Pakistani premier is on a three-day-long visit to the United States of America and he went to his maiden US trip as the chief executive of the country via commercial plane and reportedly will be staying at Pakistan’s envoy residency instead of luxury hotels citing the austerity drive by the …
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WHO declares global healthcare emergency amid spread of infectious disease in DRC
Ebola virus is making a fast spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo since the eruption of the outbreak in 2018. It is the second major episode of the infectious disease since the 2014-2016 African outbreak. The most alarming impact of the disease is that it doesn’t leave unharmed even …
Read More »Kalbhoshan Jhadav Case Verdict – ICJ grants consular access to Jadhav, denies his acquittal
It is not Pakistan who should be much affected by the decision of ICJ as the decision of ICJ has no binding restrictions on the parties of a dispute. The country has been in the ICJ for more than four times but no reasonable ground changes were seen whether the …
Read More »16 causes of ever-rising inflation in Pakistan
Current account deficit (imports exceeding exports.) Budget deficit (expenses exceeding revenue collection.) smuggling (illegal trade of goods and services) hoarding (collection of currency, eatables or other valuables.) Oil dependence of the economy (prices of goods fluctuates with international oil prices.) Inefficient taxation (narrow tax net.) Overinvoicing and under-invoicing Currency depreciation …
Read More »Commissions, JITs and Institutions of Pakistan
Nowadays the commissions have occupied a seemingly valid place in the legal corridors of Pakistan. Let’s take some examples from the recent past in which the commission was formed to probe the Panama case, another commission was duly formed to probe the possible kickbacks during the execution of different developmental …
Read More »Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir – Story of Abdul Qadeer & 22 martyrs
22 martyrs laid their lives during the call of Azan on the day of Friday. July 13 reminds us of the great sacrifice by the Muslim men when they’re gathered around the central jail to attend the trial of Abdul Qadeer – a young man who raised the slogans …
Read More »Bhutan may be the greenest country on the globe
Bhutan may be the greenest country on Earth as it’s constitution requires 60 percent of the country to be covered with trees. The country also measures success by the gross national happiness not by measuring the economic growth. It is the only carbon-negative nation despite being surrounded by the biggest contributors …
Read More »French President dispatches negotiators to save the Peace accord with Iran
French President Emmanuel Macron has sent its negotiators to Iran as well as to the US to step up efforts for saving the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Emmanuel Bonne met with the Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani – the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in order to hold the negotiations …
Read More »US-Pakistan ties: mutual trust or merely the US interests?
Pakistan has always voted in favor of the US as far as its policy is concerned. Despite so many security threats, President General Pervaiz Musharraf said yes to the demands of President Bush and still bearing the brunt of that policy initiative. It is India which signed a civil nuclear …
Read More »Reconsidering the effectiveness of this year’s OIC Makkah Summit
Let’s start right from the inception of OIC. It was formed to protect the Holy site from resenting threats and to secure the Muslim ideology. Was the organization being effective on the ground to protect the interests of Muslim Ummah, the answer is a big no. The structural flaw …
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