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Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah's Vision: Islamic or Secular Pakistan?
An ongoing debate about the vision of Pakistan's founder flares up every year around Christmas time which coincides with Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's birthday. It is centered on one key question: Did the Quaid want an Islamic state or a secular one?
Islamic or Secular Pakistan?…
Added by Riaz Haq on December 30, 2013 at 3:40pm — 5 Comments
Benazir Bhutto: The Matron of Taliban
Today is the 6th anniversary of the death of Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. She was assassinated on December 27, 2007 after addressing an election rally at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi. It is believed that her assassination was ordered by Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani wing of the Taliban called the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Mehsud was later…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on December 28, 2013 at 9:00am — 6 Comments
Imagine Pakistan as an Asian Tiger
Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea experienced a dramatic rise under authoritarian regimes from 1960s through 1990s. The dictators who led these states also showed the way to…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on December 14, 2013 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments
Major IT Projects in Pakistan Public Sector
IT projects ranging from automated meter reading and computerized land records management to online education and mobile banking are now at various stages of implementation across Pakistan. In a report released today, the World Bank calls these projects "unprecedented in the public sector in developing countries". The objective of these efforts is to…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on December 11, 2013 at 11:00pm — 34 Comments
Pakistani Drones
Drone is now a household word in Pakistan. It outrages many Pakistanis when used by Americans to hunt militants and launch missiles in FATA. At the same time, it inspires a young generation of students to study artificial intelligence at 60 engineering colleges and universities in Pakistan. It has given rise to robotics competitions at engineering universities like…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on December 3, 2013 at 11:30pm — 7 Comments
Pakistan's Falling Rupee and Foreign Reserves
Pakistani rupee has sharply declined to 109.50 rupees to a US dollar, a loss of nearly 10% of its value in just a few months since Mr. Nawaz Sharif was sworn in as Prime Minister in June, 2013. At the same time, the foreign exchange reserves have plunged to $3.463 billion, a 12-year low since November 2001 when country had foreign reserves of $3.5…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on December 2, 2013 at 8:00am — 8 Comments
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President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have met today in Beijing to reaffirm the "unbreakable" bond between their two "iron brother" countries on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Pakistan diplomatic ties. "No matter how the international landscape may evolve, China will always place priority on the development of China-Pakistan relations in its diplomacy with neighboring countries," he said. Over 7 decades of friendship witnessed Pakistan help…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on May 25, 2026 at 8:30pm
Pakistani-American Franchisee Joins Bid to Acquire Papa John's Pizza
A Pakistan-American franchisee has joined a Qatari-backed investor group's bid to buy out the US-based Papa John's Pizza restaurants chain. Nadeem Bajwa started his part-time job in 1991 as a pizza delivery driver for Papa John's while attending college in Indiana. He has since risen to become the largest franchisee with nearly 300 restaurants across the United States. Bajwa's backing could help Irth, which is also backed by Brookfield Asset Management, in its $47 a share pursuit of…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on May 18, 2026 at 10:00am
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