SOPs violations committed on first day of O/A level exams on April 27, 2021As Cambridge examinations kick started from Monday with the commitment to implement strict coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place across Pakistan, large number of SOPs violations were committed during Examination. As per the details available with the Daily Times, large numbers of students were seen outside different exams centers, while no social distancing was […]
PCCI on “EU needs China and China needs EU” on April 7, 2021In the backdrop of EU-China see-saw ties with recent friction on financial curbs over Xinjiang Cotton issue, Portugal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has drawn a balanced line when articulated that “EU needs China and China needs EU in all facets of oddity. Given the geopolitical & geo-economic volatilities, PCCI called for new diversification […]
Implications of EU, others baseless curbs on China on March 25, 2021The target of 1 trillion Euros trade volume between China and European Union (EU) is achievable provided EU and international players honour rule-based global order instead of dragging on contemporary international order that imposes unilateral doctrines on human rights, sovereignty and governance system. China-EU bilateral trade hovers nearly 600 billion Euros. Given both 5.3 percent […]
China powers up Portugal property industry on February 26, 2021In a jaw-dropping development, Portugal real estate market shows 12 per cent rise in 2020 despite 7.6 percent economic contraction in the country due to COVID-19 restrictions. The credit goes to China and other Non-European countries including Brazil, Turkey and South Africa for pouring whopping investment in property business through Portugal Residence Authorization for Investment […]
EU rescue in Chinese vaccines on February 17, 2021Except others, European Union is in dire straits grappling to seek timely and adequate supply of COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate its more than 450 million populations. Given the staggering scramble, EU is also facing worst challenge that involves threats of new emerging variants of virus, monopolization of pharmaceutical firms for not having patent-sharing strategy and […]
CAI pivots China-Portugal-EU investment on January 28, 2021In the backdrop of robust advocacy by Portugal leadership, The China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) seems to be leap forward catapulting trade and investment between China and European Union to new heights. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has played an anchoring role in convincing European Union to hammer out watershed deal that has innately […]
The reality of Indias surgical strikes on October 3, 2017Lt Gen (r) HS Panag suggests that surgical strikes could actually be part of India’s National Defence narrative; while forgetting that any misadventure and miscalculation from Indian side would actually place this region of over 1.5 billion people at the risk of a nuclear exchange “Surgical strikes” mania rules Indian media because it allows the […]
Unhygienic food on September 30, 2015Sir: Food is the basic need of life and one of the most important things that are necessary for growth. Nowadays, food is becoming a major source of spreading diseases. The effect of unhygienic food is immediate and short term, such as food poisoning or a whole list of stomach, intestinal and digestion problems. Just […]
Noisy bikes on August 22, 2015Sir: Nowadays, it has become a fashion to have a bike in which a noisy silencer is fitted. Referentially, a silencer means a subject or a noun that suppresses sound that comes from the engines of vehicles, while here water falls back. Noisy sound created by these two wheelers is not observed by road users […]
Punjab governments failure on August 22, 2015Sir: Punjab Home Minister Colonel (R) Shuja Khanzada was killed along with dozens of others in a suicide blast at his political office in Shadi Khan near Attock. According to the Punjab government, the home minister was killed in the suicide blast. After the attack, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah confirmed to the media […]