Month: November 2019
FURY in India: Bishop Goes on Trial for Raping Nun; New Rape-Murder Case Surfaces
DESPARDES — A Roman Catholic bishop went on trial in Kerala state of southern India…
Supreme Court’s Latest Verdict: Stoicism at Work
The Supreme Court’s decision this week — at the end of the day — ends…
Iron Brothers: Pakistan, China Dismiss US Clamor Over CPEC
KAMRAN REHMAT — When a $62bn project, rich in economic and infrastructural dividends, with a…
LATEST NEWSMAKER: Pakistan Army’s Maj. Samia Rehman
DESPARDES — A snapshot of affirmative action for women (besides transgenders, physically-challenged, etc.) in Pakistan…
This Startup Can Help Pakistanis in Mideast Get Paid in Pakistan For Freelance Online
Eventually, monies earned by these expats in the Middle East will add to remittances and…
Netanyahu Indicted, Becomes More Dangerous
He might even decide to do something, like starting a big war, to prevent his removal…
2020: Dawn of Global Tax
The OECD aims to have agreement among its 36 member states on the unified approach…
Erdoğan in Doha: Turkey Set to Open a New Military Base
Turkey-Qatar military base serves regional ‘stability’; The visit came as local media reported Qatar intends…
Petition Filed By Govt to Halt Nov 28 Musharraf Treason Case Verdict –On Legal Grounds
The government had denotified its prosecution team. Still the final hearing was held with the…
Chanakya Twist to Pink Himalayan Salt: Mined in Pakistan BUT ‘Made in India’ By India and Exported?
DESPARDES — There’s a Chanakya twist to pink Himalayan salt which according to TIME, its…
I Predicted Trump Would Win in 2016 — and I’m Predicting the $ame for 2020
ANIS SHIVANI — I predicted well before the 2016 presidential election that Donald Trump would…
Saudi Arabia Deports 120 More Bangladeshis Including Sumi Akter Whose Video Went Viral
As many as 21,000 Bangladeshis have returned home from Saudi Arabia in the last 10…