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The Best English Teacher for CSS / PMS

Post author By CSS Times
Post date November 24, 2019
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Either it is CSS, PMS, or GRE, GAT, GMAT exams, English Grammar has become bone of the contention for competitive students. The CSS / PMS subjects of English Essay and Precis are considered as the toughest subjects. Each student is in pursuit of finding the best mentor for himself. There is a huge number of experienced teachers across the country for English, but the basic hurdle is to find out who will suit you. Coming towards the article, some of my fellows and friends asked me the hottest question “What is the best way to crack English Essay & Precis Paper?” Although I have taken coaching from multiple academies, I hardly recommend academies to my friends, followers, and all other serious aspirants. (I have already explained, why I don’t recommend academies and support the stance of Shanza Faiq, CSS 2018 Topper). First of all, I must tell 2 things to my fellows which I have been taught by my mentor in a time of stress and extreme depression, “No academy, no person is here to attempt your paper in exam, during paper there are only 2 powers that manifest your success and future i.e. ALLAH, and You”. Trusting yourself and having complete faith in Allah Almighty, are the only available tools that decide your destination. We, who qualified PMS, or any other competitive exams are not born successful, we always make it through Smart Work.

What does Pakistan’s improved ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking mean?

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Post date October 31, 2019
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By: Dr Syed Akhter

The World Bank’s latest rankings of 190 countries on the Ease of Doing Business (EDB) is out. Pakistan did well, considering it moved up 28 rungs on the rankings ladder, from 136^th place to 108^th. In this latest round, Pakistan is one of 10 countries (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Togo, Bahrain, Tajikistan, Kuwait, China, India, and Nigeria) that have improved the most across at least three of the 10 factors that go into constructing the EDB rankings. The annual report received wide publicity on its arrival because the rankings matter. They reflect how conducive the regulatory environment is for opening a business, getting a location, accessing finance, dealing with day-to-day operations, and operating in a secure business environment. They also enable both intra-country and inter-country comparisons. They show not only how a country has fared over the years but also where it stacks up in relation to others. The rankings, therefore, are useful not only for domestic policy makers who find out how successful they were in improving the regulatory environment, but also for business executives who need to make decisions about which countries to enter for investment and business expansion.

Businesses look at rankings to make sense of the regulatory environment. Thus, if a country’s ranking is high, the likelihood of being included as a candidate for further review is greater. On the other hand, if the rank is low, decision makers may not even look its way. In this regard, the rankings may serve the purpose of a travel advisory. If a travel advisory is in effect for a country, one would refrain from going there; but if one does need to go there, extra precautions would be warranted.

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Indian State of Manipur Announced Independence From India

Post author By CSS Times
Post date October 30, 2019
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The representatives of State of Manipur’s King Leishemba Sanajaoba have announced separation from India, forming the Manipur State Council.

At a press conference here, Chief Minister of Manipur State Council Yamben Biren and Minister of External Affairs and Defence of Manipur State Council Narengbam Samarjit announced before media that they were speaking on behalf of the Maharaja of Manipur High Highness the Leishemba Sanajaoba to formally launch the exiled government – the Manipur State Council.

The exiled government will be based in Central London.

They produced a document showing that His Highness the Maharaja of Manipur had authorised them by the Order No. 12 of 2013 dated the March 15, 2013 to solve the political problems of the State of Manipur.

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Government is Planning to Introduce Screening Test for CSS Examination

Post author By CSS Times
Post date October 26, 2019
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Government is Planning to Introduce Screening Test for CSS Examination
(The CSS Enigma | Express Tribune Editorial October 25, 2019)

The government is currently in the process of introducing a pre-screening test before participants can appear for the actual CSS examination. Following the PM’s approval, the proposal is now all set to come before parliament. The PM’s Special Adviser on Establishment says these changes are synonymous with the PM’s vision of transparency, integrity and efficiency-based governance. According to the adviser, the screening process will also split candidates into three groups: the Pakistan Administrative Service, Inland Revenue Service, and the International Relations group. Even though federal officials claim these reforms aim to eradicate the “superiority complex and lingering colonial mindset”, they seem to forget that the Civil Service itself is a derivation of the colonial legacy.

Tags CSS applicants, CSS Results, CSS Screening Test, education system in Pakistan, Screening Test for CSS Examination

Articles Pakistani Newspapers

Alarming trend: Dismal CSS Outcome Points to Systemic Crisis

Post author By Guest Author
Post date October 23, 2019
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By Waqas Ahmed

The alarming outcome of this year’s Central Superior Services (CSS) exam sent shockwaves through the country’s community of young professionals and left many wondering what went wrong. Less than three per cent of those who appeared for the competitive exam was able to clear it, according to results put up by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) more than a week ago.

