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by Dilbu
31 May 2023 21:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

IMF should just pay the money and stop talking. TSP is an atami takat. Pakistan slams IMF's 'intervention' in internal matters ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha Wednesday slammed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for "intervening" in Pakistan's interna...
by Dilbu
31 May 2023 21:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Gunmen Kill Soldier In Attack On Polio Workers In Pakistan Gunmen killed one soldier and wounded another on May 31 when they opened fire on security forces escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border, p...
by Dilbu
31 May 2023 18:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4374
Views: 1438329

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

NIA raids at three locations in Kashmir targets newly formed terror offshoots The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 31 carried out searches at three locations in Kashmir in connection with its ongoing crackdown on the newly floated terror outfits, an official said. The daylong raids and se...
by Dilbu
31 May 2023 16:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

There are articles starting to appear in Indian media but most of them are the usual opinion pieces on how 'a failed TSP is bad for India onree'. They are not getting any attention these days.
by Dilbu
31 May 2023 11:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

50% Ongoing Construction Projects Halted Due to Hike in Steel Prices The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has claimed that 50 percent of ongoing construction projects have come to a halt due to a hike in steel bar prices by a cartel of large-scale steel manufacturers. The A...
by Dilbu
31 May 2023 11:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Economic outlook report shows 13% drop in remittances ISLAMABAD: The Economic Outlook report showed that the remittances dropped by thirteen percent drop to $22.7 billion in April-July 2022-23, ARY News reported. The Finance Ministry issued the economic outlook report for April, which shows a drop ...
by Dilbu
31 May 2023 11:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Rupee to fall as IMF urges market rate The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again reminded the government to fulfil three conditions in order to resume its $6.5 billion loan programme. These conditions include reinstating the market-determined exchange rate. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ...
by Dilbu
30 May 2023 23:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8451
Views: 3041058

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

India’s economy remains steady, resilient from global shocks: RBI Annual Report 2022-23 India’s growth momentum continues to be steady despite increased turbulence in the global economy, said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its annual report for 2022-23. Even as the global economy faces multiple...
by Dilbu
30 May 2023 21:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Article is behind paywall but headline gives an idea where things are heading.
IMF Asks Pakistan to Fix Currency Market Before Bailout Resumes
by Dilbu
30 May 2023 16:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 849766

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

ramana wrote:Isnt Brothel a Mohabbat ki Dukhan?
You have hit the nail on the head Ramanaji. Real mohabbat is not something that can be bought or sold in a shop. This offering from RaGa is right up there with GUBO offered on sale by TSP.
by Dilbu
30 May 2023 12:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

A hollow achievement? After much dilly-dallying, Pakistan has made its first purchase of Russian crude oil — at a “discounted” price. With Russia looking for new outlets for its crude oils and Pakistan looking for cheaper crude to overcome its acute balance of payments crisis, the deal serves both ...
by Dilbu
30 May 2023 12:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

What happens if Pakistan defaults on debt? We hope that the government will be able to steer the economy out of the crisis and avoid default. However, in the case of a sovereign default, people will lack sufficient money to purchase consumable goods, and the government and private importers will re...
by Dilbu
29 May 2023 18:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Looks like PAF is worried about those AKs on the loose. PAF seeks ‘record of gun owners’ within 5km radius of Nur Khan base in Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI: The Noor Khan Airbase authorities have asked the local police and the commissioner to “maintain and share the data” of individuals possessing weapons ...
by Dilbu
29 May 2023 15:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

The frustrated awaam can now clearly see that the will of majority is not enough to dismantle the chokehold of TSPA. The frustrated abdul on the street will soon find a lot of appeal in TTP's claim that they are the righteous liberators of the land of pure. Taliban will soon have more home grown sup...
by Dilbu
29 May 2023 11:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 498735

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Turkey’s lira sinks to near record low as Erdogan is reelected The Turkish lira sank Monday as incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured his victory in the 2023 presidential election, extending his rule into a third decade in power.The currency was trading at 19.97 against the greenback as of Monday 4...
by Dilbu
29 May 2023 11:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Pakistan agrees to share budget details with IMF to unlock stalled programme Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has revealed that the coalition government has agreed to share details of its upcoming budget details with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to unlock the stalled funds. "They h...
by Dilbu
28 May 2023 19:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 405439

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

Germans making fun of India's population growth have formally announced economic recession in the fatherland. Karma..
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by Dilbu
28 May 2023 19:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Pakistan misses investment target Pakistan’s investment ratio has hit a new low of 13.5% of the economy’s size in the outgoing fiscal year, indicating a decline in investor interest due to concerns about sovereign default and uncertain taxation policies. These latest figures follow Prime Minister S...
by Dilbu
28 May 2023 19:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Poorer nation AWAY from the suffocation building on the political front, figures regarding the state of the economy, approved by the National Accounts Committee and released on Thursday by the government, have ignited fresh controversy. Quite a few among the small clique of commentators who keep a ...
by Dilbu
26 May 2023 14:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8451
Views: 3041058

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

India’s Q4 FY23 growth pegged at 5.5%, FY23 growth at 7.1%: SBI Ecowrap State Bank of India’s (SBI) latest research report, Ecowrap, mentioned on Friday that India’s growth in the fourth quarter of FY23 is likely to be 5.5 per cent, leading to the country’s growth for FY23 at 7.1 per cent. This is ...
by Dilbu
26 May 2023 14:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1962
Views: 566698

