If I was to venture a guess, the Russian challenges with Operations and Maintenance of assets during the invasion of Ukraine may have prompted the Indians to review their own exposure given the huge reliance on Russian equipment - hence the need for an Engineer to lead the services. Perhaps...
This deserves a positive rating. Maybe you can give yourself one lol.
Your point regarding current Pakistani ports being unable to handle large vessels underscores the importance of Gwadar port, which once fully complete should be able to handle the largest vessels out there (400k+ DWT). We are...
Ba qaul Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS):
“Your sickness is from you, but you do not perceive it and your remedy is within you, but you do not sense it. You presume you are a small entity, but within you is enfolded the entire Universe. You are indeed the evident book, by whose alphabet’s the hidden...
Not sure of the authenticity of this picture or if it has been posted here already but thought I’d share. Shows a pretty hefty load out even though it likely would not carry all of these armaments at the same time.
https://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/forex.pdf
Please look at the data from SBP bro, Pakistan’s forex were on a decent trajectory during IK’s rule due to record exports and remittances. And that’s DESPITE paying debt, rising oil prices, and the need to buy vaccines.
Looking at the nominal debt...
The economic and financial literacy I see in this thread is seriously disheartening, and I'm a bit tired of seeing people make false claims about the economy.
@Chak Bamu, @HammerHead081 @pak-marine @Waterboy @Death Adder: I challenge you to produce macro-economic data (e.g.; annual trend...
Good post. You may find my post in another thread useful for the analysis as well:
Post in thread 'Imran Khan's Islamabad Rally - امربالمعروف - Updates & Discussion'
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/imran-khans-islamabad-rally-amrbalmyruf-updates-discussion.738391/post-13657894
The drop in Forex reserves is due to a repayment of a Chinese loan which has since been rolled over so you will see the reserves increasing by ~$2 billion soon. Overall the current account balance (and by extension reserves) was headed in the right direction just before Russia invaded Ukraine in...
MQM has sold itself for a cheap price, the further “collaboration” will only lead to more conflict between MQM and PPP in the near future. But I suppose PTI is the greater political threat to MQM now.