The US has magnificently succeeded in influencing the two largest institutions in the world: the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which are employed as a tool in their enlargement plan; to further US economic neoliberalism-based foreign policy. Since 1950, Pakistan has been a member of the IMF. IMF gives Pakistan loans; therefore, […]
Author: Syed Haider Abbas Mehdi
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi jailed for another 7 years on corruption charges
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another seven years in jail as her long series of trials concluded on Friday. Following this sentence, the Nobel laureate now faces more than three decades in prison. Suu Kyi, 77, has been imprisoned by the military since a coup last year and has been […]
Best Places in Lahore to Visit on New Year night
The district administration has issued NOCs for fireworks on New Year’s Eve at nine locations throughout the Punjab capital of Lahore. Ex-PM Imran Khan’s nephew also received permission to hold a fireworks display on the eve. Hasan Niazi Advocate obtained permission for fireworks at his hotel. The Punjab Food Authority was granted permission to hold […]
Shahid Afridi’s daughter ties the knot with Naseer Nasir
Aqsa Afridi, daughter of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, married Naseer Nasir in a private nikah ceremony in Karachi on Friday. The event was attended by Shahid’s family and close friends, including Pakistan’s iconic fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was spotted standing behind the main ‘Divan’ of Naseer Nasir and Nikah Registrar. It’s worth […]
Fact check: Has Imran Khan divorced Bushra Bibi?
The video has been circulating on social media according to which apparently Bushra Bibi’s son confirms that his mother has been separated from her husband Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Bushra Bibi’s son claimed that his mother has been separated from Imran Khan. Who can be more close to a mother other than […]
High rates of gold make new record in Pakistan
The price of gold Friday witnessed a big jump, due to the increase in the rates of yellow metal in the international market. The price of 24-karat gold spiked by Rs1500 per tola on Friday. With this increase, the price of 24-karat gold reached Rs184,100 per tola in Pakistan’s jewelery market. The price of 10-gram […]
China – 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping will play a very significant role in both regional and international politics in 2023. He will focus on accomplishing his three top targets includes-Chinese Dream, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the China-GCC strategic partnership. Xi Jinping, who will assume charge for the third time in early 2023 as a Chinese […]
Politics of Authenticity & Communities
Imagine a town far off Siberia, its only connection to the outside world is through a single road and it has no electricity, internet, radio, and even books about the society outside the town. The main profession of the people there is cutting wood and supplying timber for the country’s lumber industry. Still, people are […]