March 2016

1. Father of former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, was also a member of the UN Commission on India-Pakistan and author of the book “Danger of Kashmir”. What was his name? (a) Josef Albright            (b) Josef Korbel (c) Owen Dixon        (d) None of these 2. Who was the leader of the 1958 coup in Iraq, which …

Choose the word nearest in meaning to each of the following words. 1. antithesis (a) an expository essay (b) the direct opposite (c)  the subject     (d) a tentative theory 2.   adduce (a) to find a solution to (b) to persuade (c) to increase    (d) to cite or allege 3.  antipathy (a) ancient times    (b) agreement (c) deep dislike (d) the …

Q2. Précis We visited Qualla Boundary, a town in Cherokee. The mountain scenery surrounding the town was a breathtaking sight. The traditional lifestyle of the Indians, the tribal crafts they made and the historical pageant played six times a week, presented to tourists a rough image of Cherokee in the 18th century. We also visited the souvenir shops which sold …

 “I have studied him [Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) — the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ — he must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it …

 NATIONAL Jan 16: The Balochistan Assembly unanimously adopted a bill titled “Harassment Against Balochistan Women at Workplace Bill 2015”. Jan 18: PM Nawaz Sharif and COAS Gen Raheel Sharif held talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Saudi-Iranian spat. Jan 18: An anti-terrorism court acquitted former president Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf in murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti case. …

Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, for the interest of JWT readers and CSS, PMS aspirants, please tell us about your educational background? And also tell about your career ambitions during your student life? Jamil Haider Shah (JHS): I hail from a small village of Shorkot, District Jhang. After doing matriculation and FSc from my native village, I went …

Introduction Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever. It was subsequently identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been recorded in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. Signs …

A nation-state is built on a political philosophy that delineates the mindset of its people. Hence, it is imperative for the state to recognize and provide its citizens with fundamental rights. Unfortunately, over the course of years we have seen a sheer lack of this provision in Pakistan as the country has been, and is still, facing several socioeconomic issues …

Some months ago, a 20-year-old boy, Danish Ali, came into headlines when he fatally shot his older sister, Asifa Noreen, 32, in Taxila, a town about 15 miles west of Islamabad, because she had voted in the local elections against his will. Danish had apparently ‘forbidden’ Noreen from voting. This one incidence explains why women’s participation in political activities in …

The Global Food Security Index 2015, an annual publication of the Economist Intelligence Unit, has placed Pakistan at 77th position among 109 countries. This highlights the urgency of the issue for Pakistan. At a time when the country’s population is increasing rapidly, there is a looming threat that the country may become food insecure in the near future. This situation …