As the World Turns: Dec 2022 DesPardes Report

Without IMF umbrella, strong headwinds ahead for Pak economy…
Army chief calls for national consensus — to confront ‘economic & terrorism’ challenges…
Huge cache of weapons seized near Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan…


No. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles…


Pak diplomatic property in US going to ‘highest bidder’ Shahal Khan…
“Would like to make the building the center of peace; it will also be tied to Khan Institute of Economic Security & Peace at American University”…


OPINION: Sino-Saudi Nexus a new strategic alignment…
Russia’s War Could Make It India’s World…


‘Historic moment’: Saudis flock to buy Ronaldo shirts after deal…
Saudi Rave Sparks Debate on Cultural Transformation…


Pak Govt. directs outsourcing 3 major airports…


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


Putin rages against West in New Year message to his people…
Russia offers blended crude oil to Pakistan…
ISB more interested in light crude oil — to process it efficiently…
Russia would supply 100,000 barrels of crude oil to Pak daily…


‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ grosses Rs100 crore at the box office in Pak…
UPDATE: ‘Maula Jatt’ will not release in India…


2022: Iran’s Revolutionary Year…
10 oddest Guinness World Records of the year…


Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until 2025…


WhatsApp will no longer work on 47 smartphone models after Dec 31…
List of smartphones…


Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trials end with 7 more yrs in jail…
…for total of 33 years


Russia team due next month in ISB to seal oil deal…
NSC told economy in trouble but not defaulting…
Pak Rupee sees worst year since 2008 meltdown…
Gold make new record…


Islamabad Capital Police call 1000 FC personnel for security…


‘Terrorists are enemies of Pakistan’…
NSC vows to respond to terror with full force…
‘Pakistan’s interests, integrity to be secured at all costs’…
Rocket attack by terrorists on DI Khan check post thwarted…
TTP militants along border number 7,000 to 10,000…


‘Please help find my husband’ – wife of missing Pak journo pleads with Malaysia PM…


ECP holds govt responsible for not holding LB polls in ISB…
Suggests key amendments to ensure timely polls…


Remittances can be good for Pak, but this alone cannot be a permanent solution to its economic problems…


Americans suffered $10.3bn losses in all internet/call center-related frauds from India in last 11 mos…
An increase of 47% against last year’s $6.9bn…


Pak Army Resolves To Fight Back As Baloch Separatists, Islamic Zealots Link Up in Gwadar…
Gwadar Linchpin of CPEC…
PM & Army Chief meet, discuss security situation…
TTP back in killing business…
NSC meet on Friday…


Sindh Gov. Tessori makes major bid to unify MQM factions…


Blockbuster Pakistani film Maula Jatt to release in Indian Punjab…


PTI announces to hit the streets again across country, protest against inflation…


India Brings Back Covid Tests for Flyers From Some Asian Nations…


This Pakistani man was honored by Sharjah Police…


Turkey’s Erdogan drops retirement age requirement for millions…


How fast fashion is poisoning Pakistan’s drinking water…


Luxury Italian Hypercar — Runs Entirely On Garbage!


Israelis protest against Netanyahu’s return: 11 images


Seventy-five Years After Indian Partition, Who Owns the Narrative?


Pele dies at 82 after battle with cancer…
Pelé’s legendary career in his own words…
Pelé’s real name and why he hated famous nickname – which caused row with pals…
Skills, charisma, mysticism: The life of Brazilian football legend Pele…


Iranian chess player appears at Kazakhstan tournament without hijab for second day…


Media stocks lost billions in ’22. Next year doesn’t look any better…


Afghan professor shreds university diplomas on live TV…


New UK rules aim to remove Basmati rice sub-standard varieties from the market…


JFK Assassination Files Released…


How plastic gas bags are putting lives at risk in Pakistan…


Indian-American IT professional convicted in US of making illicit profits worth $7.3 million…


Lack of info on China covid surge stirs global concern… Worse than 2020?


