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DESPARDES — Having successfully procured nine medium-range (MR) surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China, Pakistan is now reportedly setting its focus on the FD-2000 Long-range Air Defense Missile System, reports
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DESPARDES — Using the SMART approach and skillful handling of Strategic Control of Resource Elements (SCORE) the PTI-led government appears to have non-alarmed two leading players: Moody’s and the IMF.
All these blow hot and blow cold last week came as first lady Melania Trump unveiled patriotic-themed White House Christmas decorations, and as the President pardoned a turkey a day
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It appears to be a time of ‘wild thinking’, in which received ideas are being reconsidered and values re-assessed while we still live through a troubled era in a troubled
The Supreme Court’s decision this week — at the end of the day — ends the battle of wits between those for “capacity-building” and those for “capability-building” with the latter
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KAMRAN REHMAT — When a $62bn project, rich in economic and infrastructural dividends, with a 3,000km network of railways, oil and gas pipelines, and renewable energy schemes connects two countries,
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DESPARDES — A snapshot of affirmative action for women (besides transgenders, physically-challenged, etc.) in Pakistan reveals an uptick amid traditional and cultural resistance– hallmark of the region’s history for decades.
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The government had denotified its prosecution team. Still the final hearing was held with the team making its final arguments to the special court. DESPARDES — The interior ministry on
DESPARDES — There’s a Chanakya twist to pink Himalayan salt which according to TIME, its health benefits include: Lamps can increase energy and improve sleep; they are even in “salt
DESPARDES — Pakistan Air Force has reportedly installed a Chinese-made radar system for air threat posed by stealth jets including recently acquired Rafale by India, its eastern neighbor, which brazenly
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DESPARDES — A silent revolution has come in the judiciary, said Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa Khosa on Wednesday, while acknowledging that no institution is perfect. He added: “Do not
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Riyadh and Tehran have shown a willingness to talk DESPARDES — Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Bajwa is in Tehran on official visit. The General met Major General Mohammad Hossein, Chief
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