September 2018

By: Ali Sarfraz The subject of International Relations (IR) deals with the interactions among specific actors which include nation-states, international organizations and multinational corporations. These interactions involve interdependent, goal-directed activities. Interdependency means that the achievement of the goals of any nation-state does not depend only upon its own actions, but also upon those of the other nation-states. In the domain …

Morality or ethics is generally a code or set of principles following which is considered indispensable to leading a good and pleasant life. The theoretical study of morality and ethics is concerned with questions like “what is good life and how men should behave” and others. The term ethics has been derived from the Greek word ‘ethos’ which means customs …

By: Anna Kazmi An Utter Curse Islam is a religion of peace and tranquility, justness and egalitarianism. Islam teaches us to be fair and equitable in all sorts of dealings in our daily life. Islam enlightens us as to the rights of men and women, and how every woman deserves everything that a man does. For example, right to education, …

Précis Sample Paragraph Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself; he must show it to all the world in a way that cannot be gainsai(d) He must fill up a certain idea in the public mind. I have no other notion of greatness than this two-fold definition; great …

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS English as a Medium of Education in Pakistan (CSS 2009) Pakistan is a land where it is everyone’s hobby to indulge in argumentation and debate. Whether you have any knowledge about the subject of discussion or not, you can manage to continue with your self-created logics and inferences till the time your opponent accepts defeat. One amongst the many …

By: Rokhana Riaz Know the Secrets of Success in Competitive Exams! When it comes to exams and study, everyone will tell you “study hard” for the competitive exams. It is believed that studying hard is ‘the key to success’. Well, let’s break up with that school of thought. Of course, if one wants to succeed in a competitive exam, one …

Focus on your ability to think critically and to apply the concepts you learn to real life. Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Mohammad Murtaza (MM): I started school at Beaconhouse in Karachi. Later, in 2004, when my family shifted to Lahore, I moved to Aitchison College and after that attended LUMS …

Implications of a saffronized India India’s BJP government, under the aegis of its mother outfit Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has been demonstrating extreme irrationality through its oodles of unjustifiable actions at home and regionally. The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its recent report has explained how under the BJP government’s patronage, rapid and extremely alarming saffronization of …

It’s good to be bad! Introduction Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, popularly known as Machiavelli, was a 16th-century Florentine philosopher. He is known primarily for his political ideas but his philosophical legacy remains enigmatic. His most famous book ‘The Prince’ is considered his magnum opus. Machiavelli stood out from his contemporaries because he believed that politics and morality should be …

By: Raqeeb Kakar Ideology is a thing of might, the one on which Pakistan’s foundation was laid down. It should depict us on all grounds lest we should feel that might is out of sight. However, ideology was a science of ideas for French philosophers, but for Muslims of the Indian Subcontinent, it was a freedom-song that manifested their desire …