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A Wake-up Call for the Arab World Israelis voted in the second snap election in two years on 17 March 2015. The results showed that the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party scored a resounding victory despite pre-election polls showing him trailing the Zionist Union. Likud grabbed 30 out of parliament’s 120 seats and became in a position to …

The euro crisis is over. The Greek tragedy continues in the background, and a Greek exit from the euro could deal a mortal blow to the single currency project. But a “Grexit” is not a likely or realistic scenario. No one (except the British press, always keen to report the failure of the euro) doubts the future of the euro …

The growing numbers of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing turmoil in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East poses complex challenges for European policymakers. Dozens of would-be migrants are reported to have drowned between Libya and Sicily, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean this spring. In the first five months of this year, 32,087 people have survived the crossing and arrived …

The future relationship between China and the United States is one of the mega-changes and mega-challenges of our age. China’s rise is the geopolitical equivalent of the melting polar ice caps: gradual change on a massive scale that can suddenly lead to dramatic turns of events. Can this defining trend of the 21st century be managed peacefully? There is a …

Before his arrival on his maiden visit to Pakistan in April, President Xi Jinping of China sent an exceptionally warm message to the people of Pakistan: “When I was young, I heard many touching stories about Pakistan and the friendship between our two countries. To name just a few, I learned that the Pakistani people were working hard to build …

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft began hunting for planets outside our solar system on May 12, 2009. From the trove of data collected, we have learned that planets are common, that most sun-like stars have at least one planet and that nature makes planets with unimaginable diversity. Kepler was launched on March 6, 2009. Its mission was to survey a portion of …

The Kingdom Re-Cameronized May 08: Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives won a stunning victory in Britain’s election by winning 331 of the 650 parliament seats. Cameron’s victory cut short the careers of his top three rivals and put the country’s future in the European Union in doubt. An Inconsolable Tragedy May 09: An army helicopter ferrying foreign envoys and their …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editor@jworldtimes.com  adeelniaz78@gmail.com Corruption In PST Recruitment Crying out for justice for years has proved only barking up the wrong tree. I think, our entire supra-structure has been hijacked by the black sheep, who with only a few exceptions, are controlling all affairs. I stood 1st in my district Jacobabad with 91% …

THE GAME-CHANGER FOR PAKISTAN “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” Confucius Since the announcement of the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), there was a lot of bickering over its route. However, it’s a good omen that during an All Parties Conference that was chaired by the Prime Minister himself, almost …

 National, International News & MCQs National Mar 16: A day after the suicide attacks on two churches in Lahore, the Punjab government called in Rangers to control the law and order situation in the city. Mar 16: The ECP announced appointment of 50 returning officers (ROs) and 100 assistant returning officers for holding local government elections for 43 cantonment boards. …