Pakistanis celebrate political Father’s Day on Twitter
It was Father’s Day on Sunday in Pakistan. As well as in the rest of the world. In the light of tweets, this is how Father’s Day in Pakistan was celebrated on Twitter: The father of Pakistan,...
Good news: Terrorist attacks decreased in Pakistan in 2014
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday released its annual report on terrorism. According to the report, terrorist attacks worldwide increased by 35 percent and deaths increased by 81 percent in 2014. This...
Pakistani passport ranks at 71 in the world
New story: Pakistani passport ranked second worst for international travel Pakistan’s green passport ranks at No 71, according to Passport Index website, which ranks each country’s passport power....
The Rohingyas: The most persecuted people on Earth?: The Economist
Myanmar’s Muslim minority have been attacked with impunity, stripped of the vote and driven from their homes. It could get worse. | The Economist Wali’s note: When a spate of fake pictures about Rohingyas...
You can now import planes & spares tax-free
Main terminal building at under-construction New Islamabad International Airport. The government on Friday announced tax exemptions on import of aircraft, their spare parts, training simulators and equipment used...
Pakistan at rock bottom in Human Capital Index
Pakistan ranks at 113 out of 124 countries in the ‘Human Capital Index’ because of its poor performance on educational outcomes, says the Human Capital Report 2015 issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF). In the...
What is the connection between Labour defeat in UK and PTI? Twitter tells us
While browsing through Twitter for UK general elections, found something striking: Ed Miliband’s Labour Party’s loss being linked with PTI and its Chairman Imran Khan (see above). One possible could be...
Pakistan is enjoying a rare period of optimism: The Economist
With the arrival of Nawaz Sharif’s government in May 2013, I started a series of strong and positive forecasts about the fate of our country on various social media outlets, particularly on my Facebook pages....
Where is your country on Development-Corruption Matrix?
Where is your country on this Development-Corruption Matrix? We need a global Development-Corruption Matrix which measures countries every year based on their yearly development score and the corruption index. From...
Pakistan ranked 81 in happy country list
With a happiness score of 5.194, Pakistan has been ranked 81st happiest country among 158 countries studied, according to the World Happiness Report 2015, released on 23 April. With a score of 7.587, Switzerland is...