When in Kashmir, talk about Kashmir and Kashmiris on July 24, 2021It seems the whole scenic Azad Jammu and Kashmir has become D-Chowk of Islamabad if one goes through the speeches being delivered by leaders like Prime Minister Imran Khan, PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz and PPP’s Bilawal Bhutto. The three leaders have discussed everything about each other, except for Kashmir and Kashmiris. The whole world, especially the […]
Dilip Kumar, the son of Peshawar on July 16, 2021Dilip Kumar, the Yousaf Khan, of Peshawar, but the ruler of millions of hearts across South Asia, has walked away with angels to his Maker. But the superstar of the Indian cinema is such a star, who will never fall and will keep on shining in the times to come. The way the death of […]
Did Maryam really roar in Kashmir? on July 15, 2021PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was first off the blocks in the campaign for the July 25 Azad Jammu and Kashmir election. Starting in the first week of July, he conducted back-to-back, fully-packed rallies, where he issued strong statements against PTI as well as PML-N, before wrapping it up and leaving for the US – perhaps […]
Since July 5, 1977 on July 5, 2021Since July 5, 1977 till today, 44 July fives have gone down the annals of history leaving permanent marks on the Pakistani politics and history. Since July 5, 1977, Pakistan has been divided between Bhutto’s Pakistan and Zia’s Pakistan. Bhutto rose from Punjab and swept away Sindh and other parts of Pakistan in the 1970 […]
Emergence of a new Imran Khan on July 1, 2021The Lower House saw a different Imran Khan as a prime minister when he stood to speak to the National Assembly on Wednesday. It is not the length of his speech that made him a different PM but the content of the speech and the accompanying manners. Though it was the follow-up of the budget […]
Local cement sales likely to grow 45-49pc MoM in June on June 30, 2021The country’s total cement sales in June are expected to increase by 11-15pc YoY and 30-34pc MoM to 5.1 to 5.3million tons, reaching utilization of around 93pc (adjusted for closed capacities). In absolute terms total June 2021 cement sales are likely to be the third highest monthly sales in history of Pakistan. Previously, October 2020 […]
Conspicuous by his absence! on June 30, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan was present in the Tuesday’s session of the National Assembly. Former president Asif Ali Zardari was present too. So was PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Who was absent from the session? Is the absence noticeable? Yes, we are talking about Shehbaz Sharif who was absent from the budget session on Tuesday. Well, […]
Export of surplus urea can help narrow burgeoning trade deficit on June 23, 2021As the government struggles to bridge the widening trade deficit, exports of surplus urea produced using RLNG or gas priced at Petroleum Policy 2012 can immediately narrow the gap through $300 million in export proceeds. Latest figures of the Ministry of Commerce show that the country’s trade deficit, which has been widening since December 2020, […]
Export of surplus urea can help narrow burgeoning trade deficit on June 22, 2021As the government struggles to bridge the widening trade deficit, exports of surplus urea produced using RLNG or gas priced at Petroleum Policy 2012 can immediately narrow the gap through $300 million in export proceeds. Latest figures of the Ministry of Commerce show that the country’s trade deficit, which has been widening since December 2020, […]
Nadra head job notification: Establishment Div sticks to its stance on June 22, 2021Contrary to the established norms that the Establishment Division issues high profile appointment notification, the Interior Ministry notified the appointment of Tariq Malik as National Database and Registration Authority chairman on Monday. Earlier, the Establishment Division on June 18 had written to the Interior Ministry objecting to the summary moved to the cabinet by the […]