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Undoubtedly Imran Khan’s interview as well at his UN speech was a good one. However that is only 'Talk' without concrete results. Successive Pakistani leaders have been supporting Kashmir cause; something close to every Pakistani’s heart; at the international forums for the last 70 years but to...

I have been anti Taliban from the very start and remain so. The new interim government is full of old guard and regardless of the rhetoric, don't expect the leopard to change the colour of its spots. However, Taliban do not have the capability of running a modern gov't and have run out of...

Regardless of it being a probability or a possibility, we have to remember that success rate in oil exploration is seldom more than 1 in 5. Have we already forgotten Kekra-1 where an investment of close to $100-million went to waste? (Actually Rs 14- billion per...

Nearly all of the potential oil/gas deposit areas of the Persian /Arabian Gulf region have already been extensively mapped. Even though this does not preclude the existence of hydrocarbon baring structures in the new block, this does mean that finding new reserves in this block is a...

The planned expansion has taken far too long and as you correctly pointed out because it is a joint venture; decision making about a large investment is not easy. Sadly I don't have any additional info in this regard.

Northern Alliance forces that had fought the Taliban to stand still, albeit in the roughly 20% of the area in the Northern region were: Jamiat-e Islami and Shura-e Nazar led by Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud, mainly Sunni Tajiks. Hezb-e Wahdat, led by Muhammad Mohaqiq and Karim...

Unless there is a substantial generation gap; such as a fighter with BVR vs one without BVR capability or a fighter with the stealth technology vs another without it; it is difficult to be certain which fighter will come out on top in actual one to one fight; despite the performance superiority...

I am currently reading the book ‘Directorate S’ by Steve Coll, an investigative journalist of the Washington Post. The book is a detailed account of CIA Operative's actions in Afghanistan during the period 2001-2016. Operation Enduring Freedom was name of the US operation in response to the...

Spot prices will always fluctuate that is why long term contracts for base load is a good idea and most gas supply and power companies and countries enter into such contract. Only about quarter of the demand is met by spot purchases to take advantage of the spot price drop. Additionally this...

I am not sure how poor the goat herders, camel breeders and other live stock breeders/traders really are. Understand some of them are quite wealthy. Certainly most belonging to these groups are far more affluent than the slum dwellers and the dirt farmers of the Tharparker region.

All schools including the Shia consider Qurbani a 'Farz' for all Muslims who can afford it. Only exception is the Maliki school which says that it is a 'Sunna mu’akkad' and much preferable but not compulsory for those who are not performing Hajj. However, only one qurbani for the whole family...

Afghanistan under King Zahir Shah supported separatist movements. This in addition to providing safe haven to Pashtun, Sindhi & Baluch separatist leaders; Pashtunistan stamps were also issued, The last one I think in 1969. Stamp Collecting was one of my hobbies from child hood, I have the 4...

India has no more than the 'Nuisance' value' It was USA that asked FATF to put Pakistan on grey list. Here an article published in Dawn which explains why USA has put Pakistan in this situation. Indians may take the credit but the final say is the USA, not India Quote Pakistan on FATF’s grey...

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PTI gov’t is directly responsible for the price increase of sugar, flour, medicines and a lot of other things. But you cannot blame PTI or Imran Khan for the high price of petroleum products. Brent crude price in April 2020 was $18.4 per bbl primarily due to Coivd-19 depressed consumption...

Having been in the oil industry for a very long time and experienced ups & downs of the international oil prices, I am a firm believer of Term Contracts with a price re-opener available to Seller as well the buyer in case the market gets too skewed. In the large oil companies this is never a...

I am afraid low LNG price days are over. According the my info (about a week old) August LNG deliveries for Japan /Korea were valued at around $14/- per mm Btu. Unless UAE agrees to increasing the OPEC production limits (last OPEC meeting on output levels was called off on July 5, 2021...

One rents FSRU because of the shortage of investment capital and because the start up time is less than a land based terminal. Also for safety reasons, some town councils do not want a facility which could possibly explode. Land based LNG regasification plants are multifunctional and more...

There is one difference. A company's stock share value would normally go up or down based upon its profitability. In some cases such as a new discovery by an oil company or an innovative drug by a Pharmaceutical company would skyrocket its share price. Whereas the value of Bitcoin is based...

Currency was invented to be used as means of buying and/or selling ('trade' of goods) mainly to replace the barter trade which was far too cumbersome. Using currency was in fact the exchanging the goods with an equivalent value of metals (Copper, Silver & Gold). The paper currency is basically...