As the World Turns: Jan 2023 Report

Punjab, KP governors ‘decline’ to fix election dates…
PAK BUSINESS FORUM: Charter of economy crucial for stability…
‘Keep politics and economy separate’…


Govt considers reviving Pak-Russia gas pipeline project…
Contemplates shifting ‘starting point’ from Karachi to Gwadar…


Sh. Rashid arrested by capital police in late-night raid…


PUTIN MOBILIZING 200,000 MORE TROOPS…


Unprecedented tension rises between Pakistan, Afghan Taliban…
Violence, mistrust…


59 killed, 157 injured in blast at Peshawar Police Lines mosque…
PM, COAS arrive in city…


Highly transmissible sub-variant of Covid not detected in Pak…


Rupee breaches 270 against US$; downward spiral continues…
Prices go through the roof, crushing salaried class behind…


GALLUP: More Americans Cite Gov’t as Top Problem…
Mysterious donors running ads for Jesus Christ during Super Bowl…
Democrats worried about Kamala Harris’s political prospects…
NASA sending ship to asteroid worth 70,000 times more than global economy…


Israel Drone Strike Hit Iranian Weapons Facility…
Muslims help shut down burning of Torah scroll in Sweden…


India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing…


Karachi will have to wait for months for mayor’…
7 yrs on, Karachi yet to become safe city…


General polls to be ‘postponed’ if economy not recovered?
Rs3.2tr spent on just debt servicing, defense…
Uncontrolled spending may result in govt. missing deficit target set by IMF…


Pakistan to start importing Russian oil after March…
Payment to be in ‘currency of friendly countries’…


Khan: Bajwa ‘deliberately manufactured’ economic crisis…
Nawaz holds ex-COAS, spymaster responsible for current state…


VIDEO: China Builds 100,000-Ton Floating Dock To Save Russian Super Aircraft Carrier?


Starry Night Skies Vanishing As Earth’s Surface Rapidly Getting Brighter…


Fighter jets, NATO, Congress, Ukraine: Complex issues roil US-Turkey relations…


Supreme Court serves notice to Elect. Comm. on petitions filed for overseas Pakistanis voting…


Shahbaz in quandary on how to sweeten bitter IMF pill…
Power elites have heads in sand regarding country’s multiple crises…


VIAGRA users 25% less likely to suffer early death…


New Zealand PM announces sudden resignation in dramatic speech…
‘Nothing left in the tank’…


Why anti-Americanism continues to thrive in Pak?
5 major issues to watch in 2023…


World bank delays approval of $1.1 billion loans…
President Alvi: IMF agreement ‘important’…
Senator seeks parliamentary probe into ‘economic downfall’…


KP Assembly dissolved…
Governor approves CM’s summary…
PML-N’s Rana Sanaullah dashes to London to meet Nawaz…
PTI decides against challenging NA speaker’s acceptance of resignations…


‘CONFUSION’ IN KHI LG POLLS: JI chief Siraj Ul Haq demands Zardari accept LG polls public mandate…
Khan castigates ‘cabal of crooks’ for not ensuring transparency in polls…
Says “no relationship with new army chief yet”…
Some Talking Points on State of Politics in the Country…


The Crisis of Elite Capture in Pakistan & Sri Lanka…
A distinct politico-economic crisis has been brewing for almost 3 decades in Pak…


One day oil might not be bought with dollars anymore but with yuan…
Here come the robot doctors…


Islamabad asks Iran to hunt terrorists behind killing of their soldiers on the border…
ISPR: 4 soldiers martyred in cross-border firing from Iran…
Zardari: Pakistanis, Afghans Victims of Terrorism…


A Library thrives in Pakistan’s ‘wild west’ gun market town of Darra Adamkhel — long been known for black market bazaars stocked with forged American rifles and rip-off AK-47s…


he Saudi Exhibition Game That Turned Into Messi and Ronaldo’s Final Showdown…


Barrick Gold starts work on Reko Diq in Balochistan…


Ex-SCBA president Latif Afridi killed in Peshawar High Court bar room firing…


Watch: Historical mosque demolished in India to ‘widen road’…
Nearly 500 mosques, shrines in Gujarat demolished to date…


Nepal plane crash: Pilot didn’t report anything untoward…


In the last 6 years, Pak has imported over 6m tons of wheat at the cost of $6bn…


“Made in Iran” exhibition opens in Karachi…


Pakistan’s deepening forex crisis…
ISB’s air quality remains unhealthy despite rain…
Need to safeguard climate-vulnerable communities…


