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Panamagate: What Nawaz Sharif’s appearance before investigation team means
Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Photo: Khalid Mahmood/Wikimedia In a rare instance in Pakistan’s constitutional and judicial history, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear before an investigating team as part of the Supreme Court’s probe into...June 12, 2017 1306 0 -
British Election: Pakistan origin politicians expand voice with record 12 MPs
In the year 2015, there were 10 Pakistani origin candidates who made their way to the British House of Commons through elections. The newspapers called it a “historic election,” for the community, which in recent years...June 12, 2017 1139 0 -
Pakistan to sustain over 5 % economic growth rate in years ahead: World Bank
Gwadar deep seaport Photo: Umargondal/Wikimedia Commons Rebounding agrarian output, stable macroeconomic environment, expanding investments are creating conditions for a higher economic growth momentum for Pakistan with the GDP expected to be 5.5 in 2018, says the...June 6, 2017 1683 0 -
Spotlight on Panamagate as Jemima finds financial records to support Imran Khan
Photo: Official Imran Khan Facebook Page Imran Khan’s former wife Jemima Khan has said that she has traced15-year-old statements to prove the Pakistan Tehrik e Insaaf leader’s innocence in the court, where the PML (N) government...June 1, 2017 2370 0 -
Why Pakistan must deliver justice in the Panama Leaks case
Administration of justice and civilian supremacy over all national matters are the two hallmarks of democratic governance, and Pakistan has been in the midst of friction-filled struggle for both. The Panama Leaks corruption case against Prime Minister...May 26, 2017 1231 0 -
Pakistan now formally recognized as Emerging Economy
Karachi, Pakistan’s financial hub, Photo by Rahib ALi via Wikimedia Commons After knocking the frontier doors for nine years, Pakistan has entered the grouping of world’s next promising economies with the Index provider MSCI’s inclusion of...May 18, 2017 1678 0 -
UN embraces China’s New Silk Road initiative; US, Western powers join Beijing forum
A view of Gwadar Fish Harbor Photo Umair Adeeb/Wikimedia Commons Seeing a win-win equation for the international community from China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said both...May 15, 2017 4553 0 -
Indian, Pakistani writers can bring two nations together: Poet Agrawal
Pakistani and Indian poets attended an anniversary meeting of the Society of Urdu Literature, April 2017, Springfield, Virginia Credit: Umar John NEXT TV Indian and Pakistani writers can help bring the two uneasy neighbors together for the...May 13, 2017 2372 0 -
Amid Panama Leaks probe, UN urges countries to curb tax fraud
Featured Image Stop Handshake of Corruption by User:Herostratus/Wikimedia Commons As several political leaders around the world including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif face investigations in the wake of Panama Papers revelations on hidden wealth, a top UN...May 12, 2017 1354 0 -
A Pakistani-Indian love story with deepening marriage mystery
The photo by S.M. Samee shows a traditionally costumed bride signing wedding papers, via Wikimedia Commons Marriages between Pakistanis and Indians are not common. Nor are the legal and travel complications arising from cross-border weddings. But this...May 8, 2017 1760 0