Hafeez ullah Khan

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet had already approved an Rs7.91 per unit increase in electricity prices in three stages, but the final announcements remained undecided.

Due to water shortage, provinces are fighting to get more water for their industries, domestic use, and agriculture. In addition, the way water is divided among the provinces is problematic.

Democratic governments and forces in Pakistan never had this luxury. The constant interference and military dictatorship disrupted the process and resulted in a society largely unaware of how democracy should work.

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, is an island located at the junction of the East and the South China Sea in the Pacific Ocean. Taiwan anchors a chain of the island (first chain island) with massive strategic importance.

This year Pakistan held all thirty-four matches of PSL in the country with a hundred percent capacity of spectators allowed. Both these events have lent Pakistan the publicity and credibility it sought as a cricketing nation capable of hosting international teams.

It was the inference that regime change was successful in Libya because a deterrent in the form of nuclear weapons did not exist. Hence the sketchy US record and self-preservation persists the North Korea’s nuclear program.

The Credible Minimum Deterrence doctrine adopted by India dictates the minimum nuclear arsenal necessary only to meet security requirements. This doctrine, in essence, is defensive in nature and non-aggressive in nature, unlike the Strategic Deterrence doctrine.

The country was placed on the grey list owing to "structural deficiencies" in policies and procedures to counter money laundering and terror financing. Pakistan can escape the grey list if twelve FATF members vote that Pakistan's performance is satisfactory.