Punjab Legislature Dissolved as Political Crisis Grows…
Clarity eludes: Who won Karachi LG polls?
Editorial: All political parties are equally vulnerable when they cross red lines…


Rs19b misappropriated in BISP…
143,000 people benefited from the scam…


Sindh again puts off LG elections in Karachi, Hyderabad…
Bumpy road ahead for ‘rebranded’ MQM…


Father throws two children into Karachi sea…
Behind shocking statistics on health of Pakistanis is tale of chronic negligence by the state…


DEPTT OF JUSTICE SPECIAL COUNSEL TO PROBE PRESIDENT BIDEN…
WHO IS ROBERT HUR?
SECOND set of secret papers found at home… In garage next to Corvette…
Aides interviewed by feds…


Alvi blames social media for differences b/w PTI, powers that be…
Calls for ending political differences…


TTP and Taliban…


NATL. ACCOUNTABILITY Amendments: Court can ‘intervene’ in case of illegal act…
‘Have to look at the constitutional limits’…


Punjab governor confirms receipt of assembly dissolution ‘advice’, says will take decision with ‘heavy heart’…
EDITORIAL: Govt must brace for legal challenges in the wake of premature dissolution of Punjab, KP assemblies…


Saudi Arabia, Qatar cooperating with the Taliban. But their approaches to Afghanistan are different…


Saudi giving itself extreme makeover with ‘giga-projects’…
Saudi fund to finance $1b Pak oil derivatives…
UAE’s $3b lifeline averts Pak imminent default…


A review of UK ‘golden visas’ have found links to corruption among wealthy foreign investors…
UK concedes some crooks got ‘golden visas’…


Almost 80,000 UAE Golden Visas issued in 2022…


Muslim students concerned as India scraps education grant…


Pakistan, Iran say they will increase military coop…


MQM factions reunite ahead of local govt elections…
Pak-Sarzameen Party (PSP) merges with Mutahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P)…


Punjab CM Parvez Elahi signs assembly dissolution summary…
On plain paper…
FAWAD: The assembly will stand dissolved within 48 hrs as per the rule even if notification is not issued by the governor…
“Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly would be dissolved “day after tomorrow”…


‘I will erase red line put against my name’: Imran Khan


UAE agrees to rollover $2bn loan, give addtl $1bn to Pak…


‘Reports not factual’: Uranium package didn’t originate from Pak, says FO


SRI LANKA: No eggs can be imported from India or Pakistan due to bird flu…


Khan Ally Wins Confidence Vote in Punjab…
After much ado, Elahi proves majority…


President Alvi offers to mediate between govt, PTI…
Everybody out to get revenge in political field today: Arif Alvi


Karachi LG polls: Who is facing who?
ECP gives PML-N two months to hold intra-party elections…


MICROSOFT AI can impersonate voice — with just 3 seconds of audio!


Iran To Station Warships in Panama Canal…


STUDY: Best Medicine For Beating Anxiety, Depression — Is Kindness…


Pak faces threat of hunger amid increased cost of living…
‘Rapid inflation’ among major risks faced…


You can skip interview for renewal of US visa if you fall into these categories…


Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location…


Saudi Arabia offers to provide $11bn to Pak…
Almost 90 pct of Geneva pledges are project loans, reveals Dar…


California-Punjab sister province accord hailed as ‘milestone’ in Pak-US ties…


FAA COMPUTER FAILURE…
BIGGEST GROUNDING SINCE 9/11…

HACK FEARS…
CANADA SUFFERS SAME OUTAGE…
IS THIS THE NEW NORMAL?


PML-N sends in ‘apolitical’ Sharif scion to placate JKT…
Ex-PTI leader Jahangir Tareen meets PM Shehbaz son Suleman…


Khan claims JIT members probing Wazirabad attack being ‘pressurized’…
JIT members probing attack ‘at odds’…


India passing China as world’s most populous…


Church of England apologizes for slave trade past…
Sets aside $100 million for fund…


US intercepts shipment of 2,000 Iranian assault rifles destined for Yemen…


Intel related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden private office…
‘Surprised’…


An Ailing Arkansas City Elects an 18-Yr-Old Mayor to Turn Things Around…


It’s critical for Pakistani society to form alliance for change and stand up to elites…


Pak ready to sell LNG plants to Qatar for $1.5 billion…


Talks between ISB, IMF end without ‘breakthrough’…


Imran Khan warns against attacking Afghanistan…
Blames mismanaged ties with interim Afghan govt for rising terrorism…
‘Deterioration in Afghan ties could lead to ‘never-ending’ war against terrorism’…


