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Let’s Resolve to Promote Education in Pakistan Education is the foundation stone of a civilized society. It is the ladder that helps in reaching the pinnacles of social, moral and economic development in a country. All the saner minds around the world, individually and collectively, are amply aware of the importance of education because a person’s power of reasoning and …

1. Christopher LanganConsidered by many to be the smartest person alive today, Christopher Langan is an autodidact (self-taught) who had a difficult upbringing and bulked up in order to fight off bullies as well as a temperamental stepfather. His IQ is reported to be between 195 and 210. 2. Terence TaoTerence Tao is a Chinese-American mathematician who has been estimated …

A Promising Start July 24: The world’s first malaria vaccine got a green light from European drugs regulators. The shot, called RTS,S or Mosquirix and developed by British drug-maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in partnership with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, would be the first licensed human vaccine against a parasitic disease.  Vagaries of Justice July 30: India executed convicted bomb plotter …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at:editor@jworldtimes.com;  adeelniaz78@gmail.com Good Governance in Pakistan Governance means the practical use of power and authority aimed at serving the public interest, and achieving prosperity of the masses. However, all those who are vested with these powers, must be accountable for their deeds. Good governance means that people should be left to govern …

After a hard, trying phase in its history, it is quite heartening to note that this Independence Day brought along some propitious omens for Pakistan’s bright future. This was the first 14th August, after years of gloom and despair, when Karachi, the City of Lights, and Balochistan, the Eldorado of Pakistan, like other parts of the country, witnessed massive independence …

The new playing conditions for Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) came into effect with the Bangladesh-South Africa cricket series that started in Mirpur, Bangladesh from Sunday 5th July, 2015. FULL LIST ODI – Fielding Restrictions No more compulsory catchers required in Overs 1-10. No more batting Powerplay. 5 fielders allowed outside the circle in overs 41-50.

Geo-Economics of Connectivity June 29: Countries from five continents formally signed up to the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a potential rival to the Washington-based World Bank. Australia was the first country to sign the articles of association creating the AIIB’s legal framework. The Politics of Parlays July 08: The first round of talks brokered by Pakistan between representatives of …

PAKISTAN HOCKEY FEDERATION Pakistan hockey team, being in loose conditions since long, is now officially out of the 2016 Olympics to be played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The failure to qualify shows the pathetic conditions Pakistan’s national game is facing nowadays. The sole responsibility of this fiasco lies with the Pakistan Hockey Federation as it has been reluctant to …

Finally, the third umpire has turned down Imran Khan’s appeal. The Judicial Commission that was formed in April this year after PTI-PML (N) agreement, after holding 39 hearings, has given its verdict. The JC in its Final Report has termed the elections largely free and fair by saying that “the 2013 general elections were in large part organized and conducted …

“This universe, perhaps, is yet incomplete, For I hear repeated sounds of “Be, And It Is.” Introduction The Universe is all existing matter and space considered as a whole, the cosmos. It is a huge wide-open space that holds everything from the smallest particle to the biggest galaxy. It is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in …