Category: Insight
Enduring Peace and Stability: Pakistan Set Stage for US, Taliban Accord on Feb 29
DESPARDES — The United States has ceased offensive military operations in Afghanistan against the Taliban…
OPINION: India Bleeds But is Anyone Noticing?
TARIQ A. AL-MAEENA: What has happened in recent months in India, a previously proclaimed democracy…
Turkey’s Erdogan Announces Unequivocal Support for Kashmiris, Delhi Miffed
DESPARDES — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday compared “the struggle of Kashmiri people” with…
IMF Gives a ‘Thumbs Up’ on Performance, With a ‘Let’s Keep Talking’ on Targets Ahead
SoDATA (South Data) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed staff level review…
Can’t Be Doodling Chaos
IRSHAD SALIM — Back in November 2018, I correlated the going on’s with angry Beethoven’s…
INSIGHT: Average American’s Personal Debt is $42,553, Income $34,000
The debt includes home mortgage loans, credit and retail card loans, auto loans, student loans,…
Modi Govt Has Left Everyone Disappointed: Husain Haqqani
DESPARDES — “First, western liberals, and now conservatives: Modi govt has left everyone disappointed,” says…
Only Half of 5th Graders Can Solve Two-Digit Division Problem Meant For 2nd Grade: Education Report
SoDATA (South Data) — About 45 per cent of children studying in the fifth standard…
Pakistan’s First Rider to Qualify for Tokyo Olympics Will Compete With Horse Named Azad Kashmir
DESPARDES — Pakistan’s top top equestrian athlete Usman Khan will represent the country at the…
Major Gas Discovery in Pakistan’s Resource-Rich Balochistan Province
At present, Pakistan is primarily focusing on imported gas to bridge the shortfall due to…
‘Smuggling Increased Due to Hike in Import Duties’
Did smuggling cross the annual dollar amount calculated by FBR in 2015/2016? Back in 2015/2016,…
Middle East’s $2 Trillion Wealth Could Be Gone by 2034: IMF
Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and their neighbors face a future of slumping income and reliance…