While the global economy was already facing uncertainty due to the US-China trade wars since 2018, Covid-19 pandemic has also inflicted unprecedented economic shocks. No country is immune from the economic effects of the virus, at least not until the pandemic has been controlled universally. In April, the IMF predicted the global economy would shrink…
During peak holiday period, a person visiting a mega mall surprisingly finds a lot of empty areas, lesser people in the food court, enough space on the elevators and almost empty shops with nearly a third less people than expected. This is how the near future will look like after the Coronavirus pandemic! The English…
Interestingly, President Donald Trump continues to behave like the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. He is adamant to ensure substantial troops cut in Afghanistan. On November 13, the Pentagon announced that Trump would sharply reduce the number of US forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January. As the Afghan peace process faces…
The change of political leadership in the United States and the arrival of a Democratic candidate in the White House has turned over another chapter in American history. The victory of Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 59th quadrennial presidential election is a defeat of Republican Donald Trump. Still, it contains substantial potential to bring…
President-Elect Joseph Robinette Biden Jr’s strategic dilemma would be whether to embark upon a fast track bold damage reduction trajectory or take a cautious damage control route. The thought of Donald Trump getting more votes than all previous presidents of the US will, at least, keep pricking Biden’s continence. America’s 2020 Presidential Election has reinforced…
Suicide Bombings The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel on November 24 foiled a possible militant attack by killing a suspected would-be suicide bomber when he tried to sneak into a Police Station in Burki area of Lahore, reports Dawn. According to a statement released by Police, the suspected suicide bomber was killed in an exchange of…
Despite the ongoing global economic crisis being aggravated by the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, this year has brought outstanding results for the KHORGOS “dry port” on the border between Kazakhstan and China, which links China with Central Asia, Russia and Europe. On October 6, 2020 when after less than five years of its opening,…
PROLOGUE Aviation is one of the leading industries of the world comprising of manufacturing and operation of a variety of aircrafts and aeroplanes employed for scores of purposes. Air traffic is the fastest in terms of timing and is ubiquitous since it is successfully operated in different terrains and weather conditions. Air planes are effectively…
Bombs Blasts/IEDs Five persons were killed and two others injured when a mortar shell exploded in Akbarpura area of Pabbi tehsil (revenue unit) in Nowshera District September 29, reports Pakistan Today. Five killed in the blast were identified as Shafqat, Mukarram, Ali, Zahidullah and Hidayatullah. District Police Officer (DPO) Najmul Hasnain said the mortar shell…
A nation’s foundation lies in its history and its past, its martyrs and benefactors. Those who forget them will perish. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the father of the nation, commands significance in the world and occupies a very special place in the hearts of Pakistanis. When anyone, from the highest government official to chiefs of…
