Indian Navy Slashes Procurement as Protests and a Weakening Economy Spell a Rocky Road Ahead
DESPARDES Report — Indian Navy(IN) is scaling back its modernization programs, as financials and economic…
US Must Be Involved in Afghan Reconstruction: FM Qureshi, Expert
DESPARDES (Updated) — Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said United States must remain…
Govt Takes Off 3 Unutilized State Lands from Privatization List for Naya Pakistan Housing
DESPARDES — The PTI-government’s Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCOP) on Tuesday took off the table…
Foreign Investors Show Interest in Two LNG-Fired Power Plants Worth $2Bln
DESPARDES — The government has reportedly received statements of qualification (SOQs) from three foreign parties…
The Propaganda Multiplier: How Global News Agencies and Western Media Report on Geopolitics
“What the agency does not report, does not take place” INSIGHT — It is one…
Terrorism Fallout: Rise in Psycho-Social Toxicity in Pakistan
Terrorism and over sensationalized media coverage by private TV channels behind the rise in psycho-social…
State-run Gas Utility Unable to Find ‘Qualified Professional’ to Fill Top Slot
DESPARDES — State-run public utility Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGCL) has failed to attract competent…
Security Council Meets Today to Discuss Occupied Kashmir Lockdown
China had asked the UN Military Observer Group posted along the border areas between Pakistan…
Pakistan Supports an Afghanistan That is at Peace With Itself: Intra-Afghan Dialogue in Islamabad
Overarching such initiatives are Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement — after being elected — that…
British Pakistani Entrepreneur Invests in After-School Math, English Education Startup
DESPARDES — Karachi-based Ed-tech startup Dot & Line have successfully closed their seed round with…
Bangladesh Growth Pegged at 8 Pct This Year –With IT 53Pct of GDP
Bangladesh exports nearly $1 billion of IT services (53pct of GDP) every year – a…
‘Pakistan, Iran Borders are for Peace and Friendship’
DESPARDES — Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Zarif, on…