Pakistan
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Pakistanis will have a new auto brand this year
Malaysian Proton Exora Bold Credit: Aero 7/Wikipedia Pakistanis will have the choice to buy a new brand of cars beginning summer this year. The arrival of Malaysia’s top manufacturer of Proton signals foreign automobile company’s confidence...March 24, 2019 873 0 -
Pakistanis are happier than Indians and all other neighbors – UN Report
Pakistanis are not only the happiest people in South Asia, they also rank happier than Chinese, Afghanis and Iranians, reveals. According to the World Happiness Report 2019 – which takes into account several factors like emotions,...March 21, 2019 4920 0 -
Islamabad calls out Indian duplicity over acuqittal of suspects in train bombing that killed 44 Pakistanis
Samjotha Express Train Credit: Najanaja/Wikipedia India often blames Pakistan for militant attacks on its soil but this week it was Pakistan that called out India for duplicity after a court acquitted four alleged attackers, one of...March 21, 2019 675 0 -
A poet’s reflections on the Khyber Pass
At the Khyber Pass There is nothing spectacular or even dramatic in the climb or the mountains but the air is almost tense in its silence so insolently indifferent to me and my times here:...March 20, 2019 1002 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...March 20, 2019 836 0 -
In countrywide crackdown, Pakistan detains mililtant leaders; seizes control of seminaries
In a countrywide swoop against militant groups, Pakistan has detained more than one hundred activists of banned organizations and seized control of around 400 seminaries and assets. State Minister for Interior, Shehryar Afridi says the Government...March 7, 2019 890 0 -
Pakistan-India standoff could have unintended impact on Afghan peace process
The continuing Pakistan-India standoff could force Pakistan to focus fully on its eastern border, creating implications for the Afghan peace process on its western border. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told Fox...March 5, 2019 731 0 -
Pakistan used JF-17 jets in downing Indian warplanes – Report
A Pakistani JF-17 thunder jet, Image Credit: Shimin Gu/Wikimedia Pakistan may have used JF-17 fighter planes in downing Indian jets last week, media accounts suggested amid reports that Washington wanted to know if Pakistan Air Force...March 4, 2019 1014 0 -
UN makes urgent appeal for restraint after Indian incursion into Pakistan
The United Nations has made an urgent appeal for calm and restraint in South Asia following Indian warplanes entered Pakistani territory in what New Delhi says was a strike against a hideout of Jaish e Mohammad...February 26, 2019 688 0 -
The tightening Saudi-Pak embrace in changing times
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looked set to further cement their close ties as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a warm welcome upon arrival for a visit that promises to bring as much as $20 billion...February 17, 2019 840 0
