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Category: Pakistan

China’s role in knocking the lights off in Pakistan

by FM Shakil January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

PESHAWAR – A nationwide power outage on January 10 in Pakistan came at a dark financial moment for its indebted and corrupted power sector, raising the prospect of more debilitating blackouts on the near-term horizon. While Pakistan has recently launched a power sector building spree with the financial support of China, a US$30 billion component […]

Purja admits ‘tough call’ to climb K2 without oxygen

by Dave Makichuk January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

How Pakistan lost $6 billion on a gold mine

by FM Shakil January 18, 2021January 21, 2021

Sherpa team summits winter K2, but climber dies in fall

by Dave Makichuk January 17, 2021January 18, 2021

Purja set to conquer winter K2 with Sherpa ‘team’

by Dave Makichuk January 16, 2021January 18, 2021

Diehard terrorists and a docile state in Pakistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 13, 2021January 16, 2021

Why Pakistan won’t be next to normalize with Israel

by Efraim Inbar January 12, 2021January 14, 2021

Disaster on K2: The ‘Savage Mountain’ strikes back

by Dave Makichuk January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Meet the militants chasing China out of Pakistan

by FM Shakil January 11, 2021January 14, 2021

Oxygen controversy rages as teams prepare for K2 summit

by Dave Makichuk January 9, 2021January 10, 2021

Pakistan looks beyond the Gulf towards China

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 6, 2021January 9, 2021

Sherpa team ‘set’ for winter summit push on K2

by Dave Makichuk December 31, 2020January 14, 2021

China’s new deal with Pakistan has India in mind

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 29, 2020January 4, 2021

China slowly retreating from Pakistan’s Belt and Road

by FM Shakil December 26, 2020December 31, 2020

Gwadar port sealed off to protect Chinese firms

by FM Shakil December 25, 2020December 31, 2020

Pair hope to tame ‘The Savage Mountain’

by Dave Makichuk December 21, 2020December 23, 2020

Another day, another price scandal in Pakistan

by FM Shakil December 21, 2020December 24, 2020

The military seeds of Pakistan’s discontent

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 13, 2020December 15, 2020

Pakistan swings and misses at Big Tech

by FM Shakil December 8, 2020December 11, 2020

Why Pakistan will be next to normalize with Israel

by FM Shakil December 7, 2020December 10, 2020

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