Boris Johnson defends Saudi visit after mass execution
On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson justified his plan to visit Saudi Arabia, where he is seeking increased oil supplies, claiming the country's ties were vital and promised to address human rights concerns.
Textile exports increase to $12.6b in 8 months
The exports during February 2022 were recorded at $1,674.785 million against the exports of $1,234.040 million during February 2021.
CM Buzdar met 155 MNAs, MPAs in 5 days?
As per details, the MNAs and MPAs were from various political parties including the Tareen and Aleem Groups. The members expressed confidence in PM Khan. They also said they will foil the Opposition's no-confidence plan.
Pakistan’s exports increase by 32.77%
Exports during July-February (2021-22) were recorded at Rs3,520,242 million as against the exports of Rs2,651,319 million during July- February 2020-21: PBS
Saudi Arabia contemplates accepting Yuan over Dollar for oil sales
The United States, on the other hand, has reduced its reliance on the Kingdom for its oil reserves. In 1980 the United States used to import more than two million dollars per day, but those numbers have plummeted to less than 500,00 barrels per day.
Pakistan and the concept of borrowed power
Pakistan's membership of the American-sponsored military pacts is well known. That India was also aligned during the Cold War period is generally ignored. During the 1962 Sino-Indian War Nehru requested the United States to bomb China (Galbraith, 1969).
Ch. Pervaiz Elahi vows to fulfill all promises if he becomes Punjab CM
It appears that PML-Q has taken a U-turn in its support of the PTI government. In the initial stages of the no-trust move, PML-Q on several occasions expressed support for PM Khan. However, the PML-Q has now taken a completely different stance.
Applying game theory to Pakistan’s politics
It would be fair to say that PML, PPP, and JUI-F are playing a finite game to remove Imran khan from the government and possibly from the political arena. On the other hand, Imran Khan is playing the infinite game of changing the country with his concept of “Naya Pakistan”.
Understanding the relevancy of Pakistan’s Parliament
The parliament has been rendered ineffective and irrelevant since 1977, however, Benazir Bhutto tried to revive it after her 1988 electoral victory. Despite the evil influence of Zardari, she went down fighting. A similar No-Confidence move was tried against her by PML-N and the President.
Haider Ali: A Pakistani truck artist who gives a new look to kicks
Haider Ali paints a pair of glittering white shoes with an iridescent glob of paint, his latest canvas for a carnival of color celebrating Pakistani culture. Since he started painting trainers in January, he has dispatched eight pairs to places in Pakistan and abroad.
US will provide $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine
President Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, bringing the total to $1 billion announced in just the last week.
Is Putin a war criminal? US Senate thinks so
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution late Tuesday seeking investigations of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime for war crimes over the invasion of Ukraine. Russia calls its actions a "special military operation" to demilitarise and "denazify" Ukraine.