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On April 20, the infamous Chhotu Gang of the Rajanpur district surrendered to the security forces in the successful culmination of Operation Zarb-e-Ahan. Seven police personnel lost their lives in this operation. The surrender also resulted in the release of 24 policemen held hostage by the gang. What is Chhotu Gang? They are a gang of bandits operating along a …

The sixth edition of the ICC World T20 2016 could not have had a better ending. West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite smashed four consecutive sixes in the last over of the final match against England, to give his team their second World T20 title on April 3, 2016. ICC WORLD T20 2020 Australia will host the seventh edition of World T20 …

CONSENSUS ON CENSUS The already-delayed census has been further delayed by the government for some excuses. Perhaps there is a lack of consensus on census. For sure, there is no dearth of manpower in the country but what we actually require is its management. Presently, many of the crises of Pakistan may be attributed to a chronic negligence over the …

1 – Saudi Aramco Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia manages its oil reserves through state-owned Saudi Aramco. In 2014, Saudi Aramco’s average daily oil production was 12 million barrels per day (B/D), making it the world’s largest private oil company by production. Aramco increased oil production amid a global glut that drove benchmark prices down almost 50 percent last …

CONSENSUS ON CENSUS The already-delayed census has been further delayed by the government for some excuses. Perhaps there is a lack of consensus on census. For sure, there is no dearth of manpower in the country but what we actually require is its management. Presently, many of the crises of Pakistan may be attributed to a chronic negligence over the …

Introduction Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever. It was subsequently identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been recorded in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. Signs …

The first direct detection of gravitational waves is without doubt one of the most remarkable breakthroughs of our time. The Advanced LIGO laboratories in the US states of Washington and Louisiana have traced the warping of space from the merger of two black holes about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth. It represents the last great confirmation of Einstein’s ideas, and …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com GENDER DISPARITY Saqiba Kakar, a 17-year-old girl from Balochistan’s Kila Saifullah district, committed suicide on the last date for the submission of forms to Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education after the college principal allegedly refused to send her examination form to the intermediate education board.

The Punjab Public Service Commission announces that the following 229 Candidates for Recruitment to 71 POSTS OF (65 POSTS OF PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE (BS-17) & 06 POSTS OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (BS-17) have been provisionally cleared for Psychological Assessment & Interview as a result of Written Examination held from 27-12-2015 to 08-01-2016.

For feedback and suggestion, please write to us at:editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com Reforming the Council of Islamic Ideology Main purpose of establishing the Council of Islamic Ideology was to guide the nation in accordance with the instructions of Quran and Sunnah. Regrettably, this objective has not been achieved so far. Instead of discussing the real issues of the present day, the CII …