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When it comes to wealth and income, people tend to compare themselves to the people they see around them rather than to those who live on the other side of the world. The average Frenchman, for example, probably does not care how many Chinese exceed his own standard of living, but that Frenchman surely would pay attention if he started …

The contemporary world is going through a global power shift. There are debates all around as to what would be the nature of the next phase of the world order. There’s a wide agreement that a global power transition is underway. Unipolarity — the US dominating the world — is giving way and a new global order is fast emerging. …

“Who is our leader” is a question easier asked than answered in today’s world. Nations are not led by leaders any more. Countries, including those considered mothers and champions of democracy are no longer governed by moral or ethical values. Misfortunes of our world today come not from excess but from total absence of leadership at national and global levels. …

The first direct detection of gravitational waves is without doubt one of the most remarkable breakthroughs of our time. The Advanced LIGO laboratories in the US states of Washington and Louisiana have traced the warping of space from the merger of two black holes about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth. It represents the last great confirmation of Einstein’s ideas, and …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com GENDER DISPARITY Saqiba Kakar, a 17-year-old girl from Balochistan’s Kila Saifullah district, committed suicide on the last date for the submission of forms to Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education after the college principal allegedly refused to send her examination form to the intermediate education board.

 “In Pakistan lies our deliverance, defence and honour … In our solidarity, unity and discipline lie the strength, power and sanction behind us to carry on this fight successfully.” (Quaid’s Message on Pakistan Day, 1945)

NATIONAL 1. First anniversary of APS attack was observed on ______. (a) Dec 15    (b) Dec 16 (c) Dec 17    (d) Dec 21 2. On Dec 16, Pakistan confirmed its participation in a 34-nation military alliance led by ______. (a) Iran        (b) UAE (c) Saudi Arabia    (d) Qatar 3. TAPI gas pipeline will enter Pakistan near ______. (a) Peshawar   …

Power game in the Middle East has gravely threatened peace in the region. The conflicts here are to be wider and broader in spectrum. The tensions in this important part of the world not only affect the entire region but also the whole Ummah and the world at large. As generally perceived, the whole Middle Eastern conflict is all about …

The very fundamental rule of cracking a paper successfully is to understand, grasp and discern what the examiner wants you to write. No matter how much time you have spent with the books, subject and on preparation, this paper time will be deciding your promising future if you efficiently  use your wits. TIPS The nature of the question and its …

When there is a population shift from rural to urban areas, or a gradual upsurge in the ratio of people living in urban areas in comparison with the urban centres, it is called urbanization. Various researches have indicated that urban population is greater than the rural one and that most of the urbanization has been observed in developing countries. There …