December 2020

Foreign Policy Foreign policies are, in most cases, designed through coalitions of domestic and international actors and groups. When analyzing the head of government, or in other words, the executor of foreign policies, many motivating factors can be identified to explain the rationale behind decisions taken. Some factors of influence include the leader’s own personality and cognition, degree of rationality, …

In Conversation with Muhammad Shareef (PSP) 26th in Pakistan 2nd in Sindh Rural, CSS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Muhammad Shareef (MS): My educational journey started at Sohail Public School, Mahesar Wada. After winning a 5-year scholarship at Cadet College, Larkana, I qualified FSc (Pre-engineering). For graduation, I joined GC …

Revitalizing the Agriculture Sector of Pakistan Despite being neglected over the decades, the agriculture sector remains the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. It is still the largest sector of the economy of Pakistan in terms of labour participation, and as such livelihood of the majority of the population directly or indirectly depends on it. This sector employs approximately 40% of the …

Incorporating 21st -Century Skills in Education The Next big Thing for Pakistan  At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has rattled every country with its long-lasting, deleterious impact, it is obvious that our rapidly-changing world is faced with increasingly complex global challenges. Climate change, migrant crisis and epidemics and pandemics are some daunting challenges that require creative collaboration across borders. …

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