Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan With an economic meltdown continuing unabatedly which has come as a corollary of the political uncertainty that has eroded the confidence of the people in general and that of the business community in particular, the country seems to have descended into a state of inferno and the public is made […]
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan BRICS is an acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa forming a group of developing countries and emerging economies of the world. This group has primarily been formed to counter growing influence of Group of Seven popularly known as G7, a group of the developed and
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The 10th anniversary of CPEC duly celebrated in an impressive ceremony held in Islamabad a few days ago with Chinese Vice Premier HE Lifeng as the chief guest, marks the successful culmination of CPEC phase-1. This phase has provided a launching pad to Pakistan\’s economy to take off, which would
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan In an auspicious turn of events, relations between Iran and Pakistan, the two key neighbouring countries of the South-Asian region, have turned for the better after having remained sour and lacklustre, and having witnessed ups and downs during the past few years due to myriad reasons, the most prominent among
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Today, making a huge departure from routine subjects that ordinarily deal with issues that attract mostly common readers, I am going to make you have a fleeting round of a revolutionary world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has created ripples in the realm of modern technology. With the rise of
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan It was a real treat to watch on television the most exciting and spirited freestyle polo match played between the traditional rival teams, i.e. Chitral A and GB A at Shandur Polo ground, the highest polo ground in the world located at an altitude of 12,250 ft. Both the teams
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan “He is the One Who has sent His Messenger with ‘true’ guidance (Quran) and the religion of truth (Islam), making it prevail over all others, even to the dismay of the polytheists”. (Surah As-Saf verse 9). The recent incident of burning of the Holy Quran that took place outside the
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan With continued deterioration of the economic health of Pakistan while the country is economically standing on a slippery slope, its economic managers are contemplating ways to meet repayment deadline approaching near as the country has to make the payment of 3.7 billion dollars in external debt installment due in June
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan With the two key pillars of the state, i.e. the Supreme Court and the Parliament dug their heels in deep and standing eyeball to eyeball with each other claiming supremacy, the country has entered a new phase of politico-judicial crisis as if the ongoing crippling economic crisis was not sufficient.
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Zaman Park Lahore turned into a battlefield on 15 March when the government launched an abortive operation to arrest the recalcitrant PTI Chairman Imran Khan who has constantly been defying courts’ orders and the law, that forced the Lahore High Court to intervene and stop the operation till next day.
