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swivel: (v) revolve, rotate, swing around An owl swivels his head to visualize the surroundings. spurn: (v) reject, contemn, despise, rebuff, reprobate Investors have plenty of reasons to spurn PIA. denigrate: (v) belittle, malign, asperse, defame He has been known to both praise and denigrate “talent” equally. implacable: (adj.) merciless, grim, inflexible, rancorous, vindictive An officer with a face of …

What is a Precis? A Precis is the expression of a given passage in a condensed form. A precis has to be a shorter re-statement of the original. In the examination, the length of the precis is mentioned, and the precis should not exceed or fall short of the prescribed length by more than 5 words. In case the length …

March 1, 1974 Seven former high-ranking officials of the Nixon White House were indicted for conspiring to obstruct the investigation into the Watergate break-in. Among those indicted were former chief of staff H.R. Haldeman, former top aide John Ehrlichman, and former attorney general John Mitchell. March 2, 1943 – During World War II in the Pacific, a Japanese convoy was …

1.Why a candidate undergoes inferiority complex and how should he shun that? Inferiority complex is very common among the CSS aspirants. The issue is how you handle it. There are thousands of candidates preparing for this exam, many of them have been preparing for years. A large number of candidates compare their preparation level with that of others. They somehow …

‘Proper guidance is always needed but the candidate has to be self-reliant’ Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): May I know your academic details and the achievements? Dr Anoosh Masood Chaudhry: I did MBBS from Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, with distinction and got the Gold Medal. After that I did one-year House Job at Mayo Hospital. I used to participate in …

In view of the growing weight of the East Asian countries in the world economy and their deepening economic linkages with the rest of the world, threats to peace and security in East Asia have grave implications for global economic prosperity. The growing tensions in East Asia are a matter of serious concern not only for the regional countries like …

The Holy Quran and the Sunnah (tradition) are the primary sources of Shariah (Islamic law) whereas Ijmaa (consensus of opinion) and Qiyaas (analogical deduction) are the secondary sources of Shariah because they depend on the two primary sources and have no authority if repugnant to the Quran and the Sunnah. Ijtihaad (free explanation within the originally established rules of legal …

Modern-Day Communication Via Social Network Ends True, Sincere Relationship 1.   INTRODUCTION 2.  SOCIAL NETWORKING REDEFINING INTER – PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS 3. WAYS IN WHICH SOCIAL NET- WORKING HAS PUT AN END TO TRUE AND      SINCERE RELATIONSHIP Creating trust deficit Vulnerability to infatuation Dependence on impersonal forms of communication Sabotaging personal communication through dreadfully-little conversation Sensationalism and …

Nobody can deny this reality; otherwise there would not have been two states carved out of India in 1947. A deep study of the history of this land proves that the differences between Hindus and Muslims were not confined to the struggle for political supremacy, but were also manifested in the clash of two social orders. Justice Markandey Katju, a …

South Asia offers a poignant case study on gender-related issues. The region ranks among the least developed on human development index and hence a number of challenges are posed to its people, particularly women. Every society regards women in its own way, yet the status of women across the globe has long been a matter of discussion in every section …