The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched the Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) scheme at the central bank’s headquarters in Karachi on December 13, 2021. The soft-launch event was attended by the Governor and Deputy Governor of the State Bank, CEOs of some of the largest banks in Pakistan, chairmen of the National Database Registration Authority…
A webinar on ‘Historic Perspective of Indonesia-Pakistan Relations and Future Aspirations’ was conducted on October 28, 2021 by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations. The webinar was moderated by Mr. Farooq Afzal, member Board of Governors KCFR. Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan, H.E. Adam M. Tugio addressed the participants as the plenary speaker at the…
The launch of Ikram Sehgal’s published work in 12 volumes under the title “A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan” was held at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on August 05, 2021. The volumes contain the compilation of the writer’s articles published in different newspapers over the last 40 years. Ikram Sehgal, noted defence and security analyst is…
An event was held at the Quaid-e-Azam House Museum (Flagstaff House) to honour Lt. Gen. Humayun Aziz for his efforts and contribution in establishing the Institute of Nation Building (INB) Quaid-e-Azam House Museum Karachi. Among the distinguished guests present at the occasion were Mr. Murad Ali Shah Chief Minister of Sindh and great grandnephew of…
A Webinar was held on 2nd June, 2021 on “Portugal Pakistan Relations and Future Aspirations” under the auspices of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Chairman KCFR Ikram Sehgal hosted the session. The Plenary speaker was HE Paolo Neves Pocinho, Ambassador of Portugal. Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Anwar Malik, Secretary General and CEO KCFR opened proceedings….
The Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) held a Webinar on 13 April, 2021 on “Pakistan-Brazil Relations and Future Aspirations” with His Excellency Mr. Olyntho Vieira, Ambassador of Brazil in Pakistan as the Plenary Speaker. Moderated by Commodore (Retd) Sadeed Anwar Malik, Secretary General and CEO KCFR, the webinar was chaired by KCFR Chairman, Mr….
A webinar was held on 09 February, 2021 on “Russia-Pakistan Relations” under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), chaired by Ikram Sehgal, Chairman KCFR and moderated by Ambassador Mustafa Kamal Kazi, Senior Vice Chairman KCFR. His Excellency Danila Ganich, Ambassador of Russian Federation to Pakistan was the Plenary Speaker. Cdr (R)…
A webinar was held on 19 January, 2021 on “Reset of US-Pakistan Relations” under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR), with Chairman KCFR Ikram Sehgal in the chair. Honorable Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi was the Principal Speaker while the Panel Speakers included Ambassador Robin Raphel, Ambassador…
A webinar on ‘Reset of US-Pakistan Relations’ was held under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) on January 12, 2021. It was chaired by Chairman KCFR Mr. Ikram Sehgal and moderated by member Board of Governors (BoG) KCFR Mr. Moeen Fudda. The panelists for the webinar included Assistant to Prime Minister…
While the global economy was already facing uncertainty due to the US-China trade wars since 2018, Covid-19 pandemic has also inflicted unprecedented economic shocks. No country is immune from the economic effects of the virus, at least not until the pandemic has been controlled universally. In April, the IMF predicted the global economy would shrink…
