Top leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have raised questions about impartiality and partisanship of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja. The reservations from the members of the ruling party came after the failure of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold free and fair elections in the senate. Taking to twitter, Federal minister […]
$50,000 Bitcoin and the New World Order
Bitcoin’s meteoric rise to $50,000 in the third week of February was yet another milestone achieved by the digital currency. But, as digital-coin holders and enthusiasts celebrate their gains,this phenomenon has sent political scientists wondering; if the rise of the nascent asset class has accelerated geo-political changes: melt down of existing world order. The year […]
India — a spectacle of ‘Flawed Democracy’ and a graveyard for dissent
Ever since its Independence, India has struggled to keep the bickering union intact- mostly through brutal force and occupation, but while it still claims to be the most populace democracy in the world, data suggests, that the once shining India is becoming a graveyard for dissent and a poster child of “Flawed Democracy” In a […]
Pakistan’s new start with Biden administration hits a first stone
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Speaks On His “Build Back Better” Clean Energy Economic PlanEngaging with the new US administrations by the authorities in Pakistan, has always been a daunting task, as every new American president brings along a new set of wish-list for its long term ally in South Asia. While, the diplomatic circles […]
SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 7 percent
The central bank kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 7 percent on Friday, while viewing growth and inflation expectations as well-anchored, although it said Covid-19 was still posing challenges to the economic outlook. “At its meeting on January 22, 2021, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to maintain the policy rate at 7 percent. […]
Biden administration: Pakistan to play pivotal role in Afghanistan Peace process
Joe Biden says Trump is ‘first’ racist US presidentJoe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America on January 20th, becoming the oldest person ever sworn in to occupy the White House. The 78 year old democrat was sworn in at the Capitol Hill, as Washington remained on the […]
Bitcoin Price Crash! Is it the beginning of the end or another wild swing?
Bitcoin traders were caught off-guard, when the price of top cryptocurrency crashed over 21% over Sunday and Monday early this week, wiping off nearly $140 billion in total market capital, as traders took profits on the spectacular rally so far this month in light of a stronger dollar and growing political uncertainty in US- owing […]
KSE-100: 2020 marks the highest index closing in 4 years
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)consolidated its position in 2020, as benchmark Kse-100 with a year-on-year gain of 7%, managed to closed at 43,755.38 level, its highest year-end index closing in past four years. During the year 2020, Pakistan’s stock market witnessed a tumultuous year, as the Covid-19 pandemic which has killed over 1.8 million people so […]
Revolutions in Pakistan via recycled clichés
Pakistan’s political landscape has become an echo chamber of self-serving political charlatans and pseudo-visionaries who promise glorious future to the masses- when not in power. Every political party in the country has become a flag bearer of revolution- a word so ubiquitous that it seems like it has lost all meaning. But, what piques with […]
Should Pakistan celebrate Biden presidency?
Relationship between Pakistan and United states has been both cooperative and conflictive, in their brief checkered history, but as U.S President- elect Joe Biden is set to occupy White House in Washington as the 46th president of the United States for the next four years, what’s in it for Pakistan? Following a grand slam home […]