Muhammad Ayaz Khan opens up about the account of when PTI first came into power and how the overseas Pakistanis reacted to it. He tells us how immigrants look at the actions of the current government and how people transform as law-abiding citizens as soon as they leave Pakistan.
With the exodus of US troops from Afghanistan and the speed at which the Taliban has advanced northwards, fears reign that power vacuum might emerge again as the intra-Afghan talks have made little headway. As the battlespace in Afghanistan straddles the border with Pakistan, new challenges are in store for the latter. With competing factions within Afghanistan pitch for influence and the regional states turn to safeguard their stakes checkmating chaos to secure a stable future in is dire straits.
Abdul Rehman Butt talks about how tech giants are now controlled by the powerful entities. He uses examples of recent escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine and how the voices of Palestinians were suppressed by censoring their views.
In Moscow, the Taliban after meeting with Russian officials declared that the group would not attack provincial capitals to prevent large-scale fatalities.
The hurdles to growth in the economy such as protectionism spearheaded by trade policy are affecting the productivity. Pakistan can unlock it's growth potential by taking some key policy measures as suggested by Mr. Shahid Sattar, the executive director of APTMA. For one instance, textile exports can increase to $20 billion by 2021 but this requires one key input:
U.S. is leaving Afghanistan without any major achievement on ground and this situation favors the Taliban who are growing stronger politically and militarily.
As violence escalates and the withdrawal of forces deadline approaches, there is 'alarm' in Pakistan because the prophets of doom fear a catastrophe in the wake of the 'vacuum' that will be created.
Executive Director APTMA argues that Pakistan's economy has, despite challenges, successfully progressed from "recovery to stabilization to sustainable growth." However, he mentioned that the government has ignored some very important issues like custom duties, sales tax, energy, and logistics,
Having mostly recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pakistani textile industry has picked up a growing pace. Multiple internal and external factors have helped textile exports after tough times to become competitive in the global market.
Regulating cryptocurrency is a challenge for the powerful cyber states of the West let alone Pakistan. But that doesn't mean that the country should fail to recognize the importance of this technological breakthrough. Barrister Pansota explores different dimensions of cryptocurrency in Pakistan.
Afrasiab Minhas, a defense analyst, explains the US’s post-exit strategic interests in Afghanistan, challenges in pursuance of those interests, and its geopolitical implications. He argues Afghanistan will no longer be a high priority issue for Western powers but for Pakistan it will remain a foreign policy challenge.
Apart from occasional arguments, the leaders of the group of 7 stood firm to their belief in a more global and inclusive community, taking on all and every challenge coming their way.
