INSIGHT: Debating a Dictator
Akbar Ahmed recalls a time when he couldn’t resist questioning General Zia-ul-Haq on his vision for religion, state and society – at an official event AKBAR AHMED — Can you
Kashmir at OIC Summit: Special Envoy Appointed to Monitor Rights Violations
DESPARDES News Monitor — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has appointed Saudi Arabia’s Yousef Aldobeay as its special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir, reiterating its support for the legitimate
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan Likens Donald Trump to ‘a 20th-Century Fascist’
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, accuses Donald Trump of ‘shamelessly’ interfering in the Conservative party leadership race; says the UK shouldn’t “roll out the red carpet” and give Donald Trump
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Pushing the Edges: FBR Drive Yields Incremental Successes
The IMF’s has been pushing Pakistan to make tax efforts equal to 1.7 per cent of GDP that requires at least Rs600bn additional taxes or tax collection; the World Bank
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Trade Fears Erase Over $2Tr From Global Stocks in May
DESPARDES News Monitor — President Donald Trump has opened a new front in his ongoing tariff war with China: Mexico. Global stock markets have shed over $2 trillion in value
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Request Made to Hide USS John McCain During Trump Visit to Japan
Trump has criticized McCain when he was alive and after his death last year The U.S. has acknowledged a request was made to reduce the visibility of the USS John S.
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Pakistan Needs to Increase Tax Compliance, Not New Taxes: World Bank
99 Pct People Can’t Be Served On 1 Pct People’s Tax, Says PM Khan in Address to the Nation PKONWEB Report — Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a video message
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Three Kashmiri Youth Killed By Indian Forces in Occupied Valley
DESPARDES News Monitor — Three Kashmiri youth were killed by Indian security forces in occupied Kashmir on Friday amid widespread protests across the divided Himalayan region seeking self-determination. All the
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A Conversation On Pakistan Affairs In Riyadh, December 2011
“Irshad Salim, a consultant, journalist, writer, motivational speaker, and a dual national from New York, is currently in Jeddah on a consultancy assignment. During his interactive session with overseas Pakistanis
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Russia Refused To Sell S-400 Air Defense Missile System To Iran: Report
DESPARDES News Monitor — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has turned down a request by Iran to purchase the advanced S-400 missile defense system, Bloomberg reported on May 30, quoting two Russian officials
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US Pulls Tax Exemption From Pakistani Diplomats
DESPARDES News Monitor– The United States said Friday that it had suspended tax exemption privileges enjoyed by Pakistani diplomats in Washington due to parallel disputes with Islamabad in the latest
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Paragon Housing: NAB Files Reference Against Saad Rafique, Brother
The Paragon City case is one of the NAB’s first references filed using a newly laid 10-month rule to complete investigation and file official complaint (reference). PKONWEB Report — The
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