The post-Covid-19 world has changed in many ways but remains the same in others. The pandemic has, in fact, intensified the issues in global politics- hyper-nationalism has evolved into vaccine nationalism, US-China rivalry has spilled over into multilateral platforms like the WHO.

The ADB country head for Pakistan said “in 2021, Pakistan and ADB achieved historic high level of cooperation with over $2.3 billion committed so far by ADB”.

The Chinese side showed its readiness to help Afghanistan in easing difficulties like people’s livelihood and rebuild its economy to the best of its capability.

Asiamoney ranked AKD Securities Ltd at the top in the category of best retail brokerage. The brokerage house also won the title of Best analyst/commentator (as voted by retail investors) 2021. Additionally, AKD ranked across five major domestic categories.

The building was also opened to the public a few times in the past, in pursuance of the government’s commitment to open all state buildings to the general public which otherwise used to be considered a no-go area.

Several stretches of the lengthy frontier are disputed and relations have soured dramatically since 20 Indian soldiers died in a brawl in June 2020 on one section between Ladakh and Tibet. Since then, both sides have reinforced the region with thousands of extra soldiers and military hardware.

The government placed the domestic fertilizer sector at par with the export sector in the gas priority list. As a result, more than 200k tonnes of additional urea was produced. Hammad Azhar also noted that the high production levels saved around $200 million in import substitution. 

Security forces were raiding suspected hideouts in the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan when four soldiers were killed during an intense exchange of fire. The militants were involved in "terrorist activities against security forces, targeted killing and kidnapping for ransom."

On December 17th, PM Imran Khan had appeared before the court via video link and verified an affidavit submitted by him in the court. The video shows the premier took an oath to speak the truth in front of the court.

The PIA management faced the reality and stopped all those pilots who came under suspicion from flying planes, but the national flag carrier was not at fault as it was the regulatory authority whose matters had to be resolved.

Minister said in the last survey, 86% of Pakistanis were of the view that the government performed better during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chinese EV giant did not reveal any specific details about the launch schedule. However, according to its website, Nio aims to launch its volume brand within the next 2 years in 20 countries. This also includes Pakistan as shown in the map on its website.