Recently President ArifAlvi when talking about Balochistan said that the government was”seriously focusing” on the social and economic uplift of the province. He highlighted the”enormous opportunities” that would be brought to Balochistan because of CPEC. Haider Ali Nawaz is currently a student at Lahore University of Management Science pursuing his BSc (Hons) in Political Science. 8th September 1958, the coastal land of Gwadar was handed over to the Pakistani government, by the Omani royalty, and like the rest of Balochistan the area was mostly neglected by the government. To seeRead More

Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Kazakhstan is the “biggest” economy of the Central Asian Region which has also “plentiful” of natural resources. It celebrates 30 years of its independence in 2021. During these years it has successfully “transformed” its macro-economy which is now stable and sustainable with bright prospects. Due to numerous and constant structural reforms its national economy has been diversified up to optimal levels of productivity, innovation and renewables orientations. Its banking system is the biggest in terms of deposits, finances, operations and mortgaged assets in the wholeRead More

Wajeeha Bilal Our historical timeline seems to suggest that colonial and empirical wars might be a thing of the past. While the human population has improved with an inclination towards democracy and a better civilization, we tend to believe more in peace and diplomacy. But with all the ongoing conflicts, it is hard to imagine that we have achieved peace. Most of these conflicts are mostly civil wars as a result of cold wars or political instability. We may be directed towards peace with the establishment of peace-oriented organizations andRead More

ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 :Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) would organize national “Azadi Mushaira” on August 14 in connection with Independence Day celebrations. PAL Chairman Prof Dr Yousaf Khushk told APP on Sunday that the academy has planned a number of programmes in connection with Independence Day celebrations. He said that eminent poets and scholars would be invited in the “Mushaira”, adding that academy was making efforts to encourage young poets and writers. Dr Yousaf Khushk said that the literary personalities had played very important role in creation of Pakistan. HeRead More

BEIJING, Aug 8 :As part of the celebratory activities of 70 years of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties, five movies from Pakistan were screened during a first-ever Pakistan Film Week where a lots of interest was witnessed among Chinese movie lovers. The movies screened with Chinese and English subtitle during the week were Motorcycle Girl, Punjab Nahi Jaungi, Bin Roye, Ho Mann Jahan and Blind Love. Pakistan Embassy, Beijing and China-Film Administration jointly organized the four-day film week to further enhance cultural exchanges and people to people contacts between the two countries.Read More