Three (3) video clips related to ‘making money’ –from several shares by our readers on the WhatsApp: Curated by Irshad Salim, Karachi, May 31, 2022 –as part of Bering Strait & Tropic of Cancer Series
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Overseas Pakistanis ‘Stranded Pakistanis’ (Video)
Some 10m Pakistanis are overseas -most of them for economic reasons -“for lack of opportunities in the country…and they are stranded Pakistanis,” says Irshad Salim of DesPardes.com in a conversation with Mr. Zafar Baloch.
Saudi Stock Market Closes on Positive Note
WEEKENDING Friday May 27, 2022: Price Index increased by 102.38 points, Market Capitalization improved by SR 226 billion Ghiasuddin in Jeddah: There was mixed trend in Oil market. WTI price reduced by 5.02% and Brent increased by 1.77 % as compared to prices last week. WTI and Brent were seen trading lately at US$110.33/barrel andContinue reading “Saudi Stock Market Closes on Positive Note”
Trump and Biden Let Afghanistan Collapse
The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would. By Lynne O’Donnell in Foreign Policy (FP): The catastrophic collapse of the Afghan republic and the subsequent takeover of the country by a cabal of terrorists, drug runners, and misogynists were direct consequences of decisions made by successive U.S. presidents to dealContinue reading “Trump and Biden Let Afghanistan Collapse”
Regime Change Favorite Pastime Of United States
by Shabbir H. Kazmi: It may be recalled that when Imran Khan’s government was removed through ‘non-confidence vote’ he openly alleged that the United States was behind this. Although the US administration categorically denies having played any role, many in Pakistan don’t accept the denials. This morning I was lucky enough to find an articleContinue reading “Regime Change Favorite Pastime Of United States”
Russian Oil Docks in Sri Lanka After Long Wait
Despite US and Western sanctions, Sri Lanka is also trying to arrange crude, coal, diesel and gasoline/petroleum deliveries directly from Russia. A Russian shipment of oil, ordered via a consortium, had been waiting offshore off the capital Colombo’s port for over a month because the country was unable to raise the $75 million (roughly €70 million) toContinue reading “Russian Oil Docks in Sri Lanka After Long Wait”
Nafees Bhai’s Love For Overseas Pakistanis (Video)
Nafees Bhai’s latest telegraphic message is on overseas Pakistanis (OPs) -some 10m Pakistanis live abroad. His talking point is wrapped with heart of gold (typical of him), amid political posturings on OPs right to vote in their country: ALSO: Hats Off to Nafees Bhai’…
How To WIN Up To Rs1m (Video)
Shop and win up to PKR1m (10 lakh). Here’s how:
The Internet Is a Crime Against Humanity
Joshua Judd Porter in the Los Angeles Review of Books: Talking sponges, spelling snails, dogs whose howls can be triggered from 1,000 miles away — these are but a few of the many historical examples upon which Justin E. H. Smith draws to illustrate the persistence of the telecommunicative imaginary throughout human history. Working inContinue reading “The Internet Is a Crime Against Humanity”