Muhammad Asif Noor

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will be in Islamabad after the weekend for a historic and momentous visit to Islamabad with his high powered entourage of Ministers and aides expected to sign eight major agreements of cooperation worth billions of dollars bailing out Pakistan from its economic vows. The associates include ministers, advisers and CEOs of the large Saudi Companies ready to … [Read more...] about Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: dynamics and dimensions of relations

Prime Minister Imran Khan was on a two day visit to Qatar to meet his counterpart in Doha besides meeting the Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. During the visit, the Prime Minister was accompanied by an entourage of ministers and advisors including Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Petroleum, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Special Assistant to the Prime … [Read more...] about Changing dynamics of Pak-Qatar relations

In international politics, economic ties and trade relations between any two states are considered to be the litmus test for predicting and analyzing the nature and dynamics of engagement among the countries. In case of Pakistan and Azerbaijan, both states, though shared common historical past and religious affinity with each other but the bilateral trade is merely US$ 7.3 million per year wherein … [Read more...] about Azerbaijan and Pakistan trade and business potential

Uzbekistan is a blend of modernity with traditions and the country for the past several years has continued to make remarkable progress in all the spheres while keeping its roots with glorious past, traditional value system and remarkable vision for the brightest future. One of the important pillars of Uzbekistan's peace, stability and prosperity is its local indigenous self governing bodies where … [Read more...] about Mahalla system in Uzbekistan: lessons for Pakistan

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of Chinese reforms.  In the past four decades, the Chinese people and the world has witnessed momentous development that has led them from being a developing nation to an economic giant. Transforming the traditional operating system, opening up to the outside world, rural development and other reforms have contributed immensely towards overall productivity … [Read more...] about Forty years of Chinese reforms and challenges ahead

Mired in numerous presumptions, the third consecutive political transformation in Pakistan was finally completed on July 25, last month. According to official records, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the Parliament and is mostly likely going to run the country for the next five years, with Imran Khan as our new Prime Minister. Soon after the results were … [Read more...] about Khan’s vision for China

  Tourism has remained an untapped resource for Pakistan for many years. Despite having some of the highest mountains, breath taking landscapes, a historically rich culture- Pakistan's international appeal for travel has remained below expectation. This is primarily due to the rise of instability and insecurity in the country for the past few decades. However, as a result of the recent … [Read more...] about Fruits of tourism to bloom in Pakistan’s bosom

The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit was held in the coastal city of Qingdao in China's Shandong province this June, where Pakistan and India joined in for the first time as permanent members, which also include China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. This development was momentous; on the one hand, their accession has enhanced the position of the … [Read more...] about India’s diplomatic dilemma in SCO