Pakistan: Selling Treasure for Pennies
Pakistan’s Khewra Salt Mine supplies genuine Himalayan pink salt, yet exporters sell raw for pennies while Western brands charge $8–$15/kg. The article calls for value-add, processing, and branding to capture…
Agriculture, food security, water management: Pakistan, KSA agree to expand cooperation
In a bid to turn their longstanding ties into stronger economic and investment links, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to expand cooperation in agriculture, water management and food…
Pakistan: PML-N leader calls for UN restructuring
• Abdul Qayyum says veto powers and limited Security Council representation undermine impartiality• Urges states to uphold international law and UN resolutions Former senator and PML-N leader retired Lt Gen…
Pakistan: Concrete progress, institutional paralysis
An 82.25 percent disbursement rate and substantial progress on rehabilitation works at the Guddu and Sukkur barrages should ordinarily have been grounds for satisfaction. Instead, the World Bank has downgraded…
What do Portugal’s Tomar and Porto look like through the eyes of a Pakistani historian?
I went to the city for a conference and found the age of crusades turning quietly into the age of empire. If you walk into the round church in Portugal’s…
Pakistan Energy Sector: Sun and gas
A parliamentary forum in Pakistan highlights LNG’s interim role and its CO2 impact, warns against take-and-pay deal lock-ins, and points to rapid solar growth as key to cleaner energy planning.…