DesPardes Report Feb 2023 As the World Turns

JAIL BHARO TEHREEK takes off….
Punjab govt prepares strategy…
‘Peaceful’ movement, says Khan…
PTI senior leadership forces itself into prison van in Lahore…


KHI LG Polls: ECP issues warrants of 6 presiding officers…


XI TO MOSCOW…
Putin and Biden deliver dueling fiery speeches on Ukraine…


PAK ECO CRISIS: Salaries cut, ‘unnecessary’ trips prohibited…
Federal cabinet to forgo salaries, perks…
Major austerity measures unveiled…


Lahore High Court grants Imran Khan protection against arrest in ‘rioting, terror’ case…
His Party PTI to Court Arrest in Push For Early Elections…


OPINION: Answer to Pakistan’s governance issues lies in institutional reforms, not change in leadership…

Amjad Islam Amjad’s drama Waris is as relevant today as it was in 1979…


Muslims burnt alive, churches attacked daily in modern India…
India anger over charred bodies linked to cow vigilantes…


Israeli protesters attempt to break into Knesset as judicial reform debate begins…


Americans applying for controversial ‘golden passports’ more than any nationality…


Ukraine president fears WWIII if China supports Russia…
POLAND FEARS NEXT ATTACK…
BIDEN SURPRISES KYIV…
MAG: President’s Trip Took Guts…
Walks in Warzone..


Philippines sides with US amid rising regional tensions between Beijing and Washington…
Mull joint coastguard patrols in So. China Sea…


Landlocked Central Asian countries find seas of opportunities in cooperation with China?


US says UN Security Council silence on No. Korea missiles is dangerous…
Seeks Security Council Unity…
Seoul signals nuclear ambitions!


How the $73.5 billion infant formula industry milks new parents anxieties…
What Singapore is doing about it…


Wooden object nearly 2,000 years old suggests Romans used sex toys…


Bring Khan in ambulance if needed, rules Lahore court…
Conditions protective bail to in-person appearance…
Anti Terror Court rejects bail in ECP protest case…


Study shows ‘striking’ number who believe news misinforms…
CLAIM: Israeli firm meddled in 30 elections around world…


Inflation in Pak could average 33pc in first half of FY23, says Moody’s economist…
Fitch downgrades rating, sees ‘real possibility’ of default…


Female patient dies as elevator collapses in Karachi hospital…
CCTV footage: 13-yr-old girl goes ‘missing’ from city,,,


Earth’s Core May Be Causing Strange ‘Anomalies’…


US military downs Iran drone in Syria…
China Warns of Retaliation Against US Entities in Balloon Saga…


When Your Boss Is Tracking Your Brain…
Elon Musk Forced Algorithm Change to Boost HIS Profile…
The mind-bending dangers of his brain-chip revolution…


Tim Hortons’ Lahore launch divides the internet…


DAWN editorial: It is foolish to expect the world to bail us out when the ruling elite is clinging to status quo…
Finance bill to meet IMF conditions; tabled in parliament…


Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary…
Tax probe of BBC a follow-up, not vindictive: official


Confusion abounds on UFO origins…
Satellite Images Reveal Balloon Bases…

US says will preserve dialogue with China despite balloon rift…
DEFENSE SECRETARY: NO ONE’S CLAIMED OWNERSHIP…


Xi hails Iran’s ‘solidarity’ during ‘complex’ world situation…
China closes Consular Section at its embassy in ISB temporarily…


USA to Add $19 Trillion in New Debt Over 10 Years…
Could default in July…


NYPD cop of Pak origin laid to rest with full honors…


Khan calls for ‘internal military inquiry’ against Gen Bajwa…
Khan versus Bajwa…


World Bank unveils roadmap for Pak to reduce distortions in economy…
Pak-IMF Loan Deal Proves Elusive…
Rs170bn addtl. taxes crucial for deal: Dar
Talks to Continue…


Indian forces crack down on funerals of Kashmiri fighters…


Iran releases emaciated dissident after long hunger strike…


China Accuses U.S. of ‘Information Warfare’…
PENTAGON DOWNS ‘HIGH-ALTITUDE OBJECT’ OVER ALASKA…
Smaller than Chinese balloon…


Huge Piece Of Sun Breaks Off, Scientists Stunned…
Impact Earth?


