TEN OBSERVATIONS of Justice Qazi Faez Isa
Judges are not empowered to make law; they simply interpret it and if a law offends the Constitution they must strike it down. The Constitution and the law (presidential orders)
Twitterati, Including Wasim Akram Rip Karachi Garbage Issue
In August, NDMA directed military’s FWO outfit to remove garbage on emergency basis. It cleaned up and removed 31,000 tons of garbage from 3 Nullahs of Karachi within 6 days.
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Pakistan’s IT Exports Jump; Develops AI-based Fintech Security Platform
Pakistan’s national kitty is increasing due to IT related export –it saw a record increase despite Covid-19 and the country now aims to get to $5 billion benchmark by 2023
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US Military Aircraft Refuels at Indian Base; “Expect More”
The long-range anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft (P-8 Poseidon) landed over a week ago at a strategic airbase in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for refueling under an agreement signed between
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Mohenjodaro Was Wiped Out By ‘Atomic Blast’?
Archaeologists remain clueless nearly a century since Mohenjodaro was discovered –on how and why its inhabitants disappeared. Built around 2500 BCE, scientists say the ancient city was ahead of its
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Trump Odds Slipping Away? ‘For the Sake of the Country, Cancel Remaining Debates’
Five Thirty Eight simulated the election 40,000 times to see who wins most often. The sample of 100 outcomes below gives a a good idea of the range of scenarios
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Story in Pictures: 1995 and 2020
Shared by a senior member of Back2School WhatsApp Forum, Islamabad Post Script:
Her Name is Today; It’s the Horse Called Debt
IRSHAD SALIM: We have debts we carry and debts to pay: One of them is to this girl (sunshine generation). Her name is today: Among several debts we are carrying
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‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in U.S. Now Listed as Foreign Agent
The Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP), after 29 years in operation in the U.S., formally registered as a “foreign agent” on 27 August 2020. Asked what prompted this sudden
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Money Trail: Diaspora Diplomacy For Financial Whitewashing of Hindutva
There are systematic efforts of affiliates of the RSS and the BJP to influence the perception of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his hyper-nationalistic agenda in the U.S. through
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Pakistan Takes on India in ‘Basmati’ Rice Exclusive Right Claim
Pakistan would challenge India’s claim to “Basmati” rice products as it says information and facts had been manipulated in the latter’s application and the case was based on weak grounds.
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Fatima Bhutto: ‘Pak-Chini Bhai-Bhai’
Fatima Bhutto, whose new book “New Kings of the World” explores how eastern cultures are being shared through the globalization of K-pop, Bollywood, and Turkish soap operas, discusses the role