F.M. Shakil
Freelance Journalist
Pakistan is sitting on a gold mine
The Reko Diq mine, renowned for its massive gold and copper deposits, is thought to contain the fifth-largest gold deposit in the world.
Russia-Pakistan energy collaboration defeats the Western sanctions
Due to the increase in international oil prices, the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee, and the internal political and economic turmoil, Pakistan is sliding toward energy insecurity.
US, EU rubbish fouling poor nations' backyards
Despite producing less than 1% of global emissions, Pakistan is one of the top ten nations most at risk from climate change, yet wealthy nations are still dragging their feet in paying for damage caused by their own emissions.
Fishermens' protest in Pakistan Gwadar port is a bone in the throat of Beijing
The threat of a burgeoning Balochistan region insurrection by fishermen against economic genocide puts Chinese investments in Pakistan's deepwater port of Gwadar in jeopardy. Instead of the local government, Chinese investors are now the target of this street protest.
The world embarks on a new payment system to end dollarization of currency
The escalating geopolitical strife, which is being stoked by Washington's new cold war, has prompted Russia, China, Iran, and an increasing number of other countries to strive to de-dollarize, or at the very least, to diversify their foreign reserve holdings.
Currency smuggling to Afghanistan drains Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves
Pakistan's finance minister has said in public that hundi-based currency dealings, speculative activities, and gambling are holding the country's financial system hostage and have brought foreign exchange reserves down to the bare minimum.
TTP poses a threat to Pakistan's security
Last month, the TTP ended the five-month cease-fire agreement with Pakistani authorities on its own and told its militants to start launching terrorist attacks again all over the country.
China involvement in the Middle East- a geopolitical flip
Sino-Saudi investments have expanded from oil trading to infrastructure, communications, high technology, industry, banking, transportation, renewable and nuclear energy, and armaments manufacturing.
Pakistan awaits an economic collapse
Top economic experts in Pakistan say that political unrest and a lack of commitment from multilateral lenders and friendly countries could make the financial situation worse and put more pressure on Pakistan's already struggling economy.