2021

Social protection According to World Bank’s recent estimates, 10 percent of the world’s population, or 734 million people, lived on less than $1.90 a day. In the wake of Covid-19, World Bank estimates that 40 million to 60 million additional people will fall into extreme poverty (under $1.90/day) in 2020, as compared to 2019, depending on assumptions on the magnitude …

In Conversation Muhammad Aamir Jalbani 55th in Punjab, PMS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times magazine proved instrumental in my success in PMS examination with its insightful articles related to current affairs. It helped me a lot in Essay and General Knowledge papers. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Muhammad Aamir Jalbani (MAJ): My …

Pakistan’s Electricity Dilemma It recently came to light that Pakistan now produces more power than it uses. A report titled “Inquiry Report Regarding Total Power System Collapse on 09 January 2021,” which has been submitted by an Inquiry Commission of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), has revealed that the installed power generation capacity of Pakistan as on 30th …

Causes and Consequences of Energy Crisis in Pakistan Energy crisis is defined as a shortfall in, or scarcity of, energy production. It is the imbalance between demand and supply of energy. If the resources of producing energy in a country are ample and the distribution system is also efficient to meet the demands, the country will be prosperous because a …

In Conversation with Ali Haider (FSP) 42nd in Pakistan CSS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Ali Haider (AH): I did my matriculation from a private school in Karachi. Then, I switched to the Cambridge system and appeared in the A- Level examinations in Economics, Business Studies and Mathematics. After that, …

BRIEF BRITISH HISTORY British history can be divided into four stages. Each stage is antidote to the problems of the day. The first is the administrative stage. This starts from 1066 and goes up to 1500. It begins with the problem of succession which had led to the famous Battle of Hastings. After the issueless death of Edward the Confessor, …

5GW and Hybrid Warfare Implications for Pakistan Introduction “Every age had its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions, and its own peculiar preconceptions.” — Carl von Clausewitz The composition of war is changing in the contemporary world. Old conventional war tactics are being replaced with new ones and new tools of warfare such as information warfare, media propaganda …

Violence agaisnt Women Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a universal phenomenon affecting all societies in one way or the other. Almost every woman, during her lifetime, has faced discrimination or fear because of her sex. The World Health Organization estimates that at least one in every five of the world’s female population has been physically and sexually abused at some time. …

US-China Rivalry and Pakistan Pakistan Could Make or Break America’s South Asia and China Strategies In focusing on the China challenge, the US foreign policy establishment needs to pay more attention to how Pakistan has become virtually the sole strategic partner of China in Asia. Pakistan is not only serving China’s interests in this region but is also enabling it …

Crisis in the Indus Basin Water plays a critical role in the economy, politics and national security of Pakistan. The country’s is the world’s most water-intensive economy as the amount of water utilized per unit of GDP here is the highest in the world. Agriculture contributes 19.3% to the national GDP, offers employment to 44.5% of Pakistan’s total labour force, …