ARMENIAN NEWS: Pakistan to send 159 weapons containers by sea to Ukraine…


Iran Ex-Leader’s Daughter Sentenced to 5 Year Prison Over Protests…


Classified docs from Biden’s time as VP discovered in private office…


It’s not just what you eat, but time of day you eat it…


ELECTION REJECTION GOES GLOBAL…
Brazil rioters trash priceless artwork in stormed capital buildings…


Up to 4 Million Children In Pakistan are Still Living Next to Stagnant and Contaminated Floodwater: UNICEF


Saudi Arabia mulls increasing deposit in SBP to $5bn, and investments to $10bn…
The current crisis could be an opportunity for Pak — but can it take advantage?


ECP issues bailable arrest warrants against Imran Khan, others…

‘Political engineering’ under way, alleges Imran Khan…
Military still not ‘neutral’, claims Khan…
‘Establishment hasn’t learnt from past’…
Doesn’t want ‘anyone’s support’ in next general election…


Wheat flour, bread prices skyrocket in Pakistan…
There’s little hope for relief in food prices in 2023…
Ships carrying Russian wheat anchor in Karachi…


CLIMATE RESILIENT PAK: $8.57bn pledged at Geneva moot on flood damage…
‘Massive investments’ needed over 3 yrs…
UN says $16bn needed…
Calls for sweeping reform of ‘biased’ financial system…


Israel’s Ben-Gvir bans Palestinian flag-flying in public…
Police ordered to remove Palestine flags from public spaces…


Democracy facing crucial test in Brazil: Will military intervene?
PROTESTERS STORM CONGRESS…
BREACH PRESIDENTIAL PALACE…

Top Court Orders Removal of Brasilia Gov…
Chinese embassy in Brazil issues security alert after Congress, top court storming


War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would cripple US military…


PM Shahbaz in last-gasp bid to revive IMF talks…
Seeks support from all provinces to fight terror…
Forex reserves slips to dangerous level: $4.5bn…

Pakistan’s ‘elite bargain’ can only be overturned when working class becomes the object of economic policy…
Editorial: PDM’s new austerity measures are homeopathic remedies for a country battling a deadly disease…


In no-trust vote, it was PTI versus military, says Fawad Chaudhry…
Military still not ‘neutral’, claims Imran Khan
Sedition case: Indictment deferred as Shahbaz Gill reaches court on oxygen support…


Afghanistan, China sign oil extraction deal…
25-yr contract marks 1st intl. investment in Afghanistan since Taliban returned to power in 2021…


Chinese Military Experts Alarmed By US Air Force’s Capability To Launch Cruise Missiles From Cargo Aircraft…


Court bars ECP from stripping Imran Khan of PTI chairman office…


COAS Asim Munir, Saudi defence minister discuss military cooperation…


DAWN: There still can be a life without IMF…
Critical: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall another $245mn, now stand at $5.58bn…


WHO concern over covid variant XBB.1.5…
‘Most transmissible’ yet…


Pak to ask from Afghan Taliban Are you with us or with TTP…


Bajwa ‘wanted me dead’: Khan
Assails ECP move to debar him from party office…


Atta, chicken rates soar…
Saudi, China to beef up forex reserves by Jan-end, says Dar…


Govt unveils ‘early to bed, early to rise’ policy…
To close malls, markets early due to economic crisis…
Markets by 8:30pm, wedding halls by 10pm…


PTI issues white paper; paints bleak picture of economy…
Dar: ‘Misleading, devoid of context’…
Says PTI hoodwinking masses thru false economic indicators…


US: Pak ‘has right to defend itself from terrorism’…
TTP threatens top pol. leadership including PM…
Major policy shift?


Iran warns France over ‘insulting’ Khamenei cartoons…


Top military general collected ‘boatloads’ of evidence before and during Jan. 6 attacks: report


Mysterious cyberattack shuts GUARDIAN office for month…


UK Prepares for Another Installment in Royal Family Drama…


AI to defend human in court ‘for first time’…


UAE, China call for UN meeting over Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa visit…
Palestinians enraged as Israeli minister visits mosque compound…


Khan moves LHC against ECP notice for his removal as PTI chief…
Firing on Khan carried out from 4 sites, 3 more shooters involved: Probe team
PTI Chairman was hit by 3 bullet fragments: forensic report


Japan offers families $7,500 per child to leave Tokyo…
Putin sends new hypersonic cruise missiles to Atlantic…
Is Kim Jong-un’s ‘Most Beloved Daughter’ NKorea’s Next Leader?


