May 2012

The Pakistan-US relationship is no doubt an old relationship that has survived many ups and downs. We have been friends and allies for nearly 65 years now. Yes, it has been a curious relationship. It never had any conflict of interest and yet remained without any mutuality of interest either. The only mutuality in this hinge has been one of …

Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood has said the youth is a potential change agent for the development of nation and the need is to channelise the energies of youth comprising 63 per cent of country’s population. Mr Mashhood was speaking at an MoU signing ceremony between Lahore College for Women University’s mass communication department and Plan International, Pakistan, on …

According to the early Roman calendar, May was the third month. Later, the ancient Romans used January 1, for the beginning of their year, and May became the fifth month. May has always had 31 days. Several stories are passed around to show how the month of May was named. The most widely accepted explanation is that it was named …

Never blame circumstances and do what you must for your country and fellow citizens Jahangir’s World Times (JWT):  Please tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements in detail. Shamyl Riaz Malik (SRM): I am a son of an army officer. I did my matriculation and intermediate from Army Public School and College, Karachi. Afterwards, I joined SZABIST and completed …

1. When the resultant of all the forces acting on a body is zero the body is said to be in a state of Equilibrium. 2. Gamma Rays are similar to X-Rays. 3. The Separation of ordinary light into its constituent colours is known as Dispersion. 4. If a body weighs 600 kg on the surface of the earth, the …

NATIONAL AFFAIRS 12-03-2012    Dawn Change of guard goes off smoothly in Senate: Senate’s new Chairman Nayyer Hussain Bokhari and Deputy Chairman Sabir Baloch took oath of office after their unanimous election. In accordance with an agreement among various parties, the opposition did not field any candidate against the PPP nominees. 13-03-2012    Dawn Chinese bank ditches Iran gas project: A consortium …

John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, into a middle-class family. He was first educated by private tutors at home and then at St. Paul’s School. In 1625, Milton was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he began to write poetry in Latin, Italian, and English, and prepared to enter the clergy. While Milton was a hardworking …

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF POPULATION IN A SOCIETY Ignoring population question is a deplorable symptom of lack of honesty in sociology. Obviously in the absence of natural checks, state alone can check the growth of population. As an increase in population affects the standard of living, the sensible rich will practise birth-control whereas the foolish and immoral poor continue increasing burden …

Peace is not established automatically. Allah Himself establishes peace as He states in Surah Quraish that he gave food to the people when they were hungry and gave them peace when they were in a state of fear. But with the volcanoes of hatred in our hearts, we have set out on the mission of establishing peace. The worst misfortune …

The nuclear summit includes both states and non-state actors and is designed as a collective effort to resolve issues of nuclear security and terrorism. At the heart of the Summit’s agenda is the concern relative to nuclear safety measures, its proliferation and illegal trafficking as well as efforts to reduce the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU).   According to …