Archive for the January 1, 2018
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As its trade with Central Asian states has been on the rise, Afghanistan's imports from Pakistan have declined by 80 percent, say traders in northern Balkh province. Due to commerce and transit issues between Afghanistan
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Pakistan says that almost 92 percent of its 2,611-kilometer largely porous frontier with Afghanistan will be fenced by end of 2018, hoping the massive unilateral undertaking will effectively address mutual complaints of militant incursions. The
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At a revolutionary school in Pakistan, Durkhanay Banuri dreams of becoming military chief, once a mission impossible for girls in a patriarchal country where the powerful army has a severe problem with gender equity. Thirteen-year-old
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Business Recorder op-ed writer Farhat Ali appears to be highly perceptive about how our policymakers deal with short and long-term economic challenges. Cashing in on the opportunity that Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance,
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Next year will be a big election year for Latin America, a region where democracy in many countries is only decades young, and where the shadow of corruption stretches wide and long. Half of the
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The year 2017 marked what Italian authorities hope was a turning point in the nation's struggle to manage a chaotic and deadly rush of migrants to its shores. Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni this week
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The release of the Long-Term Plan (LTP 2017-2030) for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), reportedly prepared by the China Development Bank, raises more questions than it answers. Nevertheless, it can serve as a starting
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Even the best intentions don't always seem to deliver the desired results where Pakistan-India relations are concerned. At present, these relations seem frozen, with the revival of the suspended composite dialogue nowhere in sight. In
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During his first interaction with the media-persons on 28th December, 2017, Minister of State for Finance, Rana Afzal Khan spelt out challenges that the incumbent government faces during its remaining tenure. Managing external side of
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Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan is reportedly trying to rescue one of the sacked officers of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) allegedly involved in corruption, well informed sources told Business
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