2013

China has an opportunity to assert leadership in helping steer Afghanistan in a more positive direction. Investing in Afghanistan now will save years of trouble later. The 2014 deadline for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is fast approaching. China has just over a year before Afghanistan fades from the West’s radar and Western attention toward the country shrinks substantially. …

Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Anders Fogh Rasmussen, likes to say that NATO is the ‘most successful alliance in history.’ Few would dispute his claim. During the Cold War, NATO served as a bulwark against the Soviet Union. By uniting the West, it deterred Soviet invasion of Western Europe. Following the collapse of communism, NATO extended membership …

Every modern state stands on four basic pillars also termed as organs of the state. These include Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Media. Media has been considered as one of the pillars in modern world as the role of media in the state affairs has gained much importance. In the developed countries of the world, wherein media has been structured on …

News From National & International Press  National April 16: A severe earthquake struck the border region of Iran and Pakistan. At least 40 people were killed and over 180 others injured while hundreds of houses collapsed, rendering thousands of people homeless. April 16: Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’, about a well-off Pakistani-American lawyer whose life takes unsettling turns, won the 2013 Pulitzer …

lacklustre: (adj.) dull, lifeless, dead, uninteresting   Cotton market continued to witness lacklustre trading on the second consecutive day. scatty: (adj.) disorderly, erratic, haphazard Salman sees himself as vaguely uneducated and slightly scatty. eccentric: (adj.) anomalous, capricious, idiosyncratic, singular As students, we have all experienced our fair share of eccentric teachers and professors. elude: (v) avoid, escape, dodge, evade, outwit …

Pakistan Faces Various Forms of Terrorism 1.    Introduction 2.    History of Terrorism in Pakistan:  An Overview 3.    Pakistan Faces Various Forms of Terrorism a.    Ethnic / Sectarian b.    Nationalist / Separatist c.    Jihadi / Islamist 4.    Causes of Terrorism in Pakistan a.    Augmenting Illiteracy b.    Increasing Social Injustice c.    Swelling Poverty d.    Derailing Democracy e.    Heightening Religious Intolerance f.    Unending …

G20 ‘relatively a new institution established in the recent past, has emerged as a central player in the global financial architecture and an effective contributor to global economic and financial stability. It would be interesting to study its origin, development and achievements.Origin of the G20 The G20 traces its history back to the late 1990s when a crisis in emerging …

Jahangir’s World Times is the only magazine that caters for the needs of the candidates of the prestigious competitive exams including CSS, PMS and PCS. Candidates often face difficulties in selection of subjects, choosing the right books, preparing for the interviews and so on. JWT’s CSS GURU is an initiative to provide the guidance candidates may need at any stage. …

The carbon cycle is a natural and integral part of life on Earth. A single carbon atom stored in a blade of grass may shift to the body of an animal that eats the grass. What is the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect is one of the main factors determining the temperature of a planet. It’s the phenomenon by which …

Jahangir’s World Times: Please tell us about your educational background and achievements in detail. Muhammad Tayyab Tahir: Since I hail from Lahore, I got my education here. I earned my postgraduate degree in Sociology from University of the Punjab, securing 1st position among boys. Later, I was selected as a Social Welfare Officer in Government of the Punjab. During the …