October 2017

1. Pointing to a photograph, Ali said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” Ali is the ______ of the girl in the photograph. (a) Father            (b) Cousin (c) Brother       (d) Uncle 2. Looking at a portrait of a man, Mazhar said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. …

Background The first population census conducted in the areas now comprising Pakistan was held in 1881. Later on, censuses were conducted every ten years regularly in the year ending at one. After independence, the first two censuses in Pakistan were conducted in 1951 and 1961, respectively; however, the third one was delayed due to political environment in the country and …

Donald Trump, perhaps the last president of a mighty and influential United States, has come up with a language and tone having no precedent in policy speeches delivered by American Presidents. His tone has confirmed that how a businessman is different from a seasoned politician in his tone and body language. While announcing his strategy on Afghanistan South Asia, his …

Pakistan is known to the world as one of the major transit countries for trafficking of drugs and narcotics, particularly opium and its products e.g. heroin, morphine and other opiates, produced in the neighbouring Afghanistan. Of both the poppy-addicted economy of Afghanistan, which accounts for more than 85 percent of the world poppy cultivation, and the Taliban, who depend on …

Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Ushna Tahir (UT): I did my matriculation from APS Peshawar, intermediate and bachelors from QMC and then LLB from PULC in 2015. JWT: How much helpful did you find Jahangir’s World Times (JWT) during your preparation? And, how was your experience at the World Times Institute? …

“I had a very good  time at the WTI as it inspired me to remain positive during the course of my preparation.” Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Tayyab Hayat (TH): My initial schooling was from DPS, Model Town, Lahore. Then, after passing Intermediate from DPS Okara, I got admission to King …

By: Asfand Yar Anti-American sentiment has been embedded in the minds of Pakistanis largely owing to the wrongdoings they think America has committed with its coercive policies toward Pakistan. The failures and weaknesses of the Pakistani government further deepened this hostility. Since the inception of Pakistan, the relations between both the states have been topsy-turvy; marked with convergence and divergence …

Recently, a former military dictator Pervez Musharraf made headlines. In an interview with BBC, he lauded the rules of former military dictators, saying, “Dictators set the country right … [and] military rule always brought progress to Pakistan.” Of course, he lied. But there is another trumped-up story, far terrible, told also by a former and the first military dictator, Ayub …

Achieving tax revenue target remains the top priority of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). For this purpose, the FBR employs conventional and unconventional methods. However, historical data indicate that the FBR missed the tax targets for the most of fiscal years (FYs). For example, the FBR could not achieve even the revised tax revenue target of Rs 3.5 trillion …

Pakistan has been in want of a pragmatic and well-articulated foreign policy since 2008. What is more worrying is that the PML-N-led incumbent democratic dispensation displayed an outright reluctance to appoint a competent and astute person as a full-time foreign minister for nearly four years. Because of Pakistan’s chronic foreign policy crisis, the world is rather unwilling to appreciate the …