The Global Social Network
Intermittent rain hit Karachi on third straight day and turned many roads and streets into rivulets on Saturday.
The citizens are facing severe trouble due…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on August 8, 2020 at 1:45am — No Comments
A recent New York Times piece titled "Poor and Desperate, Pakistani Hindus Accept Islam to Get By" talks of "Pakistan’s dwindling Hindu minority". An earlier New York Times story in December 2019 mentioned "the pressure for (Pakistani) Hindus to weigh moving to India". The paper also reported that "the Indian government granted 12,732 long-term visas, compared with 4,712 in 2017, and 2,298 in 2016".…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on August 6, 2020 at 5:30pm — 15 Comments
The 42nd session of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) will be held in Islamabad today (Thursday) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on August 6, 2020 at 12:30am — No Comments
Heavy downpour accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to hit Karachi as fourth spell of monsoon expected to enter the city today (Thursday),…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on August 6, 2020 at 12:23am — No Comments
Coronavirus has claimed 711,220 lives worldwide so far and infected 18,977,637 people, while 12,166,746 patients have been recuperated.
The number…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on August 6, 2020 at 12:12am — No Comments
Lebanon's capital Beirut faced nightmare as the massive blast at city port death toll rose to 135.
While describing the…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on August 6, 2020 at 12:07am — No Comments
The number of corona cases in the country has climbed to 281,863 on Thursday after more infections were reported in different parts of the country.
According to the national database, 727 persons…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on August 6, 2020 at 12:02am — No Comments
Is US-China technology war heating with Huawei ban? Is it part of the larger geopolitical landscape pitting the US as the established superpower against China as the new rising power? Is the fight over Huawei 5G merely a symptom of it? How will it affect global…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on August 4, 2020 at 7:35am — 48 Comments
In a new book titled "RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations", Indian investigative journalist Yatish Yadav has essentially confirmed some of what India's neighbors have suspected for a long time. Yadav has added to the revelations contained in a earlier book titled "Mission R&AW" written by ex Indian spy RK Yadav.…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on August 3, 2020 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments
Pakistani power sector is continuing its march toward cheap indigenous sources of electricity. Hydropower component has increased 22%, coal 57% and nuclear 8% while oil is down 54% and natural gas and LNG are down 32% and 15% respectively, according to Bloomberg. These…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on August 1, 2020 at 1:00pm — 19 Comments
Intel has recently fired its Indian-American chief engineer Venkata Murthy Renduchintala, who also served as Group President of the Technology, Systems Architecture and Client Group (TSCG), for failure to deliver 7 nanometer semiconductor technology on schedule, according to Reuters. …
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on July 29, 2020 at 11:38pm — 31 Comments
As the huge expenses of electricity have shifted the people’s minds towards the investment in solar panels. Solar panels are becoming the way to common in culture. Solar energy has become one of the sources of saving money. But there is a contrary point what if there is no solar energy or the weather is cloudy having no sun?
Is there any alternative to charging solar panels with no sunlight at all!
Oh yeah, there are some other means of charging solar panels but what are they?…
ContinueAdded by Amna Sheikh on July 29, 2020 at 4:59am — No Comments
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in Lahore on a day-long visit in the wee hours of Tuesday.
According to…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on July 28, 2020 at 1:16am — No Comments
The British Airways on Tuesday has decided to restore Pakistan flights from August after suspension owing to COVID-19 pandemic which claimed 5,865 lives so far in the country and…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on July 28, 2020 at 12:41am — No Comments
The number of corona cases in the country has climbed to 275,225 on Tuesday after more infections were reported in different parts of the…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on July 28, 2020 at 12:37am — No Comments
Added by Sobia Anjum on July 27, 2020 at 11:30pm — No Comments
A pet cat has contracted coronavirus in England, the government said on Monday in the first confirmed case of an animal being infected with the virus…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on July 27, 2020 at 10:52pm — No Comments
Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the federal cabinet meeting today (Tuesday) to review the coronavirus situation in the country.
According to sources,…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on July 27, 2020 at 10:33pm — No Comments
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who reached the United States last week to complete his medical examination, is in a stable condition, a statement…
ContinueAdded by Sobia Anjum on July 27, 2020 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Pakistan has seen a rapid decline in its COVID19 test positivity rates over the last several weeks. The country has seen a fall in positivity rate from over 22% in June to below 10% now, and excluding Sindh, near 5% for the rest of the country. Neighboring India has positivity rate at 12.1% and rising. There has been significant decline in hospitalizations and fewer patients in critical…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on July 25, 2020 at 12:30pm — 10 Comments
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
South Asia Investor Review
Investor Information Blog
Haq's Musings
Riaz Haq's Current Affairs Blog
Omer Hasan and Mohammad Javed are the top donors to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City, according to media reports. Both are former executives of Silicon Valley technology firm AppLovin. Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Omer is the son of a Pakistani-American couple who are long-time residents of Silicon Valley, California. …
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on September 19, 2025 at 9:00am
The Indian cricket team's crass behavior after defeating the Pakistani team at the Asia Cup 2025 group encounter has raised eyebrows among sports fans around the world. Not only did Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team captain, refuse to do the customary handshake before and after the match in Dubai but he also made controversial statements linking the match with the recent India-Pakistan conflict. “A few things in life are above sportsman’s spirit ......We stand with all the victims of the …
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on September 15, 2025 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment
© 2025 Created by Riaz Haq.
Powered by