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It important to note that this trade has taken place in the month of November. That means the myth that karakoram route can be only used during summers is proven wrong.

One analogy could be the US railway link that connected the east coast to the west coast, which opened up the west coast link with the pacific ocean and made california the richest state in the USA. China only has east coast and no west coast. West coast can be provided by Pakistan. That is the...

Credit for many things goes to Musharraf and also to PMLN. KPK was mentioned as well! Also so many things are on going as we speak. Unprecedented infrastructure investment is going on at a scale that it is mind boggling. These include highways, railways, power generation, ports, airports, metro...

Some sectors went down but others improved as well. Pakistani media is now close to world class in terms of independence, quality and quantity Telecommunication sector has shown exponential growth (almost everyone has a mobile phone now) Highways are the best in South Asia Highways police can be...

F7s and Mirage 3/5 can retire in parallel to Mig 21s. Older blocks of F16s and JFTs can handle Mig 29s and Mirage 2ks. SU30s can only be handled by newer blocks of F16s. The main challenge is to have something for 200+ SU30s. Retiring F7s and Mirages 3/5 should not be an urgency as long as there...

May be GIK and NUST are comparable to IITs. Any one from GIK or NUST who can comment?

Classic example of a paradox: We will not tolerate anyone calling us intolerant

CPEC may not make Pakistan a developed country, but if executed will definitely move Pakistan to the next level of development. China's total foreign trade is USD 4 trillion. If 2% of this trade passes through Pakistan that will amount to USD 80 billion. Add another 20 billion of Afghan and...

At least they have elevated Pakistan's status from a failed state to a losing nuclear power. That is an improvement I guess.

Only a fool would assume that Gawadar route will be used to transport goods all the way to Shanghai. As you have mentioned, distance from Kashgar to Shanghai is twice as much than distance from Gawadar to Kashgar. Gawadar will be used as main trading route for western China, because it will be...

If Australia loses to Scotland by big margin, then it will come fourth and face India in QF ;)

In case more gas is not discovered, Pakistan can phase out gas usage in power generation and move towards coal, hydel, nuclear, wind and solar power. CNG usage for cars can also be gradually phased out and replaced with petrol. Additional demand for fertilizer can also be net through imports...

A few things that are different in Pakistan compared with India Remittance from overseas Pakistanis is higher as a proportion of GDP than India. Pakistan has historically closer ties with Muslim and western countries. A large number of people went to these countries since Independence and then...

My all good wishes are with this project. I just pointing out the difficulties in getting investment and the types of questions investors ask. Banks agreed to finance IPPs becasue of the following comforts. The suppliers of macinery were world leading companies who gave comprehensive guarantees...

Well, car manufacturing is also an old technology. But I am sure you will not invest your life savings to buy a car built by Dr Samar Mubarik Mand. And the above project is much more complex than building a car. I am not against his capabilities. Just telling you the mindset of ivnestors. I have...

Guys, Things are not so simple. There are many a slips between the cup and the lips. Let me give you an example Suppose you want to buy a car for your personal use. Will you buy a Japanese brand car that comes with company's guarantee and warranty and after sale service. Or will you buy a car...

Imran Khan/PTI has good attributes of all the major parties and bad attributes of none. He has the charisma and education of Benazir Bhutto, but not her corruption and lack of nationalism. He has the nationalism and conservatism of Nawaz Sharif but not his nepotism and lack of IQ. His party has...

Imran Khan can commit blunders. But he can never commit plunders.

I think they considered the idea of contstructing a new airport near Sheikhupura interchange of the motorway. But because of shortage of funds they used the runway of the old airport and just built the terminal building on the other side of the runway. Also with modern weapons, the whole Lahore...

So who has de facto power in India, and who should have it according to the constitution?