The frontier economy
A frontier region, then cramped between Safavids of Persia and Mughals of India, majority of the future Pakistan, along with present-day Afghanistan was often considered as an ideal buffer. Except…
India’s militarised approach towards Kashmir dispute
Ever since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian Constitution, which outlined the special status of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, India has started adopting a drastically…
The PTV problem
Growing up in the Pakistan of 1980s, a time before Cartoon Network and HBO, one of my fondest childhood memories is Maa’a waking me up in the morning for school,…
Intolerable Action
It has become a near regular occurrence; once or twice a year Maulana Abdul Aziz attempts to deliver sermons or forcefully occupy Lal Masjid, with the authorities managing to remove…
Another Stroke To The Economy
The government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) is facing a lot of challenges due to the lack of expertise in governance, particularly those regarding basic necessities. Shortly after the wheat crisis,…
Actor-comedian Orson Bean dies in accident
LOS ANGELES (Agencies): Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian, was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91. The Los Angeles County coroner’s…
15.59pc surplus witnessed in Pak-Italy trade: SBP
ISLAMABAD-Pakistan’s goods and services trade with Italy witnessed surplus of 15.59 percent during first eight months of ongoing fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year.The overall…
Huawei Tech again becomes top corporate patent filer
LAHORE -According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) data, China’s Huawei Technologies, the world’s biggest maker of telecoms equipment, has become the top corporate patent filer for the third…
Petroleum Div extends its unfailing support to govt
ISLAMABAD-Petroleum Division (Ministry of Energy) has extended its unfailing support to government of Pakistan in the fight to curb COVID-19 pandemic in country. The SNGPL (Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited…
Byco Refinery resumes production due to improved POL demand
LAHORE -Pakistan’s premier oil refining company, Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited (BPPL) has informed that it has resumed production. In late march, the Ministry of Energy had issued an order to…
