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Common Problems of the Students in Pakistan

Students are important asset of any society and need to be cared. Understanding their problems may not heal their wounds but will definitely sooth them. Society comprises humans and their combined productivity represents its well being. Humans perform better when equipped with relevant tools and techniques. Hence providing education will result in higher productivity and increased well being. It can …

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Noam Chomsky: My Reaction to Osama bin Laden’s Death

We might ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush’s compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic. It’s increasingly clear that the operation was a planned assassination, multiply violating elementary norms of international law. There appears to have been no attempt to apprehend the unarmed victim, as presumably could have …

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Energies Crisis and Pakistan

Pakistan’s energy infrastructure is not well developed, rather it is considered to be underdeveloped and poorly managed. There has been an enormous increase in the demand of energy in Pakistan as a result of industrial development and population growth, as compared to increase in energy production. The number of electricity consumers has increased to 12.5 million: household 46 per cent, …

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Post Osama Situation and Pakistan

May 2 US raid might set precedence for other countries, particularly India that it might take similar action like the US inside Pakistan. What steps we have taken to counter another raid. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, his son and three bodyguards were killed on May 2 in a US Navy SEALs helicopter attack on a house in Abbot-tabad, …

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The Role of an Intelligence Agency is to Protect the Sovereignty of its Country.

Lately we (Jahangir’s World Times team) happened to meet Brigadier Ghazanfar Ali, former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Regional Commander, to find out why ISI has been accused of giving into the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and how far ISI has fared in protecting the sovereignty of Pakistan. Jahangir’s World Times: What is the role of an intelligence agency in any country? …

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Tawhid/Monotheism/Unity of God

Islam is a perfect and comprehensive code of life. Islam is a perfect and compre-hensive code of life which covers all the aspects of human life emphasising equally on beliefs and practical deeds. According to Islam, good deeds are futile without correct and right beliefs. The first major and fundamental belief of Islam is that of tawhid/ monotheism or unity …

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French Revolution

When the price of bread and gas is beyond your reach then you will know how angry the French peasantry felt at the time of the revolution.” Between 1789 and 1802 France was wracked by a revolution which radically changed the government, administration, military and culture of the nation as well as plunging Europe into a series of wars. France …

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United States Interests in Gwadar Port

Termination of the Cold War ended a pretext of heavy US naval presence in the Indian Ocean. China is helping Pakistan in building this port as well as a host of associated projects such as railroad links, industrial complexes, etc. India and Iran are raising eyebrows over the increased Chinese presence, which is also attracting the attention of the US. …

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