2015

National & International News & MCQs National Nov 16: Defender, a short film about the Pak Army that features various sections of the military, won the best documentary award in its category at Rome Film Festival 2014. Nov 17: Pakistan successfully revalidated the design and technical parameters of Shaheen-1A (Hatf-IV), a nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile. Nov 17: The United …

According to the Islamic Shariah, an Islamic State cannot impose any taxes upon its Muslim citizens, besides Zakat. As far as the non-Muslims living in an Islamic state are concerned, they become citizens of an Islamic state through an agreement between them and the Islamic state. Taxes upon these non-Muslims shall be governed by the agreement that was mutually agreed …

Islamic teachings consider “Indebtedness” as a detestable phenomenon, which should not be resorted to except in cases of extreme necessity. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) even refused to offer the funeral prayer for a person who died before paying back his loan. Islamic principles require that the Muslims should avoid incurring foreign debts, even if they face some hardships. But our …

1. Antimatter, 2. Californium 252, 3. Painite, 4. Diamonds, 5. Tritium, 6. Taaffeite, 7. Plutonium, 8. LSD 1. Antimatter Cost: $100 trillion per gram Antimatter could possibly fuel spaceships to the planets, and maybe the stars, in the years to come. 2. Californium 252 Cost: $27 million per gram The Californium isotope is used in devices that find layers of …

Meliorating the Ties, Pride of Pakistan , Simply the Geniuses, 63 Not out FOREVER!, Whither Democracy?, Opening New Vistas, The King Reigns Supreme, Our Darkest Hour, Capital Punishment Redux, Back To Square One?   Meliorating the Ties Nov 19: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif went on an official visit to the US. During the visit, he …

No words can suffice the feelings of pain and agony the nation is experiencing after the traumatizing Peshawar carnage. The viciousness and savagery of the killers has crossed all limits of callousness one can ever think of. But, the souls of innocent martyrs are asking: “Will our killers be brought to justice ever, and will their sacrifices salvage other children …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editor@jworldtimes.com adeelniaz78@gmail.com THE PESHAWAR MASSACRE December has been the cruellest month for Pakistan. It dismembered Pakistan in 1971, deprived us of a great, enlightened political leader Benazir Bhutto in 2007, and now it has traumatized us again with the worst-ever tragedy. Words fail to express the grief on this barbarism and …

Belonging to a middle class family of Bhai Khan Talpur village in Sindh’s Tando Muhammad Khan district, Suhai Aziz Talpur, is an impressive story of strong will, great determination, and relentless hard work. Beating all odds, she achieved marvelous success in CSS exam and was appointed as ASP. She is the first woman from lower Sindh to join the police …