September 2016

On 16th of July 1945 a desert outside Alamogordo, New Mexico, witnessed the test of world’s first nuclear device named the “Gadget”. J. Robert Oppenheimer, often called the “father of the atomic bomb” for leading the Manhattan Project named the site of the test as ‘Trinity’ – a name that evoked his intellectual mysticism. This was the ushering in of …

Since the signing of the P5+1-Iran nuclear deal that lifted most international sanctions on the latter, China has emerged as a principal beneficiary. This is as much a result of aggressive Chinese push as it is difficulties faced by the West. China has pursued opportunities in the Iranian nuclear energy market, increased investment and expanded influence, with what could be …

In an essay published in Time Magazine in 1941, magazine’s founder and “the most influential private citizen in the America of his day,” Henry Robinson Luce proclaimed twentieth century to be “The American Century”. But, now observers and experts of international relations such as Joseph S. Nye and of politics and economics of globalization Rawi Abdelal are declaring a close …

The Occupied Kashmir is aflame again with Kashmiri people facing the worst-ever brutalities by the Indian security forces. This time nobody can blame any foreign hand in the volcanic eruption of popular anger and frustration against India’s military occupation of their State. It is the killing of Burhan Wani, a social media icon who never shot anyone but gave a …

As the custodian of the country’s coastline, territorial waters and Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs), the Pakistan Navy — a silent force to reckon with — has a vital role to play in the defence setup of the country. The primary role of this “modern potent force managed by motivated professionals” is to guard the country’s territorial waters and oversee …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com THE UNEMPLOYMENT CURSE Unemployment exists in all parts of Pakistan and it really is a curse. Reportedly, the unemployment rate in the country has reached to 8.3 percent during the fiscal year 2015 and the number of unemployed people is growing in the country day by day which has put …

The month of August ended on a happy note for CSS aspirants and hopefully September will also be a month full of good news for them. The former was  propitious because in it the longstanding demand for enhancing the age limit for CSS exam has been, at last, fulfilled and the latter because the result for CSS-2016 exam is going …