PUTIN MISSILE TERROR…
120 ROCKETS, KAMIKAZE DRONES…


After A Century In Business, Sears Hometown Stores Are Packing It In…


A School for Girls in India and a Vertical Community Farm in US: 10 Unbuilt Socially Engaged Projects…


Fact check: Truth about 50,000 births in Faisalabad in 10 days…


Bradford cabbie Naveed Ansari, 46, who attempted to incite schoolgirl to engage in sexual activity jailed…


Indian realtor bids for Pakistani diplomatic property in Washington DC…


Iran confirms purchase of 4 Airbus A340s amid sanctions…


Many Leaving Tunisia as Democracy Unravels, Economy Founders…


The Privatization Syndrome and Pakistani Elite…


Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China…
The Most Intriguing Archaeological Revelations Around the World in 2022…


Authorities unfreeze Dar’s assets…
Dar sees ‘economic comeback’…
No other option but to implement IMF deal: Shahbaz
Former PM House employee detained over Shehbaz audio leaks…


Rapist freed by Pak court, agrees to marry his victim…
Decision enrages human rights activists…


HERE WE GO AGAIN!
WAVE ALERT FOR COVID ‘VARIANT’…


Biden doesn’t trust Secret Service, said agent lied…


TECHNOCRAT GOVT IN OFFING: Khan loses hope of early elections…
Default concerns…
Dar rubbishes ‘default mantra’ but admits economic situation dire…
Profits on foreign investments nosedive…


Shutterdown strike in Gwadar enters 3rd day…
Section 144 imposed for one month…


Top military brass vows to fight terror amid TTP resurgence…
With TTP back in killing business, Pakistan must now take a look at its ideological moorings: DAWN
Dealing with Afghanistan…


Turkey, Syria Defense Ministers Meet in Moscow…
Jordan king warns of ‘red lines’ as Netanyahu returns…
Israel’s new govt to promote West Bank annexation…


Twitter experiences worldwide service interruptions…


PUTIN GENERAL MYSTERIOUSLY DIES…
USA TESTS CHINA TRAVELERS FOR COVID…
ITALY SCREENS ARRIVALS…


GOOGLE Employees Brace for Cost-Cutting Drive as Anxiety Mounts…


RussiaChina rehearse attacking ‘enemy’ sub…


‘UFO’ over Las Vegas?
747 PILOT REVEALS SIGHTINGS…


Three cops locked up for ‘killing’ youth in Karachi…
Balochistan on the boil again…
No other option but to implement IMF program…


Plane carrying family of Iranian soccer player diverted by authorities…
Iran’s Revolutionary Year…


Saudis join others to issue terror alert in Pakistan…


Russian Lawmaker Who Slammed War Dies After ‘Falling’ From Window…
Putin Limits Oil Exports…
Second War Threatens to Explode in Europe…


‘ICU is full’: China hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ with Covid patients…
5,000 die daily?
Xi urges steps to ‘protect’ lives…
Wave Could Spark Dangerous New Variant That Infects World…


NDMA rules out spread of covid-19 new variant in Pak…


Russia says can send gas to Pakistan, Afghanistan in long term…
Gold near one-week peak in Pak on safe-haven buying…


Afghan Man Takes Daughters To Pak To Get Them An Education…


Pak army launches ops targeting TTP and separatists…


Right-wing Indian MP says Hindus should keep knives at home for ‘self protection’…


SHAHBAZ: ‘Didn’t know extent of economic problems when I took oath’…
Uncertainty to impact economic stability…
World Economy Headed for Recession in ’23, Researcher Says…


Winter storm leaves at least 37 dead in US as residents in western NY remain trapped under feet of snow: CNN
Blizzard buries Buffalo in 4 feet of snow…
‘Worst in history’…
Looting As City Plunged Into Chaos…
Woes from deadly storm continue across USA…
Bodies found frozen in cars, exposed in snowbanks…


Dancing in, dissent out as Saudi prince transforms country…


Iran’s Guards arrest 7 British-linked anti-govt protesters…


Manhattan’s trendiest neighborhoods terrorized by thieves…
SURVEY: Half Americans Hide In Bathroom For Alone Time From Family…


China has sent 71 planes and 7 ships towards Taiwan in 24 hours…
Largest incursion since Pelosi trip…
Beijing Warns Taiwan, USA…
US: ‘provocative military activity’…


Pak Navy Adds Force Multiplier: China’s ‘Hangor’ Subs, Turkey’s ‘Bayraktar’ UCAVs…
Pakistan probably only country in the world that’s not permanent home of its leaders…
Where are we headed?


