January 2013

 ‘The Harder you Work, the Luckier you are’ Jahangir’s World Times(JWT): Our readers would like to know about your educational background and achievements in detail? M Usman Khalid (MUK): I got my early education from Faisalabad. I passed the intermediate examination from Government College Lahore with the distinction of standing 5th in Lahore Board. I did BS (Hons) in Computer …

Scientists ran new simulations in which the early Earth was rotating on its axis in just a few hours prior to the impact’ compared to the present 24 hours. In such a scenario, the team could get debris material thrown into a Moon-forming disc around the Earth that had the right chemical make-up. In other words, it was substantial Earth …

In a nutshell, preparing for the exam by memorising is not the key to success but taking tests matter which help them a lot in bagging top positions. With final exam just around the corner, students are confused what to do in this situation because many of them fail to mismanagement and wastage of their precious time in futile practices. …

The written part of Competitive examination is considered the toughest one in all competitive exams in the country. With the start of the New Year, the aspirants would be gearing up for revisions and giving final shapes to their notes. In this piece of writing, I shall try to discuss some tips for the aspirants to attempt compulsory papers. It …

I think every hopeful should first of all choose the optional subjects wisely, instead of just running after “scoring”subjects as the trend changes every year. Jahangir’s World Times: Kindly tell us about your educational background and achievements in detail? Saba Asghar Ali: I am an architect by profession. I graduated from U.E.T Lahore in 2008 and was the president of …

Dr Hasrul Sani bin Mujtabar High Commissioner of Malaysia to Pakistan Jahangir’s World Times: Pakistan and Malaysia are enjoying good brotherly relations. When were the relations formally established? HE Dr Hasrul Sani bin Mujtabar: Malaysia established its relations with Pakistan soon after our independence in 1957. The High Commission of Malaysia in Pakistan was established in the same year. In …

‘Our scientific power has overturned our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.’ Martin Luther King, Jr There can be no two opinions about the veracity of the statement that the Modern Age is the age of science. Science undoubtedly has revolutionised the world. Everyday there are new inventions, may that be in medicine, electronics, space sciences, nuclear …

Every time the military high command has talked about the need to go after the militants in North Waziristan, apprehensions have increased in the political circles that, perhaps, this operation is being used as a means to create an unstable domestic situation in order to postpone the upcoming elections. Such speculation has been particularly rife within the PML-N, whose fears …

The course curricula should be revised periodically through flexible approaches based on the learning outcome. More and more popular and market-oriented courses need to be introduced. The key to economic growth and industrialization is a skilled and well-trained workforce. We are at the crossroads of the history with a number of opportunities knocking at our door. Now it is up …

The rift may be threatening South Asia’s peace This article discusses the institutional mechanism established by the treaty True to the remark, the next-century war will be fought over water, not over oil. The Indus Basin Treaty, 1960 envisaged the resolution of the long-standing water dispute between Pakistan and India, which emerged right after the independence in 1947. Water is …