Read The Diplomat, Know The Asia-PacificAs it stands, the IPS is too heavily focused on the Pacific. Adding Pakistan to the fold would bolster its ability to address Beijing’s strategic advances in the Indian Ocean.Then-U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis meets with Pakistan Ambassador Ali Jehangir Siddiqui at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 30, […]
Supreme court stands by decision to order elections next month in move that seemingly pits judiciary against governmentThe chief justice of Pakistan’s supreme court has stood by its decision to order elections next month in its most populous province, a move that seemingly pits the judiciary against the country’s government and the military establishment.The court […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to make most senior-level trip to India in 7 years CNNsource
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Television has changed the course of sports as long as it has existed, in ways both sweeping and specific.The NBA Finals were broadcast on tape delay as recently as 1980, but live broadcasts of epic clashes between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers helped usher in a golden era for the league. Baseball’s Dodgers […]
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ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Reuters) – Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil under a deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow, the country's petroleum minister said, with one cargo to dock at the port of Karachi in May.Pakistan's purchase gives Russia a new outlet, adding to Moscow's growing sales to India and […]
An economic crisis in Pakistan means many are going hungry during Ramadan CNNsource
ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Reuters) – Pakistan's current account recorded a surplus in March, the highest in two years, the country's central bank and market analysts said, following stringent import restrictions to manage the South Asian economy's turmoil.Islamabad is trying to get an IMF bailout back on track and both sides have been engaged since early […]
The Chinese national working at a hydropower project denies the allegation levelled by his co-workers.A court in Pakistan has ordered a Chinese national accused of blasphemy to be remanded into judicial custody for two weeks, police say.The man, identified only as Mr Tian in the official police complaint, denied the accusation levelled by his co-workers […]
