IMF second reviewBy: Syed Ali Imran on February 17, 2020International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff level mission has stated that Pakistan has met all economic goals and performance criteria which mean the next trench out of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of $ 6.0 Billion will be released upon confirmation by IMF Executive Board when IMF staff will submit a detailed report. IMF mission apparently agreed […]
Decades of sacrifices for peaceBy: Shakeel Ahmad Ramay on February 17, 2020Pakistan is one of the major players at global levelwhich arefighting to maintain and sustain peace through troops, ideas and sacrifices. Pakistan has history of 66 years of sending troops and presenting ideas for UN peace missions. Pakistan has contributed 200000 troops for different peace mission across the world under the umbrella of UN. During […]
Straight talk: keep draining the swamp Mr Prime MinisterBy: Hafeez Khan on February 17, 2020Turn on Pakistani news and talk shows and you feel as if the Government is about to fall. The system has totally failed, everything is topsy turvy and there is no hope. The opposition and big part of media is continuously stoking the fire. Watch National Assembly proceedings and you feel repulsed. These guys can’t […]
A rejoinder to Mr Ramasamy Palanisamy’s ArticleBy: Syed Fawad Ali Shah on February 17, 2020Few days ago while scrolling through MalaysiaKini.com I came across the article which was an amalgamation of political satire and ignorance from the very basic economics. The very political acumen of the author seems dubious as he failed to ascertain whether he was writing a political commentary or economic epilogue. Starting from a sweeping statement […]
Turkey and Pakistan — a democratic comparisonBy: Muhammad Ali Ehsan on February 17, 2020The history of political similarity between Turkey and Pakistan is hard to miss. Both countries have experienced military rule, and military coups have come and gone with almost equal intervals. Military coups took place in Turkey in 1960, 1971, 1980, 1997 and 2016. Whereas Pakistan experienced military interference in politics and resultant military rule in […]
Social media regulationBy: Yasser Latif Hamdani on February 17, 2020Tania Aidrus – a former Google executive- was brought to Pakistan and launched with great fanfare as a new leader to take Pakistan into the digital age. Digital Pakistan is the new buzzword and it was hoped that with the induction of a high powered Google executive, Pakistan would formulate policies that would help it […]
Erdogan’s valuable advice on KashmirBy: Sikandar Noorani on February 17, 2020This visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan means a lot for Pakistan! It means a lot for the Kashmiris as well who are living on either sides of LoC and directly encountering Indian aggression! Reiteration of Turkish support for oppressed Kashmiris is timely, well worded and free of any hesitation. Oppressed Kashmiris, facing inhuman […]
UN Secretary General’s visit of Pakistan — his role under Article 99 of the Charter in KashmirBy: Dr Syed Nazir Gilani on February 17, 2020Welcome Mr. Secretary General to Pakistan and have a rewarding stay, in a country which is home for major religions of the world. It has hosted the Afghan refugees and 2.5 million Kashmiri refugees (five generations) recognised in UN Security Council Resolution 47 of 21 April 1948. Your participation at the International Conference on Afghan […]
Justice for Kashmiris & Palestine — appeal to Mr António GuterresBy: SENATOR A REHMAN MALIK/Sitara -e -Shujat/Nashan-e-Imtiaz on February 17, 2020This is historic visit of the UN Secretary General, Mr. António Guterres, to Pakistan. The role of UN in resolving the ever-lingering conflicts of Kashmir and Palestine has reached to a critical juncture of history. Growing international conflicts and never-ending problems of terrorism, extremism and terror financing have become heavy burden on the world conscience. […]
Overcoming fiscal messBy: Dr Ikramul Haq on February 16, 2020“Total debt servicing increased by around 57 percent during FY 2018-19 compared with last fiscal year which was driven by higher domestic interest payments (on account of rise in domestic interest rates) while external debt repayments increased significantly and recorded at Rs 974 billion during FY 2018-19 compared with Rs 450 billion during last fiscal […]