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The 21st century did not start well. We found ourselves burdened with the same old problems but in their acutest form. The world has never been so chaotic and violent.  Wars of aggression and attrition, invasions in the name of self-defence, military occupations, massacres and genocides, human tragedies and humanitarian catastrophes, and a culture of extremism and violence came to …

Jahangir’s World Times: Was it due to the media-hype that PTI’s 30th October Lahore Rally became a catalyst for the popularity of PTI, but after that your popularity graph started to drop down? Imran Khan: No! First of all, I want to make it absolutely clear that it was not a media-hype because media cannot force more than 250,000 people, …

Australian High Commissioner Tim George Jahangir’s World Times: How do you characterize bilateral relations between Pakistan and Australia? HE Tim George: I have been privileged to serve as High Commissioner of Australia to Pakistan during a period of strong growth in Australia’s relationship with Pakistan. I particularly welcome the deepening of our engagement, which is based on a productive, friendly …

The Pakistan-US relationship is no doubt an old relationship that has survived many ups and downs. We have been friends and allies for nearly 65 years now. Yes, it has been a curious relationship. It never had any conflict of interest and yet remained without any mutuality of interest either. The only mutuality in this hinge has been one of …

Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood has said the youth is a potential change agent for the development of nation and the need is to channelise the energies of youth comprising 63 per cent of country’s population. Mr Mashhood was speaking at an MoU signing ceremony between Lahore College for Women University’s mass communication department and Plan International, Pakistan, on …

According to the early Roman calendar, May was the third month. Later, the ancient Romans used January 1, for the beginning of their year, and May became the fifth month. May has always had 31 days. Several stories are passed around to show how the month of May was named. The most widely accepted explanation is that it was named …

Never blame circumstances and do what you must for your country and fellow citizens Jahangir’s World Times (JWT):  Please tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements in detail. Shamyl Riaz Malik (SRM): I am a son of an army officer. I did my matriculation and intermediate from Army Public School and College, Karachi. Afterwards, I joined SZABIST and completed …

1. When the resultant of all the forces acting on a body is zero the body is said to be in a state of Equilibrium. 2. Gamma Rays are similar to X-Rays. 3. The Separation of ordinary light into its constituent colours is known as Dispersion. 4. If a body weighs 600 kg on the surface of the earth, the …

NATIONAL AFFAIRS 12-03-2012    Dawn Change of guard goes off smoothly in Senate: Senate’s new Chairman Nayyer Hussain Bokhari and Deputy Chairman Sabir Baloch took oath of office after their unanimous election. In accordance with an agreement among various parties, the opposition did not field any candidate against the PPP nominees. 13-03-2012    Dawn Chinese bank ditches Iran gas project: A consortium …

John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, into a middle-class family. He was first educated by private tutors at home and then at St. Paul’s School. In 1625, Milton was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he began to write poetry in Latin, Italian, and English, and prepared to enter the clergy. While Milton was a hardworking …