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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, …

In Conversation with Muhammad Waqas Masud Chaudhry (PAS) 7th in Pakistan CSS 2019-20 (Written Exam Topper) Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background. Muhammad Waqas Masud Chaudhry (MWMC): I did my O- and A-Levels from Crescent Model Higher Secondary School in Lahore. Then, I joined the prestigious University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, …

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, …

The Power of Womenomics The idea of women as rivers of a nation’s economy can be understood by ‘Womenomics’ – a term coined by Kathy Matsui, a strategist at Goldman Sachs, and launched by former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2013 to stimulate his country’s economic growth and promote gender equality in the workforce. Womenomics is not just a …

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 …

Catfishing What you need to know about this form of cyberbullying What is catfishing? Catfishing is the act of pretending to be someone else to deceive people or to entangle them into fake relationships and later exploit them. It refers to the practice of creating a false identity by setting up a fictitious profile. A catfish gets a hold of …