Pakistan after BRICS declaration
Wali Zahid The recent BRICS Summit of five emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – in Xiamen, China, stirred quite a debate in Pakistan and India. Unlike previous BRICS...
Japan PM lays foundation stone for Indian bullet train
14 September update: In a landmark moment, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe jointly laid the foundation stone for the proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail Network,...
Pakistanis to get Qatar visa on arrival
Pakistani nationals will now be able to get a Qatar visa on arrival for up to 30 days. With this, Pakistan becomes 81st nationality to be included in a Qatari visa-free entry programme announced earlier this month....
Nine questions on China-India Doklam border standoff
28 August update: Breakthrough: China and India agree to end two-month-long standoff in Doklam. China confirms India has withdrawn its troops. – Xinhua by Wali Zahid A remote border area no one heard of until...
Nawaz Sharif takes his case to masses
Exactly a month ago on 13 July, Panama JIT presented its report to Supreme Court, on which basis the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was to be dismissed a fortnight later. There was speculation at the time that Nawaz...
Xi: Party’s absolute leadership over army
By Wali Zahid China on Sunday held the first-ever Army Day parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The venue was a remote Zhurihe Combined Tactics Training Base in...
How China beats US economy by a trillion dollar every year
Global exclusive by Wali Zahid Since 2014 when China first overtook the US economy by GDP purchasing power parity (PPP), China has been leaving the US economy behind by nearly a trillion dollar every year. With...
Pakistan’s GDP PPP crosses $1 trillion, ranks 25th in world
Wali Zahid BREAKING: Pakistan joins trillion-dollar economies club as its gross domestic product (GDP) based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) just crossed $1 trillion. By PPP ranking, Pakistan is now 25th largest...
Panama Game: JIT report may result in slow death through NAB trial
A legal view | Barrister Ameer Abbas Khan | Guest post What outcome to expect from the Panama JIT report tomorrow? And what will Supreme Court do with the JIT report? This is the hot question everyone is asking...
Harvard predicts Pakistan GDP to grow by 6% over 10 years
Wali Zahid EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan’s predicted annual growth rate over the next 10 years is nearly 6 percent, according to the revised growth projections presented by researchers at the Center for International...