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 […]
Establishment Division spoils Tariq Malik’s celebrations on June 20, 2021Tariq Malik might have celebrated his epic comeback to the top office of Nadra after the federal cabinet on June 8 approved his appointment. He might be busy receiving farewell receptions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) where he is currently working. But the Establishment Division’s June 18 notification, which is exclusively available with […]
Speaker and listeners! on June 18, 2021Now when the opposition has decided to withdraw a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, filed last week, on the request of the government, the opposition may also give a second thought to their plan to come up with a similar motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. The opposition may stage an upset […]
Shehbaz’s new League on June 17, 2021Shehbaz Sharif is facing a two-front crisis: the family and the courts. He is in the middle of a smoldering summer and blazing accountability spree. Despite this, he has kept his composure intact. A few days ago, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif stood shoulder to shoulder explaining […]
Pakistan-England cricket series: Watch it on Indian-owned Ten Sports when PTV can’t air it! on June 12, 2021In a total departure from the stated policy of Pakistan that sports and politics should not be mixed, The Federal Cabinet decided on Tuesday Pakistan’s all-white ball tour to England would not be aired by the state broadcaster PTV in the country as television rights for the event are held with an Indian broadcaster. Pakistan […]
The media doctor on June 11, 2021What’s the job of the person running/leading the public information department? “To create a positive image of the government,” one would say. Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, is a formidable foe to the opposition leaders in TV talk shows and lethargic officers in Sunday community bazaars. A month […]
Death toll in Ghotki trains tragedy jumps to 63 on June 8, 2021 The death toll in Ghotki train tragedy rose to 63 on Tuesday morning as rescuers retrieved eight more bodies from the wreckage. The collision occurred when Karachi-to-Sargodha Millat Express derailed near Daharki and as a result, bogies fell on the other track. The accident would have been averted had the railways issued an alert […]
Journey on deathtrap on June 8, 2021Whoever has led the Pakistan Railways – Khawaja Saad Rafique, Sheikh Rashid or his successor Azam Swati – the working of the public railways has always been questionable. Whenever there is a train tragedy, and such eventualities keep occurring every now and then, the government, the media, and the public keep calling for reforms in […]