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The last half of the twentieth century has been marked with the emergence of four key themes as a result of efforts and collective aspirations of the world community. These are: peace, freedom, development and environment. The peace could not be achieved though as envisaged by the world community. However, it had largely been prevailed while the world powers remained …

Exam anxiety is a phenomenon that is experienced by almost every student. After my article entitled ‘How to Ace Psychological Assessment,’ published in November issue of JWT, I received a number of emails from individuals preparing for the written exam as to how to deal with exam anxiety. The feelings of having butterflies in the stomach, nervousness, excessive worry, forgetting …

To be among top 50-100 candidates, you need to score at least 56% (672) to 60% (720) in the written exam of 1200 marks. But, you cannot get 60% grades in each subject. For instance, the Essay paper gives a tough time to most aspirants. Nevertheless, a very specific lot can go up to 50% and even 60%. Similarly, scoring …

The students usually prepare two segments: “Islamic Systems” and “Fundamental Problems of the Humans and the Holy Quran” and neglect the other two. But, only one or two questions are asked from these segments and sometimes this number falls to zero. It is a known fact that Islamiat paper in CSS exam has always been a tricky one. In CE …

An Analysis of Trends CSS is the most prestigious exam in Pakistan where the best brains compete for a dream job in the country’s bureaucracy. Thousands of bright and intelligent candidates put in all-out efforts to qualify this exam. But, unfortunately, they often get misguided by the so-called mentors and get tangled in the web of ‘scoring trend’, which results …

From World Times Academy English Essay (by Sir Farrukh Sultan) 1. Political culture in Pakistan 2. Pakistan and menace of terrorism 3. Place of women in society 4. Education in Pakistan: a neglected frontier 5. The impact of corruption in society 6. The Importance of national integration 7. Global warming 8. Disaster management in Pakistan 9. Energy crisis and its …

How to Write A Good Précis? While writing out a précis three aims are to be kept in view: Firstly, the general argument is to be clearly conveyed. Secondly, all salient points are to be included. Thirdly, the diction is to be concise yet adequate and independent of the original. The following rules, however, should be followed: Dos a) Read …

Diplomats from more than 190 nations recently held talks at a United Nations global warming conference in Lima, Peru, to pave the way for an international treaty they hope to forge next year. At present, the numbers are stark. Carbon dioxide emissions: up 60 percent. Global temperature: up six-tenths of a degree. Population: up 1.7 billion people. Sea level: up …

Today, there are over 500 million Muslims throughout the Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), making it one of the largest population centers of Muslims in the world. Since Islam first entered India, it has contributed greatly to the area and its people. Today, numerous theories about how India came to be such a largely Muslim land exist. Politically, some …

The report was not acceptable to Muslims and both the Muslim members of the Committee, Syed Ali Imam and Shoaib Qureshi, refused to sign it. Syed Ali Imam could not attend the meetings of the Committee due to bad health. Introduction The wave of communal harmony between the Muslims and the Hindus in India, created in the early 1920’s by …