CPEC and revival of tourism in Pakistan on November 7, 2018The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a multi-billion dollar project launched following the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan in 2015. The initiative will not only benefit China and Pakistan in terms of economic development and prosperity but has also the potential of converting Asia and Europe into a single block. The CPEC has been envisioned as a corridor of peace, … [Read more...] about CPEC and revival of tourism in Pakistan
End of a ‘bumpy road’ for QAU! on November 5, 2018ISLAMABAD: If we call the last couple of years the most tumultuous, if not outright worst, in the history of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), it will not be wrong. In these years, the country’s once top-ranking university had had months of protests by both students and faculty, its departments shut down, its research centres shattered and its fees multiplied – all this led to the university’s … [Read more...] about End of a ‘bumpy road’ for QAU!
Black Day: remembering Indian atrocities in Kashmir on October 26, 2018fIn yet another gory act of state terrorism, Indian security personnel last week killed nine Kashmiris in a single day in southern Kulgam district of Indian-held Kashmir. The mutilated bodies of the innocent Kashmiris clearly depicted the use of chemicals by Indian forces in ammunitions they employed to deal with freedom-seekers engaged in a legitimate struggle for self-determination. Islamabad … [Read more...] about Black Day: remembering Indian atrocities in Kashmir
Complexities of Afghan peace dynamics on October 16, 2018Afghanistan is known for its ethnic divide which affects almost all of its affairs. From fight against the Taliban to share in the government, from armed forces to local police, economy to education, Afghanistan is plagued by ethnicity from head to toe. Afghanistan's population is made up of nearly 50 distinct ethnic groups. Mysteriously, accurate numbers are not available even after the … [Read more...] about Complexities of Afghan peace dynamics
Safety nightmares of US nuclear weapons on September 29, 2018Nuclear technology is no longer new, and, therefore, it's getting more difficult to keep it from spreading. The United States, however, tries hard to keep nuclear weapons away from countries it considers 'foes'. While such attitude cannot engender cooperation, it definitely encourages the 'threatened states' to develop their own nuclear weapons, not to fire those but enjoy the benefits of … [Read more...] about Safety nightmares of US nuclear weapons
Pakistan and China rubbish propaganda against CPEC on September 11, 2018ISLAMABAD: Both Pakistan and China on Monday rubbished all negative propaganda against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and reiterated the pledge to implement the project, emphasizing that the initiative is a win-win cooperation opportunity for both the countries. "It is a firm consensus between China and Pakistan that the CPEC is a mutually beneficial project and both the … [Read more...] about Pakistan and China rubbish propaganda against CPEC
CPEC and negative propaganda against Balochistan on September 6, 2018China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), often dubbed a game-changer for Pakistan, has brought $64 billion ventures, including connectivity, energy, and infrastructure projects in Pakistan. It not only offers great opportunities for the long-term economic prosperity of China and Pakistan, but is also expected to afford both a tremendous geo-strategic boost. In fact, CPEC is the flagship project of … [Read more...] about CPEC and negative propaganda against Balochistan
CPEC and rising Pakistan on August 18, 2018Much is being said about the $62bn Chinese investment coming into Pakistan under the banner of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Although all analyses are speculative in nature, there is a consensus that this initiative presents Pakistan with an opportunity to put its economy back on track. This cohesive plan to develop Pakistan into an economic and energy hub entails coal, hydro, solar and … [Read more...] about CPEC and rising Pakistan
India, IWT and looming water crisis in Pakistan on August 1, 2018During the time majority in Pakistan was engrossed in political interests and provincial prejudices on the construction of Kalabagh Dam, India was building reservoirs on the rivers that fall in Pakistan's share under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). India has ensured that its longstanding desire to convert Pakistan into a desert has legal validity by an international arbitration entity such as the … [Read more...] about India, IWT and looming water crisis in Pakistan
US double standards on Pakistan on July 28, 2018The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering. Following 9/11 terrorist attacks, its mandate was expanded to include terrorism financing. The task force monitors financial transactions of countries worldwide by reviewing if they have taken the required steps … [Read more...] about US double standards on Pakistan
