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Education plays a significant role in the socioeconomic and cultural development of a country. It is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills and habits of groups of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research. Education is a social instrument through which humans can guide their destiny and shape their future. …

Budget is the basic instrument through which financial resources are allocated to different entities within the governance setup in Pakistan. The process is conceptually based on economics and finance, but it has to be legally formalized. Besides, whatever any government may choose to say, the budgetary allocations also reflect the priorities of governance. The Constitution of Pakistan 1973 through its …

The metamorphosis the world is going through is posing a serious question: are we seeking any dignified place in the transformed world or would happily remain in obscurity? The nations that have ruled the world economy during the past several decades are beginning to crumble under their own weight, and their glory will soon be a tale from the past. …

5th Position CSS 2013 (1st in PSP). JWT is the best source and it should be regularly consulted with. JWT: All the aspirants, especially the JWT readers, would be keen to know about you? Tell us about your academic career. Muhammad Azhar Khan Mughal (MAKM): I did my matriculation from Govt. S.D. High School Bahawalpur. Later, I graduated from Govt. …

The word ‘democracy’ a Greek word in origin’ is composed of Demo or the people and ‘Cracy’ rule, or rule of people, it started in city states of Greece. A lame tradition of Democracy was practiced in Rome where it got mixed up with Emperorship and had a zigzag course. Otherwise in Europe, worst authoritarian rule remained entrenched till the …

Goodbye Moon. Every year, the Moon slips a few centimetres away from us, slowing down our day. Why is the Moon drifting away from us, and how long will it take before the Earth and the Moon are tidally locked to each other? A long time ago the Mars-sized object Theia, collided with the Earth and the Moon was formed …

Beirut, Lebanon , Cape Town, South Africa , Chennai, India , Chicago, US, Dublin, Ireland, Istanbul, Turkey, Jakarta, Indonesia, Lagos, Nigeria, Melbourne, Australia, Panama City, Panama 1.    Beirut, Lebanon Despite its turbulent history, Beirut stands out as being an ideal place for adventurous real estate investors. There has been some recent spill-over from the ongoing Syrian conflict. But the Mediterranean …

Target the 90 companies who pollute the most. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its third of four planned reports. This one is on mitigation, or the ‘human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases.’ There have been many such reports before by the IPCC and others; and many more reports …

Two Distinct but Interlinked Phenomena. Population, poverty and economic development are the three phenomena which are closely inter-linked and highly inter-related. Economics suggests that the rapid population growth brings a steep fall in per capita income which results in a continuously faltering state of human well-being. This, in turn, leads to increased level of poverty. Thus, this vicious circle keeps …

Pakistan and the Regime Change in Neighbouring Countries. After almost a decade, new leaders in the countries on eastern and western borders of Pakistan emerged. In India, after 10-year-long rule of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come at the helm with Narendra Modi becoming country’s fifteenth Prime Minister. Similarly, in Afghanistan, end to a decade-long rule of …