IAF wants an aircraft with supercruise capability, like the French Rafale. Supercruise is sustained supersonic flight of a supersonic aircraft with a useful weapons load performed efficiently, which typically precludes the use of highly inefficient afterburners (reheat).

As Balochistan is located in the proximity of Afghanistan, which contributes 80 percent of global opium production, nearly seven routes of drug traffic pass through various roads in Balochistan. The Zhob route is considered one of the largest drug trafficking highways in South Asia.

While PSQCA lacked the required laboratories, PCSIR (Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) did not have industrial linkages. A merger of the two could provide an effective platform for technological advancement.

Taliban are well aware of the fact that the population would eventually resent its rulers if the promises of prosperity are not accomplished. This will provide an opportunity for resistance forces to exploit the situation.

The misperception regarding the Islamic veil is that it is a barrier that hinders people from expressing their thoughts; nonetheless, no apparel has the power to alter ideology. The time has shifted and has brought the world into the situation which has enforced everyone

Joe Biden is faced with an uphill task of shoring up support both at home and abroad ahead of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. NATO cannot however militarily support Ukraine until it becomes part of it. Putin will not let it happen at any cost.

The FATF has intermittently urged the regime to enact anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terror financing (CTF) measures in the country’s legislative framework to ensure an airtight regulatory system in compliance with international financial standards.

Islamabad and regional countries must realize that any chaos that may occur leading to a breakdown of the law and order situation would be the direct outcome of the withholding of billions of dollars worth of Afghan assets in American banks.

Pakistan has to depend on importing auto parts cars from abroad and then cars are assembled in Pakistan, which is not a very efficient way of running the country’s economy. The time has come to manufacture cars and automobiles in Pakistan now.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has questioned the performance evaluation criteria of federal ministries on Friday, according to a local media outlet. The foreign minister submitted a letter to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Shehzad Arbab expressing grave concern.

Turkish-Israeli gas cooperation would strengthen Mr. Erdogan’s bid to position Turkey as an alternative energy hub for Europe. Azerbaijan has said it was ready to supply Europe with emergency gas that would flow through Turkey should the Ukraine crisis disrupt Russian shipments.

Pakistan’s policy towards India is designed to prolong the status quo. This would mean an eternal confrontation at the cost of socio-economic development. The status quo delivers power and resources to some but results in an agonizing and bitter rivalry that has increased poverty.