Beyond Default Pakistan has suffered from chronic governance problems for several decades. Heir to a post-colonial bureaucracy and a manageable population of 30 million (West Pakistan, 1947), the country managed to survive early on. The population continued to grow, reaching 70 million in 1971 and 130 million in 1998, but talk of harmonizing the country’s …
PSL Matches In Lahore PSL matches in Lahore a dispute over the cost of security lighting, which may have dampened the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL matches in Lahore) shine, was “apparently” settled when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the nine games at Gaddafi Stadium would be canceled as such were planned to take …
Security situation Security situation while efforts are reportedly being made to avoid elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to “weak” security situation, an independent think tank report said the situation in the country is not as dire as it was during the general’s 2008 referendums and 2013 elections. The situation was bleak ahead of …
Security Situation Not As Bad As Before 2008, 2013 Polls Read More »
Bharo Tehreek Prison It already seems certain that Imran Khan grossly exaggerated agreeing to PTI’s “Bharo Tehreek Prison”. Apart from some of the party’s most staunch activists, most of its supporters seem content to sit on the sidelines. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s reports on Thursday indicate that the party was in utter chaos on the day of …
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Granaz reunites Granaz reunites hundreds of Marri tribesmen who have been protesting in the city’s red zone and three bodies found in the Barkhan area over the past five days called off the occupation Friday night after Khan Muhammad’s wife Marri killed him with their children during the camp occupation had brought together, and the …
Sit-In Called Off As Granaz Reunites With Husband Read More »
Permanent Woes The cost cuts announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif send a welcome signal at a time of financial crisis and could help the coalition government regain public standing and move closer to finalizing a deal with the IMF. But will these measures solve the structural problems that force this country to regularly knock on …
A woman dies A woman dies Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates from a report by the United Nations Organization, which stresses that the world must drastically accelerate progress to meet global goals to reduce maternal deaths, or else there is a risk that this will …
A Woman Dies Every Two Minutes During Pregnancy Or Childbirth Read More »
China okays $700m China okays $700m Shortly after all the International Monetary Fund’s conditions to revive the $7 billion bailout were met, the finance minister announced on Wednesday that the board of the China Development Bank (CDB) has approved a $700 million loan to Pakistan. hoping for inflows from other multilateral lenders and friendly countries. …
6 TTP militants killed 6 TTP militants killed alleged terrorists linked to outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s counter-terrorism department and police during a joint intelligence operation in Lakki Marwat, police said on Thursday. In a statement released today, Lakki Marwat Police Spokesman Shahid Hameed said the operation at Dadiwala Police …
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Hundreds Aim For Jail Pakistani supporters of Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will take to the streets of the provincial capital Punjab today (Wednesday) to open the ‘Bharo Tehreek Prison’ where ‘over 200 supporters’ are being detained by the court. In preparation for the action, PTI’s social media was busy throughout the day with party staffers and leaders …
