China’s 71 years: from cradle to ascendency on October 6, 2020On 71th anniversary-a journey from Mao to Xi–, China is changed dramatically. Today it is different from one that existed in 1949. Many years back, it was poor and down. Average life expectancy was just 35 years to 36 years and the average per-capita income for its half billion people was equal to $ 55. […]
Post COVID-19: Plight of overseas workforce on September 15, 2020In the backdrop of worst economic contraction and layoff in GCC region, Pakistan is yet to come up with plan to help thousands of Pakistani workers, regulated and unregulated, who have been deprived of their jobs from UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf region countries. Since there is no let up, more layoff looms large […]
SAARC challenges amid Covid-19 on April 14, 2020SAARC countries, home to nearly 1.94 billion people, may become hotspots of coronavirus infections because of their traditional social life, backwardness, religious school of thought, poverty, health facilities, illiteracy, joblessness, fragile economies and underperforming digital infrastructure. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives that constitutes SAARC, seem to have been caught off guard by […]
Is Pakistan on China Model to curb COVID-19 ? on April 3, 2020Since first two coronavirus cases popped up on 26 February in Pakistan, government is struggling to adopt China lockdown model despite its miraculous results in blunting the efficacy of COVID-19. With few exceptions Pakistan appears to follow Chinese modus operandi but fails to stick to its full-blown anti-virus modalities. In Chinese Lockdown Policy, Chinese political […]
COVID-19: global unity still missing on February 19, 2020Global unity is still missing on Coronavirus (COVID-19), the worst enemy of the world in 2020, which has massacred hundreds and sickened thousands of people in China and worldwide. Ominousness is that the spillover looms large as the world is busy witch-hunting and point-scoring. Before it is too late, let the realisation prevail that Coronavirus […]
Innovative Beijing raising bar for others on August 30, 2019After 70 years of arduous endeavours and leadership vision, China presents a brand new Beijing, brimming with high-tech development and artificial Intelligence (AI). After integrating Chinese’s legacy and heritage with latest innovative work, China’s capital sets a new direction of sustainable progress and green development. It is just an onset of inclusive success. More are […]
Understanding the last 70 years of China on July 7, 2019Going back 70 years, China had a bleak future. Ration cards, mass hunger, poverty and political chaos were reigning supreme. Chinese people were struggling to survive amid fast deteriorating basic facilities, public rights, human capital and employability. In a nutshell, China had hit rock bottom in all spheres of life. Then, signs of a miracle […]
Global Implications of the Two Sessions on March 15, 2019Events that hold the centre of global attention and set the course of changes taking place on a global scale are few in number, and the international community follows their proceedings and conclusions with full attention. Among them, China’s Two Sessions, the NPC and CPPCC annual sessions have qualified for the status of global attention […]
Chinese re-education: myths and realities on March 9, 2019Senior diplomats from permanent missions of eight countries to the United Nations Office at Geneva visited the Chinese Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to get first-hand information about the religious freedom, human-right situation and skill development programs in the region last month. Diplomats from Venezuela, Cuba, Egypt, Cambodia, Russia, Senegal and Belarus and Pakistan toured Xinjiang […]
China Spring Festival gaining ground in Pakistan on February 9, 2019China has not been limited to just CPEC rather it is steadily moving into the social fabric of Pakistan through a flurry of extravaganza of the Chinese Spring Festival, held on February 5. Programs in universities, hotels, institutes and local parties introducing Chinese Spring Festival famously known as Chinese New Year are gaining ground. It […]