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Either NAB will be left standing or Pakistan’s economy” – Asif Ali Zardari PKONWEB Report – Six corruption cases observers estimate involve billions of Rupees in embezzlement, misapproprations and money-laundering
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Reminiscent of Switzerland, a safe haven for refugees during World War II Pakistan hosts the highest number of refugees worldwide- mostly Afghans PKONWEB Report – Despite $230 billion economic losses
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DESPARDES News Monitor – A recent analysis/opinion piece in Carnegie Moscow Center captioned Russia’s changing internet rules with “Russia’s Sovereign Internet Law Will Kill Innovation”. The Kremlin’s domestic policy bloc
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The ILO estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers, with the largest population in the Middle East, and the highest remittances from USA DESPARDES News Monitor – The United
The World Bank says nearly two-thirds of the people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are under the age of 30 BE2C2 Report – The youth of
Continue readingYoung Arab’s Survey: Driving e-Commerce Boom, Unhappy With Quality of Education
Despite a strong headline GDP number for Q1, every important measure points to a continued slowdown starting last year DAVID P. GOLDMAN – President Trump Wednesday postponed a decision on
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Some things are happening good –for our future generations though. And many things are happening bad for the status quo. The ‘deep divide in opinion’ nested in the note you
Continue readingREADING AGAIN the NOTE Chishty WHATSAPPED Me in MAY
“..security situation has certainly improved over the past few years” PKONWEB Report – China’s ambassador Yao Jing on Thursday said an embassy branch would be opened in Lahore for issuance
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Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third day running as fears of supply disruption amid heightened tensions in the Middle East PKONWEB Report – Pakistan on Thursday urged United
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PKONWEB Report – Security forces killed nine Islamic State militants during an hours-long raid near Quetta in the restive southwest province of the country that has been hit by repeated
Continue readingNine Islamic State (Daesh) Terrorists Killed Near Mustang in Balochistan
Huawei denies its products pose a security threat DESPARDES News Monitor – Huawei has achieved quite the feat: in the space of a year, it’s gone from a little known
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DESPARDES News Monitor – A state-aligned Saudi newspaper is calling for “surgical” U.S. strikes in retaliation against alleged threats from Iran. The Arab News published an editorial in English on
Continue readingOil Prices Rise For Third Session; Surgical Strike Against Iran Suggested