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We are living in an era of ongoing globalisation The markets of developing countries are crucial for global economic growth. According to an adjusted forecast by the IMF in July, emerging markets may display more than double the rate of growth in 2019 compared to developed countries: 4.1% versus 1.9%. That will result in global economic growth of 3.2%. The …

Influence of Three Waves of Feminism in Pakistan The history of feminists’ struggle to end discrimination, oppression and marginalisation against women is divided into three waves. They are known as first, second, and third wave of feminism. These waves, although started in Europe, had global impact on the status of women, including those in Pakistan. The first wave of feminism …

The Wakhan Corridor Pakistan’s Hidden Gem Wasif Farrukh The narrow strip of territory in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China and separates Tajikistan from Pakistan is known as the Wakhan Corridor. This strip is about 350km (220 mi) long and 13-65 km (8.1-40.4 mi) wide. The Wakhan Corridor was part of the ancient Silk Road — the oldest transit route …

INTERNATIONAL Oct. 16: Etihad Airways and Air Arabia agreed to jointly set up Abu Dhabi’s first low-cost airline “Air Arabia Abu Dhabi”. Oct. 16: Kenya opened a $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway line linking Nairobi to Naivasha. Oct. 17: Qatar’s government adopted a new minimum wage law that will scrap mandatory exit visas for all workers. Oct. 17: US Vice President …

NATIONAL Oct. 16: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) was recognised as the “7th most effective regulator” by the World Economic Forum in its ‘Global Competitiveness Report-2019’. Oct. 16: Pakistan and Egypt agreed to work out measures for capturing untapped economic potential and promoting bilateral trade. Oct. 16: With 20.3 percent of its population undernourished, Pakistan ranked 94th …

  Algebraic Equations – Word Problems Asad Aziz An equation is almost a sort of seesaw: you add something to the left, lose the balance and are forced to do the same to the right; you divide and multiply by something, once again, the same must be done to the other side; if you subtract something, there is no exception. …

Terrorism in the Age of Globalization Dr Rajkumar Singh Terrorism, which has been motivated by ideological, religious and national reasons, has added to its concern issues like inequality, injustice, dissatisfaction and antiglobalist movements, due to development and technology in the world. In order to clarify this shift in the policy, the concepts of terrorism and globalization are first explained as …

  Leaders Build or Ruin the Country What our leaders are capable of doing? This question comes to every sane person’s mind when thinking of our history as a nation. Even if one tries to take a positive view of our trajectory from 1947 to this day, some certain unwelcome realities trigger a feeling of despair that, more than often, …

HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS Usman Butt High rate of failure in English Essay paper in CSS has been perplexing to all. An overview of the results over the years shows that more than 80 percent of the candidates fail this crucial paper in which the FPSC examiners test a candidate’s “articulation, expression and technical treatment of the style of …