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28/02/2024

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25/02/2024

Expected English Essay Topics for CSS 2024

1- Debt-for-Nature Swap: Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan

2- Regionalism: a catalyst or a snag to global free trade?

3- Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown

4- Countries Should Prioritize Climate Change Adaptation to Mitigation

5- Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

6- Cooperative Federalism In Pakistan: Myth Or Reality?

7- Wit Beyond Measure Is Man’s Greatest Treasure

8- The Future Depends on What We Do in the Present

9- Artificial Intelligence and Digital Dictatorship

10- Linguistic Imperialism is a Curse

11- Is The Growing Level Of Competition Good For The Youth?

12- Democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried

13- A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war

14- Mental Illness In Pakistan: The Toll Of Neglect

15- Stay Hungary, Stay Foolish

07/08/2023

"This amendment diminishes any difference between a caretaker government and a democratically elected one, and exempts the former from any restrictions on its functionality. The system of installing a caretaker government is outdated," writes Faridoon Kamran.

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This amendment diminishes any difference between a caretaker government and a democratically elected one.

03/08/2023

Karachi, Pakistan's major trade hub, is facing a new problem of stolen mobile phones being resold after "patching," a process that changes the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number to prevent tracking.

The mafia involved in this illicit business sells these stolen phones at a significantly lower price, making it difficult for common citizens to identify the fraud. Only specific websites, the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), or expert technicians can check or restore the original IMEI number of a patched phone.

The fraud is akin to tampering with the engine or chassis numbers of a stolen vehicle, but restoring the original IMEI number is relatively easy with software. They have contacts within the police and government agencies, making it difficult to crack down on the illegal trade.

Read More: https://startuppakistan.com.pk/patching-new-business-of-changing-the-imei-numbers-of-stolen-phones-starts-in-karachi/

01/08/2023

Billing it as ‘the financial life of the country’, the National Assembly on Monday passed the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, 2023 without any debate as the legislation sailed through the house with the help of a handful of lawmakers who were present as well as those who were absent, playing the role of a rubber stamp.

The lower house of parliament passed several other key bills by skipping any debate.

To add insult to injury, Federal Law Minister Senator Azam Nazir Tarar argued in an almost empty house that as the coalition government’s federal cabinet already discussed the bills concerned at length, the objections raised by JUI-F’s Aliya Kamran that the bills must be referred to the committees concerned before they were passed shouldn’t halt the process of passing the bills.

“Are we a rubberstamp?” questioned Aliya. “If the bills have been discussed in the cabinet, then what are we?”

The lawmaker argued that the members of her party might have given approval in the cabinet but its copy was not provided to the lawmakers, asking how one should give vote in favour of the bill when it had not been read by the person concerned.

For more, visit: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2428745/1

Establishes Rs100tr worth of sovereign fund termed as 'financial life of Pakistan'

29/07/2023

In a major development, Pakistan’s new Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) -- a hybrid civil-military forum -- has in principle approved 28 projects worth billions of dollars that would be offered to Gulf countries for investment, including the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam and mining operations at Reko Diq in Balochistan’s Chagai district.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2428452/pakistan-opens-gates-for-gulf-investment?fbclid=IwAR1VDBpVPIK_FYWIYNaAjgdoJF4v_Z_0pQBy-VsM_hgpeuGAYiRRiMW3IrU

SIFC approves 28 projects to lure investors from Arab kingdoms

28/07/2023

Islamabad police said on Friday that the statement of a teenage maid, who was reportedly severely tortured by a civil judge’s wife, had been recorded.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1767279/maid-torture-case-islamabad-police-say-teenage-victims-statement-has-been-recorded?fbclid=IwAR3x_xpXOQGPtHEHRiflkskYU7X0UQ22biE4bgU_kEKVSmTZ4xRdqzoha7s

Capital police say medical report has not yet been received, all those involved in the crime are being investigated; SAPM asks police to "improve FIR".

27/07/2023

The Moroccan resolution, entitled ‘Promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech’, was adopted by consensus. It was co-sponsored by Pakistan.

Moroccan resolution co-sponsored by Pakistan; EU move to amend draft deploring attacks on religious symbols, books fails

27/07/2023

Two pieces of legislation approved by the federal cabinet on Wednesday are expected to have a widespread impact on the digital rights of individuals, as well as country’s ecommerce and digital economy.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1766979/impact-of-new-cyber-laws-may-be-felt-far-and-wide

E-Safety bill envisions creation of new regulator to register websites, YouTube channels.

27/07/2023

A relevant read for understanding the Caretaker setup in Pakistan

THE proposed empowerment of the caretaker government through amendments to the Elections Act, 2017, shared with parliamentarians during a joint sitting, weeks before the incumbent assembly completes its constitutional tenure, has raised questions about the conduct of elections within the constitutionally-stipulated time period.

The current law also bars the caretaker governments from taking major policy decisions, except on urgent matters.

25/07/2023

Court rulings against encroachments in Karachi provide a glimpse into how the judicial system impacts the lives of the economically disadvantaged.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1757782

Court rulings against encroachments in Karachi provide a glimpse into how the judicial system impacts the lives of the economically disadvantaged.