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

A Second Quad in the Making in the Middle East? The national security advisors (NSAs) of four countries — India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States — met in Saudi Arabia recently. This is potentially a second Quad in the making involving the Middle Eastern states, t...
by Dilbu
26 May 2023 14:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

New PTI has been created and 'surprisingly' it is very TSPA pasand. This has so far been more predictable than a 90s Bollywood movie script. PTI Haqiqi faction emerges out of Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Haqiqi has been formed after a number of PTI leaders left the party over Ma...
by Dilbu
26 May 2023 14:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

To stop hurting, global economy should waive off the debts and pay TSP $500 billion as compensation for global warming. Pakistan’s debt burden also hurting global economy WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s struggle to service its debt is a disaster for the country, but it’s not very good for the rest of the wor...
by Dilbu
26 May 2023 14:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Forex reserves fall by $119m to $4.19b KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank fell by 2.7% on a week-on-week basis to $4.19 billion, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday. On May 19, 2023, the SBP’s foreign currency reserves stood at $4,...
by Dilbu
25 May 2023 20:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 636885

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

European council on foreign relations Here be dragons: India-China relations and their consequences for Europe India’s and China’s dispute along the border is illustrative of the growing rivalry between the two countries, which is shaping the security landscape and strategic environment of South Asi...
by Dilbu
25 May 2023 18:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Along with PTI senior leaders, its supporters in media are also getting the treatment. This is full scale suppression and intimidation of media. Can we even imagine a political party, even a regional party, getting this treatment in India? What a banana republic TSP is. Anchorperson Sami Ibrahim 'mi...
by Dilbu
25 May 2023 18:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Economy shrinks from 6.1% to 0.3% under PDM govt’s watch ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic growth rate plummeted to 0.3% in the outgoing fiscal year due to severe restrictions imposed on the imports in an effort to avoid sovereign default, leaving the industrial sector crippled with spillovers on the ...
by Dilbu
24 May 2023 20:20
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4780
Views: 1541469

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

Indian Railways hands over 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh]Indian Railways hands over 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh New Delhi: In a bid to strengthen bilateral relations, Indian Railways virtually handed over 20 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives to Bangladesh in a ceremony held at Ra...
by Dilbu
24 May 2023 20:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 2752
Views: 541184

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

Indian Railways hands over 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh]Indian Railways hands over 20 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh New Delhi: In a bid to strengthen bilateral relations, Indian Railways virtually handed over 20 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives to Bangladesh in a ceremony held at Ra...
by Dilbu
24 May 2023 20:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1801669

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

The Wire is claiming that buffer zones are being carved out from Indian territory. China Wants 15-20 km Buffer Zone Inside India-Claimed Lines for Depsang Disengagement New Delhi: In the strategically significant area of Depsang plains in Ladakh, China’s People’s Liberation Army has demanded the cre...
by Dilbu
24 May 2023 18:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Meanwhile TTP is marching ahead with IEd mubaraks. Soldiers among four killed in northwest Pakistan suicide bombing A suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing two soldiers, a policeman and a civilian, security officials said. It was the second attack to hit...
by Dilbu
24 May 2023 18:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Govt considering banning PTI: Khawaja Asif ISLAMABAD: The government is considering banning former prime minister Imran Khan's political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday. The move comes amid political instability in the nuclear-armed nation ...
by Dilbu
24 May 2023 14:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Fear tactics It is a familiar story. A political party, thinking it can take on the country’s all-powerful establishment, crosses a red line and quickly finds itself losing a ruthless, one-sided war of attrition. One by one, its leaders are picked out and isolated. They may find themselves being su...
by Dilbu
23 May 2023 21:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 636885

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

Why Does the G7 Need India? First, with a GDP of $2.66 trillion, India’s economy is larger than three member countries of the G-7 – France, Italy, and Canada. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is expected to grow at 5....
by Dilbu
23 May 2023 19:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2253951

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Pakistani Diplomatic Missions Abroad Ask Govt to Immediately Clear Pending Payments A number of Pakistani diplomatic missions abroad have asked the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to make pending payments to the Information Attaches without further delay. Sources told ProPakistani that t...
by Dilbu
23 May 2023 19:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

The Impact of Political Instability on Pakistan’s Internal Security Terrorist groups are byproducts of conflicts and instability. They thrive in such conditions and exploit them to further their narratives, and draw recruits and funding. Terrorist groups also use anarchy as a cover to undermine the...
by Dilbu
23 May 2023 14:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Islamist militants kill six at energy plant in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 23 (Reuters) - Islamist militants stormed a natural gas and oil extraction plant in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing four police and two private guards, police said. The attack by up to 50 militants took place at ...
by Dilbu
22 May 2023 18:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Terrorists blow up two girls' schools in North Waziristan In another extremist act, terrorists blew up two girls' schools in the Mir Ali sub-division of North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), it emerged on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Rehan Gul Khattak on Sunday night confirmed an exp...
by Dilbu
22 May 2023 13:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1346909

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Five Iranian border guards killed in clashes with terrorists TEHRAN: Five Iranian border guards were killed on Sunday during clashes with an armed group in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported. The guards were killed in Saravan, near Iran’s border with Pakis...
by Dilbu
19 May 2023 11:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6211
Views: 1802036

Re: Internal Security Watch

Operation Dhvast: NIA's mega crackdown on terrorist- gangster nexus in 8 states In a massive multi-state operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in coordination with Punjab Police and Haryana Police, raided 324 locations and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, besides other incr...