UPDATE: After 104 hours buried by Turkey earthquake — woman brought out alive!
More children rescued as toll nears 24,000…
President Erdogan admits to shortcomings in response…
Visits quake-hit south…
Pledges govt money, housing aid to survivors…
BBC: Failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable…


Supreme Court orders wealthy taxpayers to deposit 50pc super tax in 7 days…
FBR projects Rs250bn from super tax in FY23…


FACT CHECK: Are Pak, India at risk of a major earthquake?


Wikipedia blocked across Pakistan…
…over ‘sacrilegious content’


Six CDA officers in ISB booked over corruption…


Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after years in exile…
Pakistan’s last military ruler…
Allied with the US and oversaw rapid growth…


Thousands gather across Israel to renew anti-gov’t protests…


Signs of Coming Russian Offensive in Ukraine Mount…


CHINA SPY BALLOON SHOT DOWN OVER ATLANTIC…
Video shows moment F-22 took out surveillance craft…
US military moves to recover debris…
Flashpoint in US-China tensions…
In world of drones and satellites, why use airship?


Imran Khan turns down Shahbaz’s APC invite…
Calls for ‘Jail Bharo’ movement…
Marriyum steps up Khan’s criticism…


SHOCK: ‘armed men’ rape girl in Islamabad park…


WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GWADAR?


IMF part of US-constructed ‘rules-based’ global order, but our woes homegrown…
‘Harsh’ IMF conditions alarm those at the helm…
Deadlock persists between ISB and global lending institution…
Why rupee tanked to historic low?


China delivers two nuclear power units to Pakistan…


Bigger, faster, farther: Batch of new rockets set to blast into space…


British PM Rishi Sunak joins meet between India NSA’s Sjit Doval and his UK counterpart…


Meet No. Nazimabad’s ‘cool’ Assistant Commissioner Hazim Bangwar: ‘I’m not a transgender, I’m a male’…


STUDY: Just One Conversation With Friend Each Day Increases Happiness…


World’s longest line of sub sandwiches assembled in Brazil…


Divisions in PML-N…
Maryam seeks ‘guidance’ from Khaqan Abbasi…
Resigned as party VP to give Maryam ‘space’, says Abbasi


Sh. Rashid booked in Karachi over ‘immoral, nasty’ comments against Bilawal…


Shahbaz Says IMF Giving Nation ‘Tough Time’ on Loan…
Invites Imran Khan for Talks — Amid Loan Issue…
Khan Rejects Invite…
Oil industry on ‘brink of collapse’; liquidity crunch worsens….
Debt servicing may surge to whopping Rs5.2 trillion…


IMF asks ISB to reveal assets of babus, their families…
Demands GST raised to 18%…

OPINION: A rare consensus on IMF…


DAWN Editorial: There is only one solution to end discord over polls in two provinces — early elections countrywide…
Sattar Baksh Solutions needed…
Talking Points on State of Pak Politics…


PAK BUSINESS FORUM: ‘Keep politics and economy separate’…
Charter of economy crucial for stability…


LAHORE records 16 suicides in a month…
Chinese nationals asked to hire private firms for security…


Peshawar mosque blast scares Christians…
Bomber entered Police Lines disguised as cop: IG Police
Protesters demand independent inquiry…


America imposes visa sanctions on Afghan Taliban…
The History of US in 10 minutes (Video)


Fancy number plates and tinted glasses…
WATCH: Woman slaps Police Officer for ‘stopping car’…
Karachi witnessed worst law and order situation in 2022…


Student’s hand fractured — after being tortured at school…


AI System Detects 8 New Strange Signals From Space…


Most of the “Fact-Checking” Orgs Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington…


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


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


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