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World in Focus ( JAN-Feb’20) International

World in Focus ( JAN-Feb’20) National 

World in Focus (DEC-19 JAN-20) International    Dec 16: Chinese President Xi Jinping reposed trust in Hong Kong’s beleaguered leader Carrie Lam and told her that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support”. Dec 16: Jean-Paul Delevoye, the French government official whose controversial pension reform plans have triggered nationwide strikes, resigned. Dec 17: The Geneva-based World Economic Forum released its Global Gender …

National  Dec 16: The Supreme Court of Pakistan held that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa would stand retired after six months unless parliament allowed him extension of tenure by amending the relevant army laws. Dec 16: A European group the ‘EU DisinfoLab’ uncovered a network of obscure NGOs and think tanks that assist over 200 …

Justice Gulzar Ahmed The 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed was born on February 2, 1957, in Karachi, to Noor Muhammad, a renowned lawyer of that time. Justice Ahmed completed his elementary schooling from the city’s Gulistan School. He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government National College, Karachi, after which he …

NATIONAL Nov. 16: The Lahore High Court (LHC) allowed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad initially for a period of four weeks, extendable on the basis of medical reports. Nov. 16: The tenth session of the European Union-Pakistan Joint Commission concluded in Brussels, Belgium. The European Union offered technical assistance to Pakistan for implementation of the Financial Action …