Pakistan’sstrategy to address FATF mandates was inadequateBy: Abdul Rauf Shakoori on October 29, 2020Pakistan’s struggle to remove itself from the list of Jurisdictions under increased monitoring is yet to end. We as a nation witnessed this bizarre news when president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that Pakistanwill remain in the grey list till February 2021 and urged Pakistan to swiftly complete its full action plan […]
Doctrine, policy, and strategy US Presidential Elections – policy change towards Pakistan?By: Saad Masood on October 29, 2020Deep polarisation is a phrase that is used loosely nowadays but if anything can describe the current status of politics in the US, it would be this! Trump’s four years in office have been nothing but turbulent. During this time, a country that was once looked upon as the leader of the free world is […]
CPEC international agreement Need for language planning and policy (part I) on October 29, 2020The agreement to create the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was formally signed in 2015 between the two governments of China and Pakistan. There are two main parts to the agreement: One is the development of energy, infrastructure, economic zones and development of Gwadar Port leading to the creation of approximately a million jobs; and two, […]
Following or fooling HEC criteriaBy: Muneer Ahmed Mirjat on October 29, 2020Higher Education Sector is lead by Higher Education Commission which is responsible to formulate and facilitate implementation of guidelines pertaining to programs, institutions, faculty, students, and other relevant themes. The institution are recognized by the HEC under cabinet criteria for establishment of Universities, the guidelines requires fulfillment of infrastructure, faculty and other resources required for […]
China: Post COIVD19By: Osama Rizvi on October 29, 2020COVID-19 is still around and , for a foreseeable future, will be. Economies, that were devastated, now buckle up for a second wave -expect more stimulus packages. The global economic recovery has at its best stalled, plateaued – expect another sell off. Google Mobility Data remains the same over weeks, suggesting no activity as people […]
New show ‘World’s Most Dangerous Borders’ charts explorer’s daring journey across the width of Africa, from Senegal to Somalia on October 28, 2020To say that Reza Pakravan has a thirst for adventure may be an understatement. He’s absolutely gasping, it seems, to find outlets for his derring-do. The 46-year-old has cycled 11,000 miles from Norway to Africa, fighting thieves and battling malaria along the way, biked across the Sahara Desert and undertaken a 4000-mile journey across the […]
Prints donated to Londoners by street artist STIK stolen in transitBy: Agencies on October 28, 2020Thousands of prints by popular London street artist STIK that he wanted to give to his local community as a gesture of solidarity during the COVID crisis have been stolen, the Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday. STIK, known internationally for his distinctive stick figures, had arranged for 100,000 prints of a work entitled “Holding Hands” […]
Prince Harry says upbringing blinded him to unconscious racial biasBy: Agencies on October 28, 2020Britain’s Prince Harry said it took him years to realise that unconscious racial bias existed and his eyes had been opened by spending time in his wife Meghan’s shoes. The prince spoke during a conversation about racism with Patrick Hutchinson, the Black activist who was photographed by Reuters carrying a white man to safety during […]
Embracing all skin colours!By: Laiba Mir on October 28, 2020Glow & Lovely, previously known as Fair & Lovely surprises audiences with an impactful message via their recently launched anthem ‘The Glow & Lovely Anthem’. Perhaps the name change was just the first step towards the evolution of what was to become a historic story of a brand that evolved with the aspiration and changing […]