Twitter to relax curbs on political ads as revenues drop…


Families filmed ‘burning corpses of Covid victims’ as China’s cases explode…
Bodies Pile Up in China as Covid Surge Overwhelms Crematoriums…


Pak purchases two military helicopters. They will be sent to the border region of Punjab…


In a first, Indian PM speaks to King Charles III…


National security hinges on economic sovereignty: NSC
Robbers loot worshipper in Karachi…


GALLUP: Americans Pessimistic About ’23…
90% Expect Political Conflict…


Bogies worth $149m imported from China non-functional…
Lahore: Women break into house, steal mobile phones…


US to keep close ties with India, Pak…
Haqqani was hired to lobby against PTI govt in US, says Khan
Haqqani mulls options to sue him for defamation…


Get Ready for the Richcession?
IMF Warns Third of World Faces Downturn…


Zardari-led delegation meet MQM-P leadership over delimitation concerns…


UAE: Meet the Pakistani expat, 65, who saved motorists from danger…
Pakistani family of five killed in tragic Jordan tent fire…


Turkey’s exports hit record $254.2bn in 2022…
Increased 12.9 pct year on year…


Pope Francis to Preside Over Predecessor Funeral, in Vatican First…


NASA boss says China could claim moon and ban USA from landing there…


NSC meets again…
Directs authorities to keep an eye on ‘anti-national’ social media accounts…


Two small dams approved for construction in garrison city RWP; to be built in 1 1/2 years…


Biblical site where Jesus healed blind man excavated; ‘Affirms Scripture’…


What in the World Will Happen in 2023?
Nostradamus predictions for ’23: Great war, financial ruin, more…


My Uncle Taught Pelé Guitar: The Mourning Is Deeper in One City…


What will happen in Pak in 2023?
More bitterly divided than ever, the country stands at an unprecedented crossroads…


STUDY: Staying hydrated linked to lower risk for disease, early death…


80,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban could end up with them again?


Israel’s defense ministry seeks $2.85B budget increase to confront Iran…
Missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service…
Abraham Accords summit in Morocco in March…


“In Pakistan, establishment is the name of one person”: Khan


AI predicts nuke war on London, Moscow, DC…


‘Historic moment’: Saudis flock to buy Ronaldo shirts after deal…
Kingdom celebrates training achievements of its first 32 female train drivers…


Canada bans most foreigners, foreign investors from buying residential properties…


China Preparing for War, Retired U.S. General Warns…


Who are the Saudis paying record money for Ronaldo?
Kingdom bans carrying Zamzam water in baggage…


Pakistani family with Jewish roots faces deportation from Israel…


The widening chasm between haves and have nots…
Economy tanks amid deafening political din…
ONE solution: Import substitution…
Pakistan has to repay around $8.3b in next 3 mos…
DAWN: Country needs leaders who can bring people together rather than drive them apart…


‘Multiple casualties’ feared after loud explosion heard outside Kabul military airport…
Putin is Angry: Ukraine Has Destroyed 58 Cruise Missiles in One Day…
Russia plans to export gas to Afghanistan. Kabul welcomes it…


756,738 FIRs registered against 12,47,212 people in Punjab in 2022…
Sindh Rangers nab most wanted criminals…
Picture of ‘suicide bomber’ issued amid terror threat in ISB…


No. Korea orders new ICBM, nuclear arsenal…
Fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles…

So. Korea warns any No. Korean nuke use attempt would result in its end…


No respite from old woes in new year…
Without IMF umbrella, strong headwinds ahead for Pak…
Army chief calls for national consensus — to confront ‘economic & terrorism’ challenges…
Put economy above politics: Miftah Ismail


‘The best of times, the worst of times’: Pakistani politicians reflect on the year that was…
GOODBYE, 2022…
In Pak 2022 the year of natural disasters, unfulfilled promises and dying hope…
Putin rages against West in New Year message to his people…
Russia’s War Could Make It India’s World…


Scientists discover microplastics in rain…


HOW DID TRUMP PAY SO LITTLE TAXES FOR SO LONG?
China Bank Account…


Just 1 In 3 Americans Had ‘Great’ Year…


The Legacy Of Barbara Walters…
Barbara Walters paved the way for women on TV: ‘Just work harder than anybody’…


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