The Bretton Woods Institutions are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), established at a meeting of 43 countries in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA, in 1944. The World Bank and the IMF are seen as wielding tremendous power and influence, but exclude the voices of developing countries most adversely affected by financial and trade policies. Equally important ... Read More »
1. The LCM of two numbers is 864 and their HCF is 144. One of the numbers is 288, the other is: (a) 576 (b) 432 (c) 1296 (d) 144 2. LCM of two numbers is 225 and their HCF is 5. If one number is 25, the other will be: (a) 5 ... Read More »
“And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House – for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves – then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.” (Surah Aal-i-Imran: Verse 97) Allah Almighty has prescribed a variety of acts of worship to humanity to test them as to who are ... Read More »
The start of Executive Presidency and its implications On Monday, 09 July, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in as president of Turkey after securing a resounding victory in June 24 election. With his swearing-in, Turkey has officially moved from a parliamentary system to a presidential system with the president wielding powers that no democratically elected leader of Turkey has ever ... Read More »
Précis Sample Paragraph As what geographers have estimated, about twenty percent of the earth’s surface is occupied by deserts. A majority of us view deserts as one unique kind of landscape – areas with little or no rainfalls. In actual fact, there are differences between the deserts, though in varying degrees. While it is common for laymen like us to ... Read More »
Sample Introductory Paragraphs As I have already explained in my previous articles that an Introductory Paragraph can be started in a number of ways, using different forms of expressions and styles. These styles are categorized and named as Question format, Declarative format, Surprising Statement format, Anecdotal format, Quotation format, Humour format and Famous Person format. The basic purpose of all ... Read More »
Topper PMS 2016 Interview (with a record 196 score) I found the methodology and the schedule of the Institute quite up to the mark. The faculty was qualified and the environment encouraging Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Fazail Mudassar (FM): I was educated at Army Public School, Okara Cantt., from kindergarten to ... Read More »
We’ve all benefitted from globalization, in many ways, but it also is a double-edged sword, because people seem to have lost their identity, and a feeling of belonging. An Introduction Madeleine Albright is a Czech-born American public official who has the honour of being the first woman to hold the cabinet post of US Secretary of State (1997–2001). She has ... Read More »
How Madame Tussauds built a business out of beheadings Modern techniques and advanced artistry lends the wax figures a hyper-reality that can be off-putting to some, astounding to others. However, the history of the most famous waxworks of them all, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London, is a dark one. Madame Tussauds has branches all over and is the place ... Read More »
By: Qurrat-Ul-Ain Rehman Act before it’s too late Water is one of the basic necessities of life. No life could have been possible on the planet Earth, had there been no water. However, it is a sad reality that we do not bother to take proper measures for securing and preserving our natural resources unless crises start knocking at our ... Read More »
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