US announces $200m for gender equality in Pakistan…


Blast in Islamabad…
TTP suicide car bombing: Policeman martyred…


Three in custody over ex-Army Chief Bajwa data leak…
FIA books 3 private firms in KP over ‘illegal’ dollar purchases…


Auto parts export to USA from Pak on the rise…


CM Sindh orders police-Rangers op to crush street criminals in Karachi…
Sit-in over power, gas outages in Lyari…


27 migrants from Badesh, Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Pakistan apprehended by Arab border security officials…
They attempted to cross the border illegally, sneak into Hungary…


Punjab at center of political tug of war…
On brink of constitutional crisis…
Shahbaz ‘stops’ governor from denotifying CM Elahi…
Punjab governor de-notifies CM…


Khan: ‘One man’ behind efforts to end PTI politics…
Questions institutions’ loyalty…
‘Everything will get out of hand if snap polls not held’…
Country will slip out of control in case of delay…
Only early polls can steer country out of quagmire…
S&P Global lowers Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating…
Forex reserves plunge to 8-yr low…


FBR eyes more taxes…


BLOOMBERG: China Is Likely Seeing 1 Million Covid Cases, 5,000 Deaths a Day…
Changes definition of Covid deaths…
STUDY: Regular exercise protects against fatal covid…


Flagship of Russian Navy catches fire…


Average American Logs 10 Sleepless Nights Per Month!
Life Expectancy Lowest Since ’96…


FACEBOOK riddled with ex-CIA agents…


Suddenly Everyone Hunting for Alternatives to US Dollar…
GALLUP: Americans’ Mental Health New Low; More Seek Help…


Banned TTP Pakistan’s ‘absolute red line’: Bilawal
ISB to continue working with US on regional peace…


Taliban Explains Why Afghan Women Have Been Banned From Varsities…
Afghan women stage street protest against the ban…


Netanyahu announces new govt with sweeping powers to far-right…


BRITISH-PAKISTANI inventor of chicken tikka masala dies at 77…
British couple circle the globe on a tandem bike in 180 days…
Joyland becomes first Pak film to get shortlisted for Oscars…


Trouble in the west: What went wrong at the Chaman border…


US delegation meets Sindhi nationalist leaders…


Pak identifies $8.2b flood funding gap…
Climate Migrants Face Tough Odds…


Look: World famous Dal Lake in Kashmir is frozen over…
Exclusive pics: Little boats break ice to float…


PTI to stage power show outside Punjab Gov. House…
Khan to announce ‘new plan of action’…
Rangers called in…


Pak economy in a tailspin…
Speculators jack up prices in informal gold market…

KSE-100 downslide continues, stocks fall 489 pts…
Dar asks FBR to achieve true tax potential…
Early markets closure on the anvil…


KHAN: Dissolving assemblies our constitutional right…
DAWN EDITORIAL: Despite ‘neutrality’ claims, security establishment role in current political crisis remains ambiguous…


Photos: Female students turned away from Afghan universities…
ISB ‘disappointed’ by Taliban ban on univ. edu for girls…
Wants engagement…

…in a fix on Afghan strategy’
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Like It or Not, Donors Must Work With Taliban on Economic Recovery…
FP: Taliban losing investors amid fears of war…


PTI lobbyist ‘engaged Hussain Haqqani at someone else’s behest’…
Claims, counter-claims…


Blinken calls Bilawal…
Ties growing between Pak, US: Analysts
‘US market bursting with potential for Pak products’…
Bilawal: Relations with US became ‘far more comprehensive’ since April…


ZELENSKY AT WHITE HOUSE…
SPEECH TO CONGRESS…

Biden to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine…
Putin vows to deploy Satan II nuke…


Clouds Running Out Of Space; Experts Warn Of Global Data Storage…
New Chat Bot Is ‘Code Red’ for GOOGLE Search…
Dolphins show hallmarks of Alzheimer’s…


4 Iranian Security Personnel Killed in Sistan-Balochistan province…


Three martyred in Miramshah suicide attack…
Bannu CTD siege continues as talks fail…
THE NEWS: Return to terror…
US offers help with TTP threat, India rivalry…
A counterterrorism future again?


Supercomputer predicts quarter of species will die by end of century…


Karachiites left at mercy of street criminals…
Lahore retains ‘title’ of most polluted city…
2300-yr-old Buddhist temple in Pak among ‘Top 10 Discoveries of 2022’…


EU reacts to Indonesia’s ban on sex outside marriage…


Russia, China to hold joint naval drills…
World order on the verge of cliff…
Warning US military ‘drained, strained’…


PML-Q’s Shujaat doesn’t see polls happening anytime soon…
1 million non-Muslim voters in four years…


US House committee on Jan 6 insurrection has recommended criminal charges against Donald Trump…
Condemns Trump as ‘central cause’ of insurrection in sweeping report…
Role Could Bar Him From Seeking Office…


Putin thought he’d crush Ukraine in 13 hours!
Kyiv says ‘kamikaze’ drone flies over nuke plant…


