India's Economy is about NINE TIMES that of Pakistan.
India's Defence Imports are US Dollars 3337 Million.
Pakistan's Defence Imports are US Dollars 2580 Million.
As such India's Defence Imports are only 1.3 Times that of Pakistan.
As such your question should be Why is Pakistan...
Correction : From "World Factbook" :-
Introduction :: Bahrain
Background:
In 1783, the al-Khalifa family captured Bahrain from the Persians. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British...
Over the top - Masood Hasan
I think it would be fair to say that when the current dispensation came into being about three years ago, many Pakistanis felt they would have a very rough ride because Commando Musharraf and his Merry Makers had spent recklessly, foiled all attempts to honour...
Sir, we must ask the Tajikistan People as to what their President is "Smoking"?
At the same time the Pakistani Leader(s) seem to be impressed by the President of Tajikistan - speaks highly of these Leaders!
An open letter to the finance minister
Dr Ashfaque H Khan
Mr Finance Minister! You presented your maiden federal budget for 2010-11 in parliament in June 2010. Unfortunately, the same budget could not see the light of the new fiscal year because your revenues were grossly overstated and...
Debt deadlock : is there a way out?
Revenue generation or debt cancellation, or both? Policy-makers have to seriously think about how to handle the debt crisis
Pakistans current foreign debts have crossed $55 billion mark or equivalent to Rs4675bn. This amount is apart from Rs5500...
In 2009-2010 : Pakistan’s Total of Exports and Imports of Goods on a Global basis was about US$ 51 Billion
In 2010-2011 : India’s Total Exports of Imports of Goods with China was about US$ 55 Billion
Pakistan is surely India’s Enemy especially in their Salad Wars (Onions...
Fix the engines
Imran Bajwa
Has anybody heard about a country that cant spare $40 million to save a national asset worth $10,000 million and over 90,000 jobs while still buying F-16s worth $3,000 million?
That fateful country is Pakistan and the national asset is Pakistan Railways...
PR to purchase 50 locomotives from S Korea
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways is considering purchasing e of used General Motors 3000 Horse Power Locomotives from South Korea aimed at meeting the shortfall of locomotives in the Railways network.
According to a senior official of the...
The Pipe Line from Iran via Pakistan is "more insurable" than the one from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan into Pakistan.
For India :
1. The Turkmenistan Pipe Line passes through two countries i.e. Afghanistan and Pakistan
2. The Iran Pipe Line passes through Only One Country.
For...
The Indian and Sri Lankan Railways do not have the Super Modern Chinese Locomotives like the Pakistan Railway has and so the Sri Lankan and Indian Trains are muhch slower in speed than those of the Pakistan Railway Trains.
If neither Pakistan - USA and Pakistan - China Alliances nor does a Bangladesh - China threaten South Asia then why should an India - U.S. Alliance threaten South Asia?
Firstly this is a fantastic achievement by Pakistan. One must salute Pakistan's Technical Development in the Field of Nuclear Engineering.
It must be remembered that Pakistan is free to spend its resources as it deems fit. As such - whether it be Pakistanis or Indians - people do not have a...
A flow of troubles for Iran-Pakistan pipeline
Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Pakistans south-western province of Balochistan, which shares long borders with Iran and Afghanistan, is the key area for strategic gas pipeline projects from energy-rich Iran, the Middle East or Central Asia to...