November 2016

Choose the word MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the capitalized word. 1. GARBLED (a) Lucid        (b) Outrageous (c) Devoured    (d) Unintelligible 2. INSIPID (a) Appetizing    (b) Provocative (c) Wishy-washy    (d) Fiery 3. RECANT (a) Ignore    (b) Rectify (c) Solitary    (d) Withdraw 4. GULLIBLE (a) Otiose    (b) Sophisticated (c) Credulous    (d) Cunning 5. GAMIN (a) Erudite    (b) Scholar (c) Prodigious   …

Variable and Constant A characteristic that varies with an individual or an object is called variable. For example, age is a variable as it changes from person to person. A variable can assume a number of values. A characteristic that does not vary with an individual or an object is called constant. Primary and Secondary Data The data published or …

Regulatory agencies/bodies are institutions created by governments to provide certification, registration, licensing or regulatory affairs thereto ensuring the protection of public interest and other similar components of control. They make rules, implement them and prosecute the violators by performing quasi-legislative, administrative and quasi-judicial functions. They are, therefore, called the fourth branch of the modern government. Being multi-member bodies, they are …

The Committee constituted by the Prime Minister for bringing reforms and changing the current status of FATA has come up with a comprehensive report which consists of many practicable recommendations and proposals. The most important recommendation is to merge it with the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a transition period of ten years. The proposed reform agenda is a historic …

Introduction A brief concept of Muslim Ummah Challenges in the modern age Social challenges Economic challenges Political challenges Religious challenges Responsibilities of Muslim Ummah In social field Fight against obscenity  and vulgarity Make efforts for improving the status as well as the rights of women Protect the endangered structure of family Strive for social equality and justice Eradicate the evils …

René Descartes, better known as the father of the modern philosophy, is a pioneer figure of the continental rationalism. Many of the subsequent philosophical waves are, more or less, in response to his philosophy. His were the days of relative stagnation in the realm of philosophy, as the late medieval period was predominated by the Church, and influenced sharply by …

Aspirants must not allow the fear of failure to become a hurdle. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Razwan Nazir (RN): All through my educational career, I have studied at public sector institutions. My early education was from government school and college in Chunian, District Kasur. After that, I moved to Government …

 PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE Oct 03: Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on autophagy. What is autophagy? Autophagy is a fundamental process in cell physiology dealing with how the body breaks down and recycles cellular components. It is a process whereby cells “eat themselves”. Autophagy can rapidly provide fuel for energy …

As defined by Robert E. Goodin, terrorism is a form of political violence in a population with an aim to achieve some objectives by creating a climate of fear and apprehension. However, in the current century, terrorism has emerged as a meaningful term that can reliably be distinguished from other forms of political violence. Martha Crenshaw, in her book titled …

The Middle East, like many regions in the world, is, and will be, influenced with the results of the American presidential election. That’s why leaders of the Middle Eastern nations have been keenly observing the whole election process so that they could draw up the policies to deal with the new president. Although both major presidential candidates — Hillary Clinton …