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Understanding Hybrid Warfare If we study the hybrid warfare through the lens of strategic studies, it is one of the modern shapes of unconventional warfare; a collection of various kinetic and non-kinetic, strategic and tactical methods and manoeuvres to dent the enemy. Most of the modern writers and strategists are of the view that hybrid warfare is a new kind …

Blunders to avoid in CSS INTERVIEW Common interview slip-ups It is easy to fall into a defeated mental place when making an easily avoidable interview mistake, which can be a hard state of mind to turn around. Here are common mistakes candidates make during the interview and what you should do instead: 1. Arriving late or too early 2. Inappropriate …

Internet Addiction and Compulsive Internet Use The Pandemic of the 21st Century We are living in the age of internet addiction, the 21st century, where we cannot stop ourselves from trolling Instagram posts, checking Facebook notifications, shopping online, watching thrilling seasons on Netflix, playing video games and getting inspired from the fashion sense of models and celebrities. This type of …

In Conversation with Dr Faiza Sodhar 1st in Sindh, PMS 2019-20 Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background. Dr Faiza Sodhar (DFS): I attended SZABIST Intermediate College, Larkana, for FSc. Later, I got admission in Chandka Medical College in the same city, from where I did my MBBS. JWT: What was the reason, …

COVID-19 and the Future of Higher Education Futurologists – often management consultants – thought leaders and journalists predict that the future will bring rapid and continuous change, challenge and uncertainty for those who manage and work in universities. In response, these managers and staff will need to fundamentally transform themselves to adapt to these new conditions and demands. In particular, …

Re-evaluating the Role of Universities Even from the start of the 21st century, students have flocked to universities as the principal sites of learning. However, online access to virtual libraries and audio/video resources from the most renowned institutions has added another dimension to teaching and learning that must be considered when looking at the role of a future university. The …

Pakistan FATF The recently concluded Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting in Paris has decided to keep Pakistan on its Grey List, demanding compliance again on three of the remaining 27-point action plan that was given to the country in June 2018. The decision came after a three-day virtual meeting of the FATF that began on February 22, during which …

Ecosystem Restoration A Solution to Climate Crisis It seems the nature is finding it harder and harder to tolerate human encroachments. From intensified hurricanes to ravaging wildfires, from dwindling water supplies and ocean acidification to growing desertification, from rapid extinction of flora and fauna to melting of the permafrost; nature is using all weapons in its arsenal to warn the …

The Moscow Conference Exploring ways to peace in Afghanistan As the May 1 deadline for America to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan draws close, efforts are afoot to speed up the peace process there. The latest sign of this came after a meeting was convened in Moscow featuring Afghan stakeholders, as well as representatives of regional and global players, to …

Seven Piece of Land Asia Asia is the largest and most populous continent of the world. It covers an area of 29.5 percent of the land area and has about 60 percent of the world’s population. It has an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres and consists of 47 countries. The highest point in Asia is Mount Everest, Nepal, and the …