But this year’s outcome is far from an anomaly when taking into account previous years’ results. Data obtained from the FPSC by The Express Tribune reveals past years’ CSS success rates have been more or less within the same range, raising questions regarding the efficacy of both the assessment process and the country’s education standards.

Of the 43,097 candidates who have appeared for the competitive exam over the past four years, only 1,444 or a meager 3.35 per cent managed to pass it, according to the FPSC data. In contrast, this year’s CSS success rate was only slightly less at 2.56 per cent.

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Articles Pakistani Newspapers

Dismal Performance of CSS-2019 Candidates (By Anwar Ali)

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Post date October 19, 2019
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By Anwar Ali

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) recently declared the result of the written portion of the examination of the Central Superior Services (CSS) conducted in February 2019 across the country.

The statistics given by the FPSC for CSS-2019 are dispiriting. The number of candidates who appeared was 14, 521 and out of them only 372 could pass the written examination making the pass percentage stand at 2.56. In contrast, in CSS-2018, more candidates had passed the written examination. In 2018, the number of candidates appeared was 11, 887 and out of them 569 passed the written examination making 4.79 the pass percentage. Now the question is this: what are the reasons for the dismal performance of CSS candidates?

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Articles Pakistani Newspapers

The CSS Sisters (Laila, Shireen, Sassi, Marvi and Zoha) By: Waqar Azeem Jappa

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Post date October 18, 2019
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By: Waqar Azeem Jappa

Media’s portrayal of this unique success story has been a bit patriarchal, ironically, this is what the super sisters claim to have fought against

Laila, Shireen, Sassi, Marvi and Zoha are the five names that have become known to almost every social media user since the written part of the CSS result was declared by Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) on 10th of October, 2019. Thanks to social media, these magical young ladies are probably now more popular than many of our parliamentarians. Both, national and provincial assemblies, male and female. Molana Fazalur Rehaman, the leader of the holy lads is an exception though. His popularity and demand has grown manifold in media since he announced to launch an Azaadi March to topple the change regime of the Prime Minister Khan and his allies.

During these best of the times as well as worst of the times in the local politics, the nation should seriously thank FPSC for announcing the result. People now have something as inspiring to talk about as The CSS Girls who made their parents proud in the time of Molana. Otherwise, we were left with nasty memes on TV show Mere Pass Tum Ho, love and hate soaked reviews on Coke Studio’s new offering Wohi Khuda Hai by Atif Aslam and all the praise for Umera Ahmed’s Aalif whose Qalb-e-Momin has dropped another tweet bomb by indicating to leave entertainment industry soon. If this happens, Umera Ahmed should be ready to take the blame for snatching one of the industry’s heartthrobs from millions of young girls.

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Articles Pakistani Newspapers

China’s 70 Years of Progress | China’s 70th anniversary

Post author By CSS Times
Post date October 1, 2019
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The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 will be an exuberant affair, involving glitzy cultural events, an extravagant state dinner attended by Chinese and foreign luminaries, and a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square. And, at a time of high tensions with US President Donald Trump’s administration, it will be imbued with an extra dose of patriotic enthusiasm. But while China has much to celebrate, it also has much work to do.

The first 30 years of rule by the Communist Party of China (CPC) are judged harshly, owing to the disastrous Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. But these were not lost decades. On the contrary, major strides were made in modernizing China: local and national power grids were established, industrial capacity was strengthened, and human capital rapidly improved.

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Munir Akram to replace Maleeha Lodhi as Pakistan’s Envoy to UN

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Post date September 30, 2019
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In a major reshuffle in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the appointment of ambassador Munir Akram as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, the Foreign Office announced on September 30, 2019.

Akram will replace Dr Maleeha Lodhi, who has held the office of Pakistan’s envoy to the UN since February 2015.

Akram has served as Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN previously as well, holding the office for six years between 2002 and 2008.

The sudden announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Imran and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi returned to Pakistan after wrapping up their visit to the United States to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan Complete Speech in the United Nations General Assembly 2019

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Post date September 27, 2019
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday addressed the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The highlight of his more than 45-minute-long speech was intense criticism of India for its annexation of occupied Kashmir and the continued restrictions imposed in the region.

The premier began his wide-ranging, at times apparently extemporaneous speech by saying he feels honoured to represent Pakistan at the world forum.

He said he would not have come to the UN if he did not feel that some “urgent issues” needed to be addressed.

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Government is Planning to Introduce Screening Test for CSS Examination (The CSS Enigma | Express Tribune Editorial October 25, 2019)

Government is Planning to Introduce Screening Test for CSS Examination
(The CSS Enigma | Express Tribune Editorial October 25, 2019)