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World’s Top 10 Stories

When the Titans Clash, The Bullish Surge, Adieu the Bravehearted, Paid in the Same Coin?, Call of the Conscience, The African Ogre , The Race Schism, Winning the Battle, Losing the War, The Gavel Strikes, Changing Winds, 1. When the Titans Clash On July 17, a Malaysian airliner MH 17, a scheduled international passenger flight carrying 295 people from Amsterdam …

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Letters to the Editor (Sep 2014)

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editor@jworldtimes.com; adeelniaz78@gmail.com RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN BALOCHISTAN The steps taken by the Federal and the Balochistan governments for promoting education are appreciable. Establishment of educational institutions and announcing various scholarship schemes portend well for the development of Balochistan. After graduation, the motivated youth can surely change the fate of province. But a wave …

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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

“I can assure you that there is nothing greater in this world than your own conscience and, when you appear before God, you can say that you performed your duty with the highest sense of integrity, honesty and with loyalty and faithfulness.” (Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Broadcast Message February, 1948) The unfolding of events in recent weeks has not only …

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Top 10 UP-AND-COMING CITIES FOR THE RICH

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 …

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HOW TO SLOW CLIMATE CHANGE?

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 …

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Exclusive Interview: Aamir Hasan

“I must say that OMG can be a very good choice for females because it offers a scheduled job.” Former Chief Instructor Common Training Programme (CTP); DG Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) Pakistan Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): How do you see the importance of Office Management Group (OMG) in Pakistan’s bureaucratic structure? Aamir Hasan (AH): I think OMG is a key …

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World’s Top 10 Stories

A Vicious Step!, Climate Pangs , Headway in Islamic Finance, Surge of the Rightwing , Things Fall Apart, A Pure Feat, Gaza Bleeds Again , Something is Fishy, Another Feather in CM’s Cap, The Real Joga Bonito!, A Vicious Step! On June 20, Sindh sealed its borders to stop the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) after the military operation …

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Letters to the Editor (Aug 2014)

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editor@jworldtimes.com; adeelniaz78@gmail.com Operation Zarb-i-Azb Thank God the charade of peace talks with the militants is finally over and a fully-fledged operation in North Waziristan has begun. As a nation, while standing squarely behind our brave soldiers, we must have realistic expectations of Zarb-i-Azb. The greatest achievement after the success of the operation …

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A review of the World Cups

From 1930 to 2014 It was in 1920 when the first international intercontinental football tournament was held, when FIFA and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) joined hands to include the event in the 1920 summer Olympics for the first time. The first Olympic event was won by Belgium and the next two in 1924 and 1928 were both won by …

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