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Beyond the popular movement for freedom which started three years ago and spread all over the Middle East, the region is currently facing a much more serious situation. An extra-governmental, radical insurgent group, the ISIS, is gaining control over vast territories while capturing major cities and rich oil fields in Iraq. This marks one of the defining moments of the …

Russian Federation’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): A joint statement at the conclusion of Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud’s visit to Pakistan raised many eyebrows about country’s Syria policy. How do you see this policy? Is it consistent with Geneva-I accord? Alexey Yurievich Dedov (AYD): Pakistan’s policy on Syria has always been independent and …

The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), also known as the Khmer Rouge (Red Khmer) ruled Cambodia from April 17, 1975 until January 1979. In 1976, the Khmer Rouge established the state of Democratic Kampuchea. Three decades after the fall of the regime that managed the torture and death of some two million Cambodians in pursuit of agrarian utopia, the recently-concluded …

When the Titans Clash, The Bullish Surge, Adieu the Bravehearted, Paid in the Same Coin?, Call of the Conscience, The African Ogre , The Race Schism, Winning the Battle, Losing the War, The Gavel Strikes, Changing Winds, 1. When the Titans Clash On July 17, a Malaysian airliner MH 17, a scheduled international passenger flight carrying 295 people from Amsterdam …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editor@jworldtimes.com; adeelniaz78@gmail.com RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN BALOCHISTAN The steps taken by the Federal and the Balochistan governments for promoting education are appreciable. Establishment of educational institutions and announcing various scholarship schemes portend well for the development of Balochistan. After graduation, the motivated youth can surely change the fate of province. But a wave …

“I can assure you that there is nothing greater in this world than your own conscience and, when you appear before God, you can say that you performed your duty with the highest sense of integrity, honesty and with loyalty and faithfulness.” (Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Broadcast Message February, 1948) The unfolding of events in recent weeks has not only …

National & International News & MCQs National June 17: Eight people, two women among them, were killed and over 100 injured when police clashed with activists of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) over removal of barriers from near Dr Tahirul Qadri’s Minhajul Quran headquarters in Model Town. June 17: A federal anticorruption court granted pre-arrest bail to former Prime Minister, …

For cultivating political stability in a country, two fundamental things are extremely important: the devolution of power to the grassroots level, and economic growth through fiscal responsibility and visible socioeconomic prosperity that is available to the general public. Without these two characteristics of a nation-state, the democratic nature of a country’s political system can be vulnerable to destabilization of varying …

On the eastern front, despite Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s peace overtures to Modi government, Islamabad has little option but to wait and watch as to how Modi goes about business. Mr Modi has yet to articulate his Pakistan policy. However, it is not difficult to identify some of the strands that would define the Indian government’s approach towards Pakistan. New …

Provincial governments should generate energy and start building power plants on their own. Energy is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth of a country. All productive and supportive activities in today’s world are heavily dependent on cheap, continuous and sustained supply of energy. Industry, agriculture, transport, communication, services, education, healthcare, entertainment, water supply and sanitation; all are …