Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
Increased inflation better than bankruptcy: Mian Zahid Hussain
Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said the process of fulfilling IMF conditions for obtaining loans has been started, which is leading to a huge increase in inflation. Inflation will go up to 27 to 35 percent and electricity, gas, petroleum products, and essential commodities will become more expensive which will hit the masses, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that the life of the common man will become more miserable butRead More
Washington owes world an explanation of Nord Stream explosion: Global Times editorial
By Global Times More than four months after the explosion of Nord Stream pipelines, a shocking report by US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh released on Wednesday has once again ignited international public opinion. The report provides details of how the US intelligence agencies planned the sabotage under the order of US President Joe Biden and how the US Navy carried out the bombing with the cooperation of the Norwegian forces. After the report was published, Washington quickly denied it. But simply using the phrase “fake news” is obviously not convincing.Read More
U.S. must face its deep-rooted disease of drug abuse
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily The United States has the worst drug problem in the world today. Twelve percent of global drug users come from the country, three times the proportion of the U.S. population to that of the world. During the past 12 months, 10.1 million Americans have consumed opium at least once, and 48.2 million Americans over the age of 18 consumed cannabis at least once. These shocking statistics mirror the harsh reality of drug abuse in the U.S., which is getting worse and has become an “AmericanRead More
PSL 2023: Imad Wasim’s 80 in vain as Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings
Peshawar Zalmi defeated Karachi Kings Tuesday by two runs during the second match of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) eighth edition at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. Lineups Karachi Kings: Sharjeel Khan, Matthew Wade, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Qasim Akram, Ben Cutting, Imad Wasim, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir. Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Neesham, Shakib Al Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, Sufiyan Muqeem, Salman Irshad.