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DESPARDES — The first Pakistan-Turkey defense equipment exhibition kicked off in Islamabad at the Pak China Friendship Center amid growing bilateral bonhomie between the two countries pegged on historical, cultural
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DESPARDES NEWS ANALYSIS — Days before combined opposition’s ‘planned’ Azadi March –led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman to the capital to seek ouster of PM Khan and demand and fresh elections,
Ukraine officials knew about the U.S. aid freeze before it became public……undermining a key argument in President Trump’s impeachment defense BILAWAL: Will topple Imran Khan and his facilitators…KHAN: ‘DHARNA HAS
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No Wonder They Called Him “The Voice” In addition to his keen melodic sensibility, Sinatra also set a high bar with his technique. In the video above from 1965, we
Continue readingWatch Frank Sinatra Record “It Was a Very Good Year” in the Studio in 1965
Gottlieb played a seminal role in shaping the agency in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also an outlier. Gottlieb, who grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in the
More than missiles, the display revealed a nation seeking to supplant U.S. as the dominant military and technological power in the Asia-Pacific region. DESPARDES — A carefully choreographed parade by
Continue readingChina’s New Way of War: More Than About Missiles Display
Energy imports bill drop by $627 million this year; “Pakistan’s energy basket adjusted to meet local demand while prioritizing clean and cheaper source appears to be showing results amid slowing
Continue reading$627M: Crude Imports Drop, LPG and LNG Imports Rise in Pakistan
DESPARDES — A team of foreign diplomats posted in Pakistan were taken to the Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to witness firsthand whether the Indian army had
Current account deficit witnesses huge decline; PM Khan seeks ‘out-of-the-box solutions’ amid austerity; Economy remains a national security issue; Remittances is the ‘ATM card’ DESPARDES (Updated) — Pakistan’s current account
Continue readingA Dollar Saved is Dollar Earned: PTI-Govt’s Fiscal Management Amid Slowing Economy
DESPARDES — Aimed at showcasing the artwork by desi artists all over the globe, a hashtag, #SouthAsianArtists, recently took Twitter by storm. This is the third year running that artists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
JONATHAN SHAW — Pakistan’s image in the West as a lawless place in which no westerner is safe was illustrated by President Trump’s infamous tweet in early 2018, in which
Khan in Riyadh; meets King Salman…Mission: defuse Saudi-Iran tensions… Russia military now patrolling between Syrian, Turkish forces…SYRIA UNRAVELS… HUFFPOST: Pakistani Fans Are Really Into Kate Middleton’s Royal Tour Wardrobe… Will
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