Musk Silent After TWITTER Users Say He Should Quit…


Russia to sell cheap crude oil to Pak, Petroleum Min. reiterates…


BJP workers incensed by FM Bilawal’s remarks on Modi; protest outside Pak embassy in Delhi…
What did Bilawal say? Watch…


3 boys arrested in Karachi for attempted rape on girl…
Another young man shot dead by robbers…

Remittances decline…
14pc in Nov…


Afghan Taliban shell Chaman border town killing civilian…
15 injured…
Centcom chief calls on Army Chief, discusses regional security…


Porn Addiction Skyrocketing…


IMF asks Pak to fix various economic indicators…
Financial Crisis Looms; ‘Tighten Your Seat Belts’…’
Shahbaz dismisses bankruptcy talk…
Most of country’s oil, gas reserves consumed…


Ex-Twitter worker gets 3.5-yr US prison term for spying for Saudi Arabia…


Khan to announce Punjab, KP assemblies dissolution date on Dec 17…
Says ‘Final’ dissolution date at Lahore rally…
Prez Alvi, Khan likely to have last word on dissolution…


THE NATIONAL: Challenges facing Pakistan’s new army chief are multiplying quickly…


India is upset, slams OIC secy gen’s visit to Pak-administered Kashmir…


Stranded in Pakistani hotels for months, Afghan refugees struggle with hopelessness while awaiting word from Canada…
20 men lashed in public in Afghanistan…


Lahore’s maverick restauranteur…


GALLUP: Satisfaction Among Americans With State Of Country At Lowest Level Since 2011…


U.S. launches Space Force in So. Korea to deter No. Korean missile threats…
Shelters, backpacks, and FM radios: Kyiv prepares for nuclear war…
USA Poised to Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine…

PUTIN READIES NUKES TO STRIKE WEST?
12X MORE POWERFUL THAN HIROSHIMA BOMB?


Morocco faces France in politically charged World Cup semifinal n Doha…
5,000 cops deployed in Paris ahead of clash…


Dhaka Debacle: ‘War is Too Serious a Business to Be Left to the Generals’…


Pak macroeconomy is in a mess…
Forex crisis deepens…
To get $32b loans this year, no ‘economic emergency’ needed…
Fin. Min Dar rules out economic default…
Khan wants ‘apolitical’ military to help stabilize economy…
Blames economic woes on pervasive ‘injustice’…
ET: Women empowerment can add another $30b to GDP…


Thousands march in Dhaka demanding govt. resignation…
What’s behind the protests?
Sheikh Hasina seeks int’l partners’ support to implement US$230 National Adaptation Plan (NAP)…
Pakistan for a strong, influential OIC…


Why is the West Against Islam?


TENSION: Turkey’s Leader Warns Greece Its Missiles Can Hit Athens…
Confidential Records Show Saudi Golf Tour Built on Far-Fetched Assumptions…


The battle to save the Amazon goes beyond Brazil…
Who Owns the Earth’s Lungs?
Human activity playing role in endangering thousands of marine species…


Household wealth down by $13.5 trillion in U.S., second-worst destruction on record…
Cuba Declining Economy Prompts ‘Historic’ Migration to USA…
Germany to tighten gun laws after suspected coup plot…


Washington accuses Moscow of offering Tehran ‘an unprecedented level of military and technical support’…
Warns of expanding Iran, Russia defense ‘partnership’…


Pak closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project in Balochistan…
Top Court: settlement agreement legal…
EXPRESS TRIBUNE: Not over yet…


Public execution, whippings mark revival of Taliban punishments…


Putin Says Russia May Add Nuke First Strike to Strategy…


Mystery of structures resembling kites from prehistoric times finally cracked…


XI IN SAUDI ARABIA…
NEW ERA OF TIES…
Milestone…
DAWN: End of Saudi Arabia’s ‘monogamous marriage’…
CNN: MBS rolled out red carpet for Xi, in a not too subtle message to Biden…
DESPARDES OBSERVERS: “CNN making too much out of Saudi reception”…
“I was surprised that the crown prince wasn’t at the airport”…
“May be still playing safe. Saudis will stay the course till the Chinese master the art of net security provision”…
“Was MBS at the airport to receive Trump and then Biden? If he was, and did not receive Xi, then the Chinese have a right to worry. The Chinese send senior officials to the airport but hold a proper VVIP welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People”…


FBI looking for ties between power facility shootings across states…
Power grid attacks reported across USA…


Iran forces shooting at genitals of female protesters…