Barter trade with neighboring countries
The Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan has issued a special letter under which specific goods including petroleum and natural gas can be traded with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia under the barter system (exchange of goods). This is a very im...
IMF demands and next budget
As the economic crisis is deepening in Pakistan, all eyes are set on the IMF deal, which is subject to undue delay and uncertainty. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is insisting on three demands to move towards a staff-level agreement, including...
A decade of CPEC project
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a grand project of friendship and economic development between the two countries, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. In fact, this project can take the friendship to next leve...
Time to save agri sector from further destruction
Though the country has already been facing a shortage of food stuff due to last year’s floods which damaged the wheat, rice and other crops, but the recent political turmoil and insatiability is going to further aggravate the crisis. The UN Foo...
International pledges: Only 21 per cent of aid received for flood victims
Last year floods caused severe destruction in the country, but despite the passage of eleven months, lakhs of victims are still waiting for relief. Pakistan has repeatedly appealed for aid at the international level through the United Nations, but so...
A crisis of another kind
As the world resources are on the decline, Pakistan is also faced with the dilemma. However, in the case of Pakistan, it’s water which is taking the central stage as water is an existential threat to our country, which is facing a huge crisis o...
Time to provide relief to the common man in budget
Relief from foreign debt, increase in exports, reduction in trade deficit, domestic and foreign investment, government and non-government level austerity, conducive environment for peace and security, are essential for the survival, development and e...
Time to tap potential of religious tourism
It is good to see that tourism has been attracting great attention in recent times and the current month saw a special emphasis on promoting the Gandhara heritage which can be gauged from various events held this month so far. Recently, the Vesak Day...
Kashmir issue: India fails to throw dust in the eyes of the world
It is good to see that the Modi Sarkar, which wanted to give the world an impression that everything is normal in the Indian occupied Kashmir by hosting the G-20 tourism moot there, has miserably failed in its efforts as many a country stayed back to...
Flour shortage to continue despite bumper wheat crop
According to the official claims, a bumper crop of wheat has been achieved this year along with an increase in the average yield per acre. However, despite this, the target of wheat production set by the government could not be fulfilled. According t...
