Archive for the February 16, 2019
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It is quite heartening to note that the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has called on prime minister to brief him about the current status of CPEC projects, revealing, among other things, that the next focus
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In 1966, Ahn Hak-soo was one of more than 300,000 South Korean soldiers fighting alongside U.S. forces during the Vietnam War when he was captured by the North Vietnamese army and handed over to Hanoi's
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California's suspension this week of a high-speed rail project underscores the up-hill battle the modern mode of transport faces in the United States - including myriad cultural, political and economic obstacles. Long gone are the
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It is always more fun to explore ideas contrary to your own, if for nothing else but to reinforce the egotistical view that fools have somehow become the dominant species on this planet. On a
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It was five year ago that China's president Xi Jinping launched what he coined as the 'Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)' which found a new legitimacy at his address at the World Economic Forum at Davos,
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Having a penchant for creating unnecessary controversies, the PTI government has stirred up a fresh altercation with the PML-N over the appointment of Leader of the Opposition, Shahbaz Sharif, as Chairman of the National Assembly's
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Considerable discrepancy on the exact volume of Saudi investment has emerged between government ministers and the Chairman Board of Investment (BoI) during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) starting today. BoI
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There have been occasional spurts in Kashmiris' resistance against the foreign boots, and particularly so since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani in 2016. Since then there have been anti-India protests throughout the Occupied Kashmir, invariably
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Government plans to borrow another 200 billion rupees ($1.44 billion) to help clear power sector debt destabilising the finances of the government and private power producers, a senior official tasked with energy reforms said. Pakistan''s
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Government plans to borrow another 200 billion rupees ($1.44 billion) to help clear power sector debt destabilising the finances of the government and private power producers, a senior official tasked with energy reforms said. Pakistan's
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