July 2013

‘Moral and financial support and prayers of parents coupled with good wishes of your dears and friends count a lot’ Jahangir’s World Times: What is so special in PSP and how it is better than other groups? Hassan Afzal: Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) is a lifestyle that is something more than a mere career job. It demands one’s abiding …

We can’t address climate change without carbon reduction, but we also can’t afford to neglect a vital second option: carbon capture. Captured carbon needs to be stored, or converted into products, or even recycled into methanol and other fuels. Experience using carbon dioxide to recover oil shows that large volumes of the gas can be stored underground without significant leaks, …

Outline: Social Media in the limelight Advent of social media Empowerment of people Arab Spring ‘manifestation of its power Community’ building tool’ a case of Shahzeb Issues with social media users Incivility and immorality reign Anonymity and mob-mentality Fake profiles of leaders/journalists Keyboard Jihadists ‘informal e-brigades of political parties Elections 2013 ‘campaigns and reactions No effective control mechanism Swift action …

Here is a brief analysis of the components of the test along with a pragmatic approach to realize your dream of getting through. PART- I : ENGLISH   (WEIGHTAGE = 20%) Vocabulary The candidate’s ability to handle the structure of English will be tested by framing items based upon grammatical categories. The test will comprise: Synonyms Antonyms Pairs of Words …

On May Day 2013, the police poured tonnes of tear gas on tens of thousands of workers and youth in different quarters of Istanbul, Turkey in order to stop them from approaching Taksim Square. The government had decided that this square, the traditional venue for May Day celebrations and home to daily political actions big and small, was to be …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept which is still in embryonic stage in the contemporary world. Generally, it is the behaviour through which the companies try to attain a balance among different forces, such as economic, environmental and social. There are several definitions of CSR. According to World Business Council for Sustainable Development, it refers to the company’s devotion …

The making of Pakistan, the land of the pure, signifies the culmination of a long journey that the Muslim set out from the demolition of the Temple of Somnath in 11th Century by Mahmood Gnaznavi. Al-Beruni, one of the courtiers of Mahmood, said that these two nations of Hindus and Muslims could never live together. He gave his own discourse …

Gilgit Baltistan is the most spectacular and fascinating region of Pakistan. in terms of its geography and scenic beauty. World’s three mightiest mountain range ‘the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas’ meet here. Previously known to the outer world as the Northern Areas, Gilgit-Baltistan is now an autonomous region after the promulgation of Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order, 2009 …

History will remember May 11, 2013 as a defining day in Pakistan’s history as on this very day Pakistanis came out in large numbers to vote despite threats from the terror outfits. Their vigour on the polling day delineated the fact that they had great faith in democracy. The smooth transition of power from one elected government to another elected …

Pakistani voters decisively repudiated the country’s outgoing Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government, which for five years served as a pliant instrument of US imperialism, extending the Af-Pak War across northwestern Pakistan and imposing IMF austerity measures. Results of elections held on May 11 for national and four provincial assemblies indicate that the PPP’s traditional electoral rival, the Pakistan Muslim League …