Study Kit

1. Press freedom day is observed on _______; A: May 3     B: May 15 C: May 17    D: May 27 2.    _______ is the US Ambassador to the Middle East. A: George Mitchell B: Robert Gates C: Richard Holbrooke D: None of these 3.    Swat is situated in the range of _______; A: Hindukush B: Himalayas C: Karakoram …

Current Pakistan National Affairs PIA strike ends with Haroon’s resignation: A four-day-long strike by Pakistan International Airlines employees, which had collapsed domestic and international flights schedule, ended after the government removed the Managing Director of the national flag carrier Aijaz Haroon on their demand. Some heavyweights left out of 22-member new cabinet: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on February 11 …

The major proportion of hydrocarbon is consumed by already developed countries like the US, Japan and Western European states. Outline 1. Introduction 2. What is energy crisis? 3. Share of energy resources in energy supply a) Non-renewable b) Renewable 4. World consumption distribution 5. World production distribution 6. Causes of crises a) Surge in demand b) Resource nationalism ‘tighter supply …

At the onset of this century, we found ourselves to be dying to one world, and not yet being able to be born into another. We are today adrift in a more uncertain and surely more chaotic world burdened with the same old problems, perhaps in their acutest form. Wars of aggression and attrition, invasions in the name of self-defence, …

Current Pakistan National Affairs Remittances reach $5.2 b in 6 months: Six months of the current fiscal ended on a good note as the overseas Pakistanis sent 17 per cent higher remittances compared to the same period of last fiscal year. The State Bank on January 11 reported that the overseas Pakistanis sent $5.291 billion during July-December, 2010 showing an …

Outline Introduction What is global warming? Green house effect Evidences of global warming/climate change a)    Temperature, b)    Precipitation, c)    Rise in sea level. Causes of global warming-emissions Sources of emissions Who are responsible for green house emissions?  Possible  impacts of global warming: a)    Most affected would be marginalised communities, b)    Coastal areas, c)    Frequent and strong storms and floods, d)   …

Current Pakistan National Affairs Agreement reached on Tapi gas pipeline: The leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Turkmenistan agreed on December 11 to move forward with a complicated and risky plan to build a natural gas pipeline across rugged territory plagued by war and terrorism.     The pipeline, which would terminate in India, would bring huge amounts of gas …

It is clear that if we don’t achieve ‘Global Zero’, our planet is always at risk, of being converted into a ‘Ground Zero. Outline 1.    Introduction 2.    Brief history of nuclear weapons 3.    Perils of nuclear weapons 4.    Need to eliminate nuclear weapons 5.    Global zero initiative 6.    Is this goal achievable? Yes: a.    Historical support b.    Political will c.   …

It is clear that if we don’t achieve ‘Global Zero, our planet is always at risk, of being converted into a Ground Zero. Outline 1.    Introduction 2.    Brief history of nuclear weapons 3.    Perils of nuclear weapons 4.    Need to eliminate nuclear weapons 5.    Global zero initiative 6.    Is this goal achievable? Yes: a.    Historical support b.    Political will c.   …

For some reason, nuclear and security-related issues have remained a no go area for Pakistani researchers and academics.No wonder, we have not had any meaningful literature on India-Pakistan nuclear stand-off and its regional and global implications. In an unlettered society where one rarely comes across people genuinely into writing or reading and where books are sold not by content but …