May 2013

‘One should always try to improve one’s professional as well as educational expertise’  Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Our readers would be curious about your background, so would you please share this part of your life with them? Nazia Mohal: I hail from a village in district Hafizabad and I received my primary education there. My father is a renowned lawyer …

Avram Noam Chomsky is an intellectual prodigy, a famous linguist and a well-known philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, historian, political critic and activist. In a 2005 poll, he was voted the “World’s Top Public Intellectual”. His articles that contain a strident criticism of US Foreign Policy appear in a number of international newspapers and journals. Early Life Chomsky was born in …

The only female prime minister of Great Britain. Birth date: October 13, 1925 Birth place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Birth name: Margaret Hilda Roberts Father: Alfred Roberts, grocer Mother: Beatrice Ethel (Stephenson) Roberts, grocer Marriage: Sir Denis Thatcher (December 13, 1951- June 26, 2003, his death) Children: Mark and Carol (twins), August 15, 1953 Education: Somerville College at Oxford College, Chemistry, …

The International Labour Day, also known as May Day, is observed across the globe on May 1 every year to commemorate the intrepid and courageous Chicago labourers who sacrificed their lives in order to gain their rights. On May 1, 1886, a number of workers were killed when they were demanding an 8-hour workday instead of 12-hour.The movement started at …

Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Is Imran Khan’s slogan of ‘Change’ going to be the focal point or it is just rhetoric?   Sohail Warraich (SW): Definitely, and the main reason is that people want a real change. The question arises that what sort of change do the people want; political, social or economic? I think people, mostly, aspire to a …

Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): Do you foresee postponement of elections owing to some factors including security threats? Rehmat Ali Razi (RAR): No doubt, we lack an ideal situation for holding the elections and to fulfil the requirements of the constitution and the democratic norms, the electoral process shouldn’t be postponed or delayed in any case. I am hopeful that General …

While casting the Horoscope and Taroscope for the General Elections 2013, one thing that incessantly struck to my mind was that could there have been any more troubled time than what we are going through nowadays. General Elections 2013 will be held at a time when the whole world is passing through a chaotic period with a lot of hullabaloo …

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province of Pakistan blessed with scenic landscapes and unmatched beauty, is a region where the Indian Subcontinent meets the Hindu Kush Mountain range of Afghanistan. Having the most varied terrain and a vigorous cultural spectrum, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the most diverse province of Pakistan. The area is famous across the globe due to its geographical location, hospitable …

The PML-N’s manifesto says that ‘Education must be number one national priority.’ And the PTI and PPP manifestos also accord similar importance to education. There is a clear realisation, coming through the documents, that education is not only necessary for the social and economic well-being of the country, it is crucial for ensuring social mobility, reducing inequality and addressing poverty. …

Sharing an elevator the other day, a colleague suddenly turned to me and asked: “So, just how much longer does Pakistan have?” My interlocutor is not the first person to pose that question, but coming from a savvy veteran of the international arena, his out-of-the-blue query was jolting. Pakistan, after all, is not Laos or Sierra Leone.  It is a …