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The energy transition is good news for Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Renewables could become a new source of export income, growing even as income for the
Continue readingINSIGHT: Thar Coal to Hydrogen For Middle East Renewables Export
At the end of the day, China has taken a hit. Last week Forbes reported that Coronavirus could be the end of China as a global manufacturing hub. SoDATA (South
Continue readingINSIGHT: China Takes a Hit, #Coronavirus Mention in Media 20 Times More Than SARS
DESPARDES — Kuwait has suspended the issuance of all types of visas in a bid to control the Covid-19 outbreak, local media reported on Tuesday. As of Wednesday, 72 confirmed
Continue readingKuwait Suspends Visa Issuance, Shuts Cinemas and Postpones Sports Events
DESPARDES — In a first, Turkish film Miracle in Cell No 7 is all set to be released in movie theaters across Pakistan on Friday March 13, 2020. The film
Continue readingFirst Turkish Film With English Subtitles Set for Release in Pakistan
SoDATA — Khan government seeks to ‘depoliticize’ development funds usage and minimize ‘lopsided’ development initiatives in select cities. Speaking at the launch ceremony of Data4Pakistan. PRemier Khan said lopsided development
Continue readingPTI Govt. Launches Portal Aimed at ‘Depoliticizing’ Development Funds Use
Last November, several carloads of Sihk pilgrims from Canada crossed the western border — where the fencing is taking place — on way to the Kartarpur shrine. SoDATA (South Data)
Continue readingPakistan-Iran Border Fence On Schedule; ‘Helping Manage Coronavirus Spread’
Putin dumps MBS to start a war on America’s shale oil industry SoDATA — “Interesting times”, says a Pakistani defense analyst. Energy analyst Rashid Hussain Syed says, “if you look
Continue readingOil Crashes, Stocks Crater on Coronavirus, Crude War Fears, Putin’s ‘Shale’ Move
DESPARDES — President Donald Trump shortly after being elected, had said his administration would deport as many as 3 million unauthorized immigrants with criminal records living in the United States.
Continue reading‘We Were Deported From U.S. to the Wrong Country’
Investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan is an important moment, writes BBC analyst Jonathan Marcus DESPARDES — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorized prosecutors to investigate whether the Taliban, the
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Built on the mouth of the Indus River, Bhambore had been a busy port before the delta silted up; Pottery pieces found at the site originated in Iraq and Iran.
Continue readingBiggest Ivory Workshop in Ancient World Discovered in Bhambore, Sindh
DESPARDES — Erik Prince, the security contractor with close ties to the Trump administration, has in recent years helped recruit former American and British spies for secretive intelligence-gathering operations that
Continue readingErik Prince of Blackwater Fame Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups