The balance of payment crisis has been aggravated by major currency devaluations taking place over the past few months, the Rupee plunging 15% since December last. Surprisingly the currency has appreciated by 4% .e. Rs. 7.00 since Imran Khan’s elections on July 25. The State Bank having had to raise interest rates, the current-account gap…
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was a miracle in the regional history of South Caucasus which was achieved through constant political struggle and more importantly, peaceful means. ADR was the ultimate goal of Azerbaijani people to live with dignity and honor for which they had to suffer genocide from Armenia. Opening of New Chapter ADR opened…
“The establishments in the US, Pakistan and India are usually working for theirown good rather than for the good of their public. Shaking them might not be a bad idea”. Former Director General of Inter Service Intelligence (ISI)Lieutenant General (R) Asad Durrani quoted in Spy Chronicles Pakistanis will be voting for general elections on 25…
Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Bomb/IED attacks At least sixteen persons including three Policemen sustained injuries in a roadside blast targeting Police vehicle in Dera Murad Jamali in the evening of May 28, reports The News. According to Police, unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in a motorcycle parked on the roadside to…
The vision of economic prosperity and social development in Pakistan under Chinese cooperation has give rise to a new chapter in the history of South Asia. China’s economic rise with cooperation of neighbouring states preferred Pakistan as a reliable partner of Beijing which is no doubt a better option for Islamabad, but it has raised…
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) came into existence on 16 Nov 1999. Simultaneously the Special Investigation Wings (SIWs) was created from within the ISI to assist NAB in collecting relevant information about their accused persons. FIA and ACE directors of all four provinces were placed under direct command with investigation officers and allied staff for…
With the Pacific Ocean dominated by the US and Japan while the Indian Ocean by the US (conceivably along with its new ally India), China has to turn to its centuries old land routes. As far back as the 11th century, Genghis Khan was exhorting his generals not to depend upon the seas but upon…
When former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced July 25 as the Election Day 2018, the mystery was why (1) he gave only 60 days instead of the 90 days that he could and (2) why he did not pay heed to the extremely hot weather of June and July which would not only make campaigning…
Former Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali khan mentioned many times about an ongoing conspiracy against Pakistan since past few years from regional and distant enemies. Although he didn’t elaborate much regarding the nature of that conspiracy but the level of the seriousness and confidentiality was such that only a few people had knowledge of such…
Elections were held in Turkey on June 24, 2018. It was the first time in the national/ political history of Turkey that presidential as well as parliamentary elections were held simultaneously. It was paradigm shift in its ongoing socio-economic and geopolitical system by adopting presidential mode of democracy instead of parliamentary. It provided fair leveling…
