Opinion: Opposition’s Hullabaloo
NAJAM UL HASNAIN — There is this misplaced commotion and unnecessary uproar by Opposition Parties over the defeat of their *No Confidence Motion* (NCM) against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. Both,
PM Modi’s Muscular Moves in Occupied Kashmir, Why Now?
DESPARDES — The Modi-led government on Monday issued an unprecedented (presidential) order to scrap the special status of Muslim-majority disputed Jammu & Kashmir region, merging it completely in the Indian
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NEWSBYTES: Triple Divorce (Talaq) to India From Saudi; Sindh Govt. Upset @’Clean Karachi’ Drive; Marine Turtles Declining; FBR’s Anti-Benami Move
USA LABELS CHINA ‘CURRENCY MANIPULATOR’… TELEGRAPH: India’s actions in occupied Kashmir could have bloody consequences in UK…‘Could spark a new war’… PAKISTAN READY…Seeks UN intervention…Accuses Delhi of trying to alter
Time Ripe For Trump Mediation on Kashmir: Imran Khan
“I fear that [India] is in search of a false-flag operation […] which it can use to again point fingers at Pakistan” (Qureshi) DESPARDES — Tensions between India and Pakistan
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NEWSBYTES: IMF Estimates Pak Economy; The ‘Guillotine’; Dangerous Game By India; Bloodbath in Texas; Hong Kong, Russia Protests
Time right for Trump mediation on Kashmir: Imran Khan National Security Council (NSC) meeting summoned in ISB…Cluster bombs, situation along LoC, external, internal security on agenda…FLASHBACK: India advises admin to
IMF’s Latest Pak Economy Forecast Stress On Fiscal Discipline, Taxes
PKONWEB — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to collect around Rs 5.5 trillion during current fiscal year (2019-2020) which
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Pakistan Introduces ‘Regulatory Guillotine’, Invites So Korea Investment
PKONWEB — Pakistan has launched a program called “Regulatory Guillotine” to improve business regulations in an attempt to enhance ease of doing business and attract investment. Through this program, two
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NEWSBYTES: Trump Visit to PK; Delhi Rape; ‘Blame It All On K-Electric’; Cluster Bombs Across LoC; Tourists Flee IOK; Naudero Plea Bargain; Most Crucial Doha Talks; CNN Sued
RS10BN DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST SETHI BY PM KHAN; ‘INDECENT’ CLAIMS… Islamabad to brief envoys of UNSC’s permanent five on India use of cluster bombs… DANGEROUS GAME BY INDIA AT LOC…May
NEWSBYTES: Karachi Cop; Senate Shock; Bilawal Miffed; Maryam Fumes; Shahbaz Upset; Naan Roti; Sweat Fabric
15-yr-old girl wearing traditional Pakistani dress shot in face with pellet gun…Irish police investigate ‘hate crime’… 25,000 More Indian Troops Move to Rajasthan, LoC…CROWN PRINCE SALMAN (MBS) INVITES KHAN TO
NEWSBYTES: Sanjrani Survives; ‘Celebrating’ Karachi Rain; Gen. Bajwa’s Straight Talk; $13Bn Aircraft Career Can’t Deploy; China Advantage
PM KHAN INVITED BY CROWN PRINCE SALMAN (MBS) TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA… 21 PPP senators hand over resignations to party head, after defeat… OPPOSITION FAILS IN SENATE… SANJRANI SURVIVES…Shock Victory,
NEWSBYTES: 3.3M Power Consumers’ Names Missing; Sanjrani Faces Joint Opp. Onslaught; Karachi Rain Situation; Mideast ‘Deal of the Century’
32 dead in Afghanistan as bus hits ‘Taliban’ bomb…All victims civilians, mostly women, children…Afghans dying at ‘shocking & unacceptable’ level amid peace push: UN POLL: Sixty-Eight Percent of Americans Would
$8.2B Pak Railways Karachi to Peshawar Upgrade Plan Back On Track
DESPARDES — The government on Monday formally decided to expedite the $8.2 billion Karachi to Peshawar rail upgradation project on soft loans from China rather than going for Build, Own
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