Bloomberg | Pakistan Targets First Export Jump in Four Years on Tax Breaks Bloomberg The new incentives may make Pakistani goods more competitive to the Chinese, who are the largest investors and contributors to Pakistan's trade deficit. As China finances more than $55 billion of infrastructure projects across Pakistan as part of its ... |
Washington Post | Islamic schools in Pakistan plagued by sex abuse of children Washington Post KEHRORE PAKKA, Pakistan — Kausar Parveen struggles through tears as she remembers the blood-soaked pants of her 9-year-old son, raped by a religious cleric. Each time she begins to speak, she stops, swallows hard, wipes her tears and begins again. Sex Abuse Pervasive in Pakistan Islamic Schools Madrassas allegedly 'infested' with sexual abuse of minors |
South China Morning Post | Behind the five biggest Chinese investments in massive infrastructure plan's Pakistan arm South China Morning Post The US$57 billion second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – an ambitious plan to integrate sea and land routes across Eurasia under China's Belt and Road Initiative – is moving along, guided by a joint cooperation panel's decisions ... Pakistan trying to create communal tensions in India ahead of state elections Pakistan will be a 'priority' in neighbourhood diplomacy: China New phase of CPEC to ensure technology transfer to Pakistan: Ahsan |
Hindu Business Line | Pakistan will always be important for US, say experts Hindu Business Line Pakistan will always be important to the US in its strategy towards containing Taliban and other terrorist organisations in Afghanistan even as India will continue to play a crucial role in balancing the geopolitical changes in the region, say experts ... Pakistan Welcomes US Offer to Prevent Militant Raids from Afghanistan Pakistan stresses political settlement in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the US and Pakistan Fight a Conflict of Interests |
Moneycontrol.com | Pakistan fears Hafiz Saeed's release might invite international sanctions Moneycontrol.com Pakistan might face sanctions from the international community if it released Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, the government told a judicial body on Tuesday. Pakistan's Punjab government on ... |
BBC Sport | Malahide to host Ireland's first Test match when they play Pakistan in May BBC Sport Malahide will be the venue for Ireland's first men's Test match when they face Pakistan next May. Ireland and Afghanistan were given Test status in June when they became the 11th and 12th full members of the ICC. Pakistan were confirmed as Ireland's ... Ireland to play debut Test match against Pakistan Ireland pick Malahide to host first ever Test against Pakistan |
The Hindu | Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar declared proclaimed offender in graft case The Hindu An accountability court ordered initiation of proceedings to declare Pakistan's embattled Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as a proclaimed offender in a graft case in Islamabad on November 21. Judge Mohammad Bashir held the hearing even as 67-year- old Mr. Pakistani graft court declares Finance Minister Ishaq Dar an absconder Pakistani court declares no-show finance minister 'offender' NAB court declares Ishaq Dar absconder, orders initiating 'proclaimed offender' proceedings |
The Diplomat | What Islamists 'Sit-ins' in Islamabad Say About Pakistan's Militancy Problem The Diplomat However, the protesters have not moved an inch, forcing the federal government to request the court for more time to negotiate with hard-line religious leaders that are leading the sit-in. On Monday, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan took a “suo moto ... Pakistan government buys more time to negotiate with protestors Pakistani government given 3 days to clear Islamist rally |
War on the Rocks | Nuclear Stability, Conventional Instability: North Korea and the ... War on the Rocks Editor's Note: This is the eleventh installment of “Southern (Dis)Comfort,” a new series from War on the Rocks and the Stimson Center. The series seeks to. |
Geo News, Pakistan | Pakistanis divided over federal government performance Geo News, Pakistan Of the respondents interviewed in the Gallup Pakistan survey, 42% expressed satisfaction over the performance of the federal government led by the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N). 30% of the respondents said they were dissatisfied with the ... |