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“We will remain committed to help Pakistan’s civilian government as well as security forces in dealing with terrorism”

Belonging to a middle class family of Bhai Khan Talpur village in Sindh’s Tando Muhammad Khan district, Suhai Aziz Talpur, is an impressive story of strong will, great determination, and relentless hard work. Beating all odds, she achieved marvelous success in CSS exam and was appointed as ASP. She is the first woman from lower Sindh to join the police …

China’s party leadership just announced the country’s reform agenda that will guide government policymaking and implementation for the next decade. Like previous such plenum documents, the announcements outline only broad priorities. If Beijing is serious in implementing the third plenum document’s central message on the decisive role of markets, then this may well prove to be a pivotal moment in …

National & International  National Oct 16: Amir Dogar, a PTI-supported independent candidate, defeated Javed Hashmi to win the NA-149 by-election. Oct 16: The WHO held that Pakistan is responsible for nearly 80 per cent of polio cases reported globally. Oct 17: Germany and the UNDP pledged 1 million euros for return and rehabilitation of IDPs of North Waziristan. Oct 17: …

A Mixture of Successes and Failures Quotes Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual …

Studies across the world show that political instability in a country is negatively related with its economic performance: it scares away capital, slows growth, pushes unemployment and increases poverty. Pakistan is facing the twin challenges of economic slowdown and militancy. The issues which create a political instability in the country take the government’s focus away from the real issues that …

Pakistan is willing to sell its silver. Why? The probable reason is that these public sector institutions have been very inefficient and are bleeding the economy. There are many reasons for this debacle. For instance, mega projects are not only ill-conceived but are also more egoistic than what we have at the moment, and the future of these new mega …

The world economy experienced a severe downturn following the emergence of global financial crisis that started with the burst of housing bubble in the United States in 2007. This bubble was formed due to the monetary policy which enabled the people to borrow at very low cost and it eventually led to excessive lending. Massive increases in subprime mortgages backed …

For the media, good news is not news. To be certain, every coin has two sides and every cloud has a silver lining. Yes, the economy is cloudy, murky and muddy but here’s the silver lining: One: Budget deficit, the root cause of at least a hundred other financial ills, is at 5.5 per cent of GDP ‘more contained than …

Prospects of Peace in an Over-armed World Ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle called man a social animal by nature because it’s a unique mix in his personality that he cannot live in isolation, but when living with others, he fights with them. Since the beginning of the world, this unique blend has led man to create chaos and provoke violence ergo …