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Pakistan remains an important player in the region and has vital cards to foil any attempt at what has been termed as strategic encirclement. The two-day visit of Afghan President Hamid Karazi to India, which started on October 4, 2011, ended up with an establishment of Indo-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership duly signed by the visiting Afghan President and the Indian Prime …

Why India is democratic and Pakistan is not. What after all is wrong with Pakistan? On their emergence as two independent states on the map of the world as a result of a democratic political process, both India and Pakistan inherited a parliamentary tradition and began their independent statehood with a democratic path clearly charted out for them. To start …

Dr. Muhammad Azhar MBBS, MRCP (UK), Dip.Card (London), F.A.C.C. Professor of Cardiology and Chief Cardiologist At Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore, Pakistan. Introduction cum profile: Prof. Muhammad Azhar head of the Institution and Chief Cardiologist at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) is an internationally acclaimed cardiologist and academician. He has more than 30 years experience of practicing cardiology and …

NATIONAL AFFAIRS Fata people get political rights: President Asif Ali Zardari signed on August 12 amendments made to the century-old Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) which will give the people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) for the first time the right of appeal against decisions of the political agent. The president also signed the Extension of the Political Parties Order, …

MODEL PAPER 5 1.    Which word is wrongly spelt in the following set of words:- (a)    Receive        (b)    Relief (c)    Sleeve        (d)    Speech 2.    Every wise man should save for… (a)    Rainy days    (b)    Sunny days (c)    Happy days    (d)    Sad days 3.    Sleeping partner means:- (a)    One who has not invested money but takes part in its …

1. Abandon:(v) We had to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way. SYN: forsake, leave, give up, relinquish ANT: retain, stay with 2.    Abase:(v) Don’t abase yourself before your boss. SYN: humiliate, disgrace, bring down, humble ANT: exalt, uplift, honour 3.    Abash:(v) He said nothing but looked abashed.  SYN: confuse, feel or made to feel ashamed, confound …

Along with instilling this sense of responsibility, our youth needs to be educated on citizenship (which is not part of our regular curriculum), so they can develop within them a sense of following laws, doing good and having good intentions. Every morning, about 30 million Pakistanis make their way to school, college or university, aiming to get an education. Our …

Ali Nawazish broke a world record when he passed 23 A-levels in subjects including pure mathematics, travel and tourism, and sociology. The 18 year old from Rawalpindi, Pakistan received 21 A grades and a B and a C, and will be a part of the Guinness Book of World Records. He is currently studying at Cambridge University. He regularly writes …

1. Who is the present United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan? Set- 1 (a) *Marc Grossman (b) Richard Holbrooke (c) Charles E. Redman (d) Bill Richardson 2.Who is the founder of Wikileaks? (a) *Julian Assange (b) Martin Cooper (c) Orkut Buyukkokten (d) Mark Zuckerberg 3. South Sudan became an independent state on: (a) 17th January 2011 (b) 15th …

Dildar Ali Abro Foreign Service of Pakistan, (FSP) CSS-2009 Jahangir’s World Times: Would you tell us about yourself, educational background and achievements. Dildar Ali Abro: I belong to a rural area i.e. Odero Lal station which is located in district Matiari, Sindh. I got primary education from my hometown. I received secondary education from a boarding school system. After graduation, …