Ishaq Dar’s Lahore Residence Converted to Shelter Home (Panagah)
PM Khan announced today to expand the scope of Panagah (shelter homes) across the country. DESPARDES -- The Punjab government...
Month: February 2020
IMF Conducts 2nd Performance Review of $6Bn Loan Program for Pakistan
Because of a very narrow base for direct taxes (deductions at source and related collections), the State relies heavily on...
#HangRapistsPublicly Trend On Twitter After NA Passes Controversial Resolution Against Child Sexual Abusers
The controversial resolution also brought one of PIT-government's opposition to oppose it DESPARDES -- Members of the National Assembly on...
Karachi Eyesore: Top Court Seeks Records of Hyatt Regency Structure
KARACHI -- A 3-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the attorney general of the federation to attend...
Governance Issue: Supreme Court Orders Removal of Top Sindh Building Control Officials
The 3-member bench of judges reminded all that since the Supreme Court had been issuing directives, stay orders had no...
WATCH: Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge (We’ll See) at 14,000ft, and in Bhojpuri and Malayalam
DESPARDES -- Few students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) sang a version of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's iconic...
Seattle Resolution Denounces Modi as the “Butcher of Gujarat”
The Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI), a human rights collective, warns that Modi’s administration is sponsoring new violence. DESPARDES...
Saudi Arabia Building ‘Solar Dome’ Desalination Plant in Neom
The solar dome plant will process drinking water more cheaply than conventional plants, and significantly lower than desalination plants that...
INSIGHT: America is Making a Bad Bet on India
DESPARDES -- Several voices of reason in the wider South Asia and Middle East region have been raising alarm at...
UPDATE: Japan Work Visas for Pakistani Skilled Manpower
https://youtu.be/BbsisHfRRR8 DESPARDES (Update) -- 1. Japan has implemented measures to create more opportunities for international students to find work in...
