Month: May 2019
Russia Refused To Sell S-400 Air Defense Missile System To Iran: Report
DESPARDES News Monitor — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has turned down a request by Iran…
US Pulls Tax Exemption From Pakistani Diplomats
DESPARDES News Monitor– The United States said Friday that it had suspended tax exemption privileges…
Paragon Housing: NAB Files Reference Against Saad Rafique, Brother
The Paragon City case is one of the NAB’s first references filed using a newly…
Afghanistan Peace Talks: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
Last year, the Taliban and US-led forces observed ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan…
Hard Times Ahead for Shisha Smokers in Saudi as Cost May Go Up
Currently Saudi Arabia has the highest rate of smoking in the world; it has already…
‘Zero Tolerance For Iranian Oil Purchases. Period,’ Says US
China is one of the world’s biggest importers of Iranian oil, along with India DESPARDES…
Mahathir Proposes Common Currency for Trade in East Asia
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday mooted the idea of a common trading currency…
Pakistan Takes Further Steps Against Money Laundering, Terror Finance; Signs MoUs With UK, Others
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been able to collect Rs15 billion (US$107 million)…
Heavy Arm of Pakistan Army Act Comes Down Hard On Three Officers For Espionage
Around 400 officers of every rank have been given various punishments, including dismissal from service…
“Trillion Dollar” Net Worth Of Pakistani Expats
According to my estimate, the combined net worth of Pakistani expats in the West runs…
Mars 2020 Rover Set to Land in a Crater Once Filled With Water
Mars 2020 Rover is gearing up for its seven-month 313,586,649 miles journey to the Red…
Trump’s China Challenge: 5G, Huawei, and the Trade War
For months, Australia warned the United States what it saw as the destructive capacity of…