Search results for "corruption"
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Crown Prince Mohammad aims to recover $100 billion from the ‘corrupt’ Saudi elite
Photo: The White House/Cropped by User:Siqbal/Wikimedia Commons Saudi Arabia’s reform-seeking Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman aims to recover around $100 billion from 200 princes and businessmen implicated in a sweeping crackdown on corruption. The majority of...Nov 24, 2017 1109 0 -
Alarming rise in Afghan opium production to fuel militancy, regional troubles
Opium poppy field in Afghanistan. Photo: IRIN/UN The United Nations is ringing alarm bells that the production of opium in Afghanistan – a major source of the Taliban insurgency – has seen an 87 per cent production...Nov 16, 2017 1073 0 -
Maryam Nawaz says ‘People tell me I was meant for a certain role’
While terming reports about political infighting in the Sharif family as overblown Maryam Nawaz has indicated that she envisages a “certain role” for herself in the future. The daughter of the embattled prime minister Nawaz Sharif...Oct 28, 2017 2310 0 -
We-Fi seeks to empower women entrepreneurs in developing countries
The story of women entrepreneurs successfully running businesses is not new. But is it being replicated in a new changing world? With greater levels of literacy and highly skilled qualifications more and more women aspire to...Oct 17, 2017 1542 0 -
Economic upturn opens window of opportunity to tackle key challenges
Silicon Alley centered around Flatiron District NYC, Photo Dave Lindblom/Wikimedia Commons In a communiqué released after the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting in Washington, world’s top finance managers welcomed the continuing global upswing in economic activity...Oct 16, 2017 1166 0 -
UN expert says Switzerland needs to do more to keep ‘dirty money’ at bay
Zurich, Photo by MadGeographer/Wikimedia Commons Amid international concerns over money laundering and corruption, a top United Nations human rights expert has asked Switzerland to ensure that so called dirty money – which stems from tax evasion...Oct 5, 2017 1142 0 -
Climate change and conflicts among top concerns for millennials
Green Peace March in Madrid 2015 Photo: OsvaldoGago/Wikimedia Young people all over the world feel climate change, conflicts and corruption pose serious challenges but they also believe in the power of technology for well-being of humanity....Sep 4, 2017 1343 0 -
Interim PM wants to fix civil-military relationship
Interim Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi wants to fix some of the longstanding frictional relationships in Pakistan’s governance system including civil-military equation. In an interview with The New York Times before taking oath of office to...Aug 2, 2017 1409 0 -
Pakistan averts political instability; remains key to regional security
A day after Nawaz Sharif relinquished prime minister’s office – in line with a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case– Pakistan seems to have averted political instability. Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif, a longtime chief minister...Jul 29, 2017 1850 0 -
US says Nawaz Sharif exit Pakistan’s internal matter; looks forward to smooth transition
Photo by UK Department for International Development/Wikimedia Commons The United States sees Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s ouster after the Supreme Court disqualification of him from holding the elected office as Pakistan’s “internal matter.” A State Department spokesperson...Jul 28, 2017 1425 0
