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‘I do not know if I am a good leader, but I am a leader. And I have a vision. I look to the future, 20, 30 years. I learned that from my father, Sheikh Rashid. He was the true father of Dubai. I follow his example. He would rise early and go alone to watch what was happening on …

This piece basically aims at addressing two burning issues of today. First is the issue of attack on Hamid Mir, a renowned journalist and anchorperson. This attack, indubitably, is condemnable as freedom of speech is the right of every citizen of a state. But, the other side of the coin depicts a sad tale of blackmailing and maligning the state …

Administrative law relates to public administration. It’s basically the legal code, or set of rules and precedents, which govern relations between the individual and the state. Administrative law is derived from specific authorization of laws made by a sovereign body ‘in modern developing state by parliament. It can be differentiated from common law/national civil law and the mechanism for dispensing …

During the times when Greece was facing moral and ethical decay, there appeared a great soul, Socrates, to restore purity of thought and action. Few men in history practiced what they preached, and he was one among those. Socrates was a staunch defender of the objectivity of truth’ ‘Know Thyself’ was his motto. To him virtue consists of being truthful …

Editorial When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend. William Blake These profound words by the most revered English poet William Blake exposit why Muslims across the globe are tangled in intricate web of miseries and wretchedness of fate. A cursory look at history provides numerous instances where the bigot …

In the first part of this article’ published in JWT’s March 2014 issue’ a narration of Arab invasion in present-day Pakistan was presented. This piece contains the Arabs’ advancement to Punjab and Kashmir along with a brief discourse on the reasons which obligated their success that has indelible marks on the lives of the inhabitants of the Subcontinent. The Arabs …

The developed world is fast adopting biotechnology in agriculture, and the developing world is also trying to catch up. The ever-increasing demand for food and loss in agricultural productivity, due to over-cultivation, pest attacks and diseases, demand for scientific development of seeds which can take care of these issue. While countries are opting for genetic modifications in crops, certain anti-biotechnology …

The world is transfixed by the literally unthinkable events surrounding the apparent hijacking and disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The unfolding story is a concatenation of improbabilities. After the plane went missing ‘with 239 people on board’ a multitude of theories about the plane’s fate were in the air. Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation stated that’pings’ were picked up …

At present, there are 156 universities and DAIs in the country which have been recognized by the Higher Education Commission. According to the data available at HEC’s online ‘PhD Country Directory’ and another relevant document ‘PhD output report’, it comes to the fore that 62 universities and DAIs have produced 8,822 PhD scholars from 1930 to December, 2013 For the …

A friend who has followed the Bric story noted sardonically that they are probably “fresher” than the Brics. What they really share beyond having a lot of people, is that at least for the next 20 years, they have really good “inner” demographics’ they are all going to see a rise in the number of people eligible to work relative …