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‘Pakistan needs to attract more investments for higher economic growth’
A leading entrepreneur and founder of Pakistani American Leadership Center, Mossadaq Chughtai has said Pakistan needs uninterrupted inflow of foreign investment in order to achieve sustainable high growth and improve the quality of life. He noted that the...Mar 24, 2019 1042 0 -
‘Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan’ singer Shahnaz Begum passes away
Shahnaz Begum, who sang one of the most popular patriotic songs “Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan”, passed away Saturday in Dhaka. She was 67, and died as Pakistanis celebrated Pakistan Day, a national day that renews determination each...Mar 24, 2019 2980 0 -
Pakistan has potential to be a $2 trillion economy
A view of lit up highway network in Karachi Image Credit: newsphoto90/suleman sajjad (Nagan Ch, Karachi) / Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has the potential to grow into a $2 trillion economy in the next 28 years if...Mar 20, 2019 828 0 -
Imran Khan Govt. to launch diaspora bond ‘Pakistan Banao Certificate’
Seeking to shore up its foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan plans to launch a dollar-denominated diaspora bond – to be named Pakistan Banao Certificate – on January 31. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet has okayed rules that...Jan 26, 2019 1140 0 -
Nawaz Sharif handed 7 years jail term; Party protests graft case verdict
An anti-graft court on Monday sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case while it acquitted the ex-PML(N) leader in another case known as Flagship Investments...Dec 24, 2018 930 0 -
What Bush’s handling of the collapse of the iron curtain tells us
Featured Image President Reagan, VP Bush and Secretary General USSR Gorbachev Extracted from file on Wikimedia The passing away of president George H.W. Bush provides a moment of reflection on the 1989 momentous turn of the...Dec 3, 2018 1412 0 -
Pakistan reacts to Trump’s charges, recounting its counterterror role, sacrifices, economic losses
Pakistan has reacted strongly to President Donald Trump’s allegations that the South Asian country does nothing for the United States in return for billions of dollars in aid given to it. Prime Minister Imran Khan, in...Nov 19, 2018 823 2 -
Ayub Ommaya – the Pakistani-American who shaped neurosurgery with multiple inventions
For much of the past decade, negative mentioning of Pakistan and Pakistanis has been a norm in Washington. It was, therefore, a refreshing break to witness a select gathering of a cross-section of Washington luminaries to...Nov 17, 2018 3305 0 -
How advertisers in Pakistan use the media clout key
Governments and private sector organizations the world over spend billions of dollars every year on promoting their “products” whether it be individuals, political parties, corporate entities, programs, etc. While history records many propaganda campaigns, the most notoriously...Nov 13, 2018 987 0 -
Aasia is finally free; Imran Khan government pledges protection
The long nightmare for Aasia Bibi came to an end on Wednesday when the Pakistani Christian, acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case, was released from Multan jail. Aasia spent eight years in jail,...Nov 7, 2018 868 0