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Dumping ground Will our exporters gain anything from the $35bn Pak-China trade deals? By Shahzada Irfan Ahmed The recent visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to Pakistan and signing of economic deals worth $35 billion are being widely discussed at different forums. The deals include 17...

So spake the "EXPERT"! The Blue Stream Natural Gas Pipeline passes through Depths of 2,200 Metres.

No Sir - it is NOT. The Population of Pakistan, as per the State Bank of Pakistan, is 184 Million for 2010.. The Economist is giving Estimated Figures for, most probably, the Financial Year 2011. Wake up and smell the Tea or Coffee as the case may be.

Mr Haq - Thank you for exhibiting your lack of scholarship. The pages you refer to above are part of this year's Annual Publication i.e. The World in 2011. Please visit The Economist Website. Obviously, you are not a subscriber to The Economist and as such you will only be able to...

Well, let us then wait for the Final Figures in respect of the Indian Economy for the Period April 2011 to March 2012. Possibly EIU be proved wrong. OTOH - EIU might be Right!

The Last Indian Calculation was for Financial Year 2009 i.e. April 2009 to March 2010. The Year 2011 for India would be April 2011 to March 2012 i.e. Two Years. At the end of the day it is an Estimate.

Mr. Haq your are one of a kind. The Pakistani Population Figure of 184 Million is for 2010. The EIU estimate of the Pakistani Population being 189.6 Million is for the Year 2011 - It is an increase of about 3% which is not beyond the Capability of the Pakistani People. As per the SBP...

Mr. Haq – It is the Pakistani Finance Ministry playing a neat trick. Please refer to the following report from the State Bank of Pakistan : http://www.sbp.org.pk/reports/annual/arFY10/SocialSectorDevelopments.pdf STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN – Annual Report 2009-2010 (Vol-I) ...

And now for further doom and gloom for the Poor India as compared to Rich Pakistan : According to The Economist India - The world in figures : The World In 2011 The world in figures: Countries: India | The Economist INDIA : GDP: $1,832bn - (PPP: $4,508bn), GDP per head: $1,520 (PPP...

What about the Article False hopes about the Chinese visit by Zafar Hilaly? He is a former ambassador of Pakistan and in nearly all his Articles is a Staunch supporter of Pakistan’s Government Leadership as well as that of Pakistan’s Army. As such I would agree with His Excellency Hilaly...

False hopes about the Chinese visit False hopes about the Chinese visit Zafar Hilaly Some would call it double dealing or hypocrisy, but let’s just call it pretending. That way it becomes less emotive and more palatable. Why do we pretend as much as we do when in the end we end up fooling...

The Indian Cement Industry is expanding so as to not only satisfy India’s Internal Demand but also to Export. There is no discrimination in Imports of Cement other than India having its own Increasing Cement Production Capaity : 1. Cement Industry in India 2. Gujarat, India, to triple its...

I am sure that Pakistan could, if it wanted to, help India to improve its Educational Institutions and Educated the large swathe of Indians who are uneducated. The Indian Government and People will most definitely appreciated Pakistan's help in educating the uneducated Indians.

India has helped Pakistan by Exporting Onions and Tomatoes as well as other Vegetables - possibly even within the last year or two. At the moment India seems to have a shortage in the Production of Cotton and as such this shortage is beyond human ability to address. As such all "Export and...

I do not think that India treats Pakistan with disdain but possibly with a mild form of exasperation or shall we say with vexation as Pakistan has always taken a “Hostile Attitude” towards India. The 26/11 incidence shows Pakistan’s total lack of sensitivity in respect of the loss of Human Life...

As China Rolls Ahead, Fear Follows For nearly two years, China’s turbocharged economy has raced ahead with the aid of a huge government stimulus program and aggressive lending by state-run banks. But a growing number of economists now worry that China — the world’s fastest growing economy...

So what is new?????!!!!! After all it is "Par for the Course"!

Over the top Over the top Masood Hasan To see old people disillusioned is bad enough, but when the young of the country are despondent and lost, it is worrying. No amount of platitudes help. Phrases drummed by one leader after another that the youth of the country will lead us to a...

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan Govt’s domestic borrowing reaches Rs 6 trillion ISLAMABAD: State Bank Governor Shahid Kardar on Monday informed the donor community that government borrowing from the banking sector has reached 56 percent or Rs 6 trillion, putting...