Study Kit

National Sep 23: The government will recover the cost of security for power projects, mostly under CPEC, from consumers for entire 25-30 years life of the projects. Sep 23: Energy regulators of Saarc agreed to have harmonisation of regulations, codes and standards of electricity grids for cross-border electricity trade in the region. Sep 23: The government appointed Zahid Akhtar Zaman …

The recent killing of Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, ISIS’s propaganda chief, has been touted as a great success by the countries trying to decimate ISIS capabilities. It was seen as such a great achievement that both the United States and Russia claimed that their air attacks were responsible for his death. The forces ranged against ISIS—the United States, Turkey, the Iraqi …

National Sep 22: Pakistan was ranked 149th among 188 countries in the Global Burden of Disease Study, the first global assessment of countries’ progress toward the UN’s health-related SDGs. Sep 22: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar directed the FBR to launch an investigation into the offshore accounts mentioned in the Bahamas leaks. Sep 22: The Supreme Court restrained provincial governments from …

To many Indians, their country’s strategic position looks alarming. Its two biggest neighbours are China and Pakistan. It has fought wars with both, and border issues still fester. Both are nuclear-armed, and are allies with one another to boot. China, a rising superpower with five times India’s GDP, is quietly encroaching on India’s traditional sphere of influence, tying a “string …

Will there be a war between India and Pakistan due to attacks by non-state actors on an Indian Army installation at Uri? The question begs an answer due to the strident response of the Indian media. The war clouds obscure the fact that the death knell of conventional wars between the nuclear armed adversaries has already been sounded due to …

LAHORE: During its 71-year old history, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has had only one Pakistani as its President in 1962, when the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Chaudhary Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893-1985) was elected for this prestigious slot. Zafarullah Khan had earlier served as Pakistan’s first foreign minister between 1947 and 1954. A devout Ahmedi by …

OXFORD: The global target to prevent climate catastrophe, crafted at a landmark summit last year in Paris, will be very difficult if not impossible to hit, said some of the world`s top scientists meeting this week in Oxford. The first-ever climate pact to enjoin all nations vows to cap global warming at `well below` two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) …

National Sep 21: Addressing the 71st UNGA session, PM Nawaz Sharif urged India to engage with Pakistan in a serious and sustained dialogue for resolving the Kashmir dispute. He also pledged to maintain a credible deterrence against India’s unprecedented arms build-up. Sep 21: Humpback whales, scientifically known as Megaptera novaeangliae, were spotted off the coast of Karachi, which is a …

National Sep 20: The law secretary told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it lacks the jurisdiction to take up the matter of the Panama Papers. Sep 20: Renowned scholar and intellectual Professor Mir Abdullah Jan Jamaldini died. Sep 20: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan dropped by 128% in the first two months of the current fiscal year. …

National Sep 19: Chaudhry Tufail of PML-N won NA-162 Chichawatni, by-election. Sep 19: Habib Metro Bank won ‘Leading Partner Bank in Pakistan’ and ‘Leading SME Trade Bank’ awards by the Asian Development Bank. International Sep 19: China and Russia carried out joint naval exercises dubbed as Joint Sea-2016 in the resource-rich South China Sea. Sep 19: An Australian-led consortium with …