The nations which neglect women’s all-encompassing role in all spheres of society, ranging from homes to other societal institutions, neither can bring up new generations nor do they can fully exploit the resources of production. Resultantly, people keep groping in the dark and remain grappling with numerous problems ranging from ignorance and poverty to healthcare issues, unilateral decision-making, so on …
Read More »Enhance Your Vocabulary
Choose the word MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the capitalized word. 1. AMBLE (a) Decline (b) Stumble (c) Nadir (d) Saunter 2. PROFANE (a) Sincere (b) Bullying (c) Crude (d) Ignorant 3. MELEE (a) Affability (b) Serenity (c) Smoothness (d) Scrimmage 4. ASSIDUOUS (a) Indolent (b) Insolvent (c) Industrious (d) Ditzy 5. RED TOP (a) Sports car (b) …
Read More »Analytical Reasoning (MCQs)
Questions 1-6: Seven airline flights — 101,102,103,104,105,106 and 107 — are to be scheduled for departure, one at a time on the hour, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The schedule must conform to the following requirements: A. Flight 101 must depart at 9:00 a.m. B. Flight 105 must depart later than Flight 103, and also later than Flight 102. …
Read More »Industrial Sector of Pakistan, Situation, Issues and Solutions
1. Introduction 2. Industrial Sector and Its Components 3. Importance of Industrial Sector For A Country 4. Different Phases of Industrial Development in Pakistan a) 1950s: The era of rapid industrial growth b) 1960s: The ere of industrial stabilization c) 1970s: Nationalization and its impacts d) 1980s: Russia-Afghan war and pro-industry policies of Zia e) 1990s: The decade of privatization …
Read More »Plight of the Muslim World, The role OIC needs to play
Author: Naqeeb Ullah Kakar The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, or more rightly the Muslim world, treat the Palestinian and Kashmir issues as subjects, not objects. All along, it’s not a fantasy, rephrase it, after almost five decades of its establishment the OIC members opted for an Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), the objectives of which ought to have …
Read More »A NATION’S GREATNESS DEPENDS ON ITS LEADER, “A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers.”
To vastly improve your country and truly make it great again, start by choosing a better leader. Do not let the media or the establishment make you pick from the people they choose, but instead choose from those they do not pick. Pick a leader from among the people who is heart-driven, one who identifies with the common man on …
Read More »Geoeconomics in a Globalized World
“In the realm of economic competition, the instruments of power are productive efficiency, market control, trade surplus, strong currency, foreign exchange reserves, and ownership of foreign companies, factories and technology.” (— S.P. Huntington) Geoeconomic power and its use appear to be a crucial, albeit understudied, aspect of today’s international relations. Traditionally, international power has been thought of in geopolitical rather …
Read More »In Conversation with Assad Abbas, 46th in Punjab, PMS-2015
JWT has been a source of knowledge, motivation and guidance throughout my preparation. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Assad Abbas (AA): After early education from Grammar Public School, I joined Punjab College of Commerce and did my intermediate and graduation in commerce from there. Afterwards, I did BS (Hons.) in …
Read More »ENGLISH LANGUAGE in PAKISTAN, A look at the dilemmas of English in Pakistani society
Author: Kinza Paracha “The dialects commonly spoken among the natives of this part of India contain neither literary nor scientific information, and are moreover so poor and rude that, until they are enriched from some other quarter, it will not be easy to translate any valuable work into them. It seems to be admitted on all sides, that the intellectual …
Read More »In Conversation with Kamran Khan Zarkoon, Only Aspirant from Balochistan allocated in PSP, CSS-2015
I used to study current affairs from JWT. This magazine is so perfect in all its aspects that it works like a guide for CSS Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Kamran Khan Zarkoon (KKZ): I started my education from Taleem Foundation Grammar School Kohlu, the first English-medium school in my hometown. …
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