2014

Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. Patients are frequently dehydrated and require oral rehydration with solutions containing electrolytes or intravenous fluids. Introduction Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but …

“Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (chat rooms, emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile phones (SMS/MMS).” (Halder and Jaishankar) The Internet has radically changed …

The admission and undertaking in the box above begins Pakistan’s National Youth Policy. No sane person could ever deny the importance of these words because it’s an irrefutable truth that, in a world where most people are in their dotage, young men and women of a nation are its prized asset. For Pakistan, the significance of youth is further enhanced …

“Jahangir’s World Times is an informative and knowledge-oriented magazine that is tailor-made for the aspirants of competitive exams.”   Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): For the interest of all the prospective aspirants, especially the JWT readers, please tell us about your academic background. Usman Ashraf (UA): I got my early education from Army Public School Mangla Cantt from where I did …

Sustainable growth and equitable development are directly dependent on good governance. Policies will have little positive impact unless the institutions implementing them are effective as well as efficient. One of the main institutions required for good governance is a competent, neutral and honest bureaucracy. For ordinary citizens, it is civil servants who are most germane to their daily life. Pakistan …

Beating all odds, Pakistan emerged on the world map on 14th of August 1947. Its creation was no less than a miracle as it was snatched despite all atrocities of the British Raj and hegemonic designs of Indian National Congress. Our founding fathers vowed to protect the religion, culture and traditions, art and architecture, language and literature and economy of …

The issue of food security and unhindered, dignified access to food has been at the centre of policy debates. However, what has brought this matter on global radar screen is its inclusion in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The spectre of consistently increasing food prices, rising global population and supply-side constraints have woken the world community to the need of affirmative …

The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road to safety or ruin. Therefore, it is a subject that must be thoroughly studied. (Sun Tzu) It was 500 BC when the Chinese scholar said what remains absolutely true even today. I selected this saying to further my viewpoint …

Pakistan’s public debt accumulated to reach 63 per cent of GDP by 2011-12. As a result, the total fiscal requirements to finance budget deficit and to roll over mature debt for 2012-13 reached over 35 per cent of GDP, the highest among the emerging market economies after Egypt (40 per cent) as well as among the advanced economies after Japan …

Geopolitics, the study of the interaction between geography, international politics, and international relations, has seemingly passed its heyday and critiques are now coming from several fronts. Geography in this regard includes both features that are ‘fixed’, such as location, topography, strategic chokepoints, climate, and natural resources, as well as elements of human and political geography, such as a country’s size, …