September 2012

Lack of proper educational facilities in our schools is one of the most important reasons for the educational backwardness in Pakistan. Pakistan has the world’s second highest number of non-school-going children. There has been 254 per cent increase in the country’s literacy rate since its independence, but still, 51 million adults living here do not know how to read and …

Emotional problems and conflicts, especially depression and anxiety, are by far the most common causes of prolonged fatigue. Fatigue may represent a defence mechanism that prevents you from having to face the true cause of your depression, such as the fact that you hate your job. It is your body’s safety valve for expressing repressed emotional conflicts, such as feelings …

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PAS (Pakistan Administrative Service), 1st in Sindh Urban CSS-2010 Jahangir’s World Times: Please tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements in detail. Syed Jawad Muzaffar: I belong to Karachi. I have studied in Chenar Army College, Murree till intermediate level. Then I did my bachelor in Computer Science from Karachi University and later on I did MBA in marketing …

The Holy Qur’an is the basic, fundamental, ultimate and the most important source of Islam. All the Islamic laws and tenets are having their origin from the Holy Qur’an. It is the last book sent by the Allah Almighty for the guidance of humanity that was revealed upon the last prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) in a span of 23 years. …

The real devil behind the many incidents of honour crimes among the British Pakistani communities is a strong resistance to immersion in western culture and the spectre of ‘arranged marriage’ The cold-blooded murder of the 17-year-old, Warrington-based Shafilea Ahmed at the hands of her parents, has grabbed headlines in the media over the past nine years before the British justice …

It is still a dream or a dream is coming true that Pakistan will be engaging in the coming weeks with all nations; from immediate and medium-distance neighbours to long distance friends. A quest for an independent foreign policy has always been a public aspiration in Pakistan but developments in the region and beyond invariably prevented the pursuit of a …

Since the August edition happens to be the Youth and Interdependence special, this article highlights the miseries of the young who happen to be the students of the so-called educational institutes. The students of the private universities are at a greater loss, for they are exploited by the ‘owners’ of the varsities through their front men. By setting up such …

Fakharuddin G. Ebrahim’s appointment gave new hope to the people of Pakistan that he is capable to meet challenges to hold free and fair elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan is an independent and autonomous constitutional body responsible for conducting transparent, free, fair and impartial elections to the National and provincial assemblies. The holding of elections to the office of …

Pakistan sits on one of the largest coal deposits in the world, which range between 175,000 tons and 185,000 tons. They have the potential of 100,000 megawatt power generation, which can take care of the country’s power needs for 300 years. Ms. Benazir Bhutto laid the foundation of development of Thar coalfields in 1993. It is unfortunate that no substantial …