there can be no peace without order so there can be no order without justice. But, in the case of Pakistan, equal access to justice is a fragile concept. We, as a nation, have been unable to understand that justice is the application …

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TAPI & CASA-1000, Energy grid in the making

TAPI and CASA

The energy-rich Central Asia has been the centre of attention of energy-hungry South Asian states especially Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. Two projects, Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Pipeline and Central Asia-South Asia (CASA-1000) electricity transmission project are of monumental importance in this regard. The groundbreaking ceremony of the former was performed in December 2015 while the latter was inaugurated on May 12, 2016. …

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A Historical Perspective on COLONIZATION, Welcome to the truth of our world!

A Historical Perspective on Colonization

Civilization is an elitist concept deployed as an ideological tool to mask the processes of class and state formation. It’s a way of organizing reality that legitimizes hierarchies and inequalities by naturalizing them and concealing the real exploitative relations and their historical development. It’s a narrative of history which propels “civilized” powers, such as the United States, to an unfolding …

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In Conversation with FAROOQ AHMED, 2nd in Punjab, PMS-2015

Clarity, coherence, relevance and expression of ideas with the help of diagrams are always effective for securing maximum marks in written part of PMS Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Farooq Ahmed (FA): I got early education from my native village Bair Band in Muzaffargarh District. Afterwards, I got admitted to Shakir …

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In Conversation with Dr Mujtaba Arfat Khan, 4th in Pakistan, CSS-2015

Dr Mujtaba Arfat Khan CSS Topper

With a smart preparation, one can easily get good scores in Compulsory Papers. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Dr Mujtaba Arfat Khan (MAK): I got my early education from my native city from Chenab College Jhang. I’ve been a high-achiever throughout my academic career; my academic achievements include: Matric-2005: 4th position …

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Panama Papers & Tax Legislation, Bringing the mighty into the tax net

Panama Papers and Tax Legislation

In April 2016, the world was shocked by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) when it leaked the documents of a wealth management firm Mossack Fonseca. Known to the world as Panama Papers, these documents took the world by storm as they detailed nearly 214,000 offshore entities owned by different powerful rulers of countries in various parts of the …

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