The World Today

Saudi Arabia is Pakistan’s one of the closest and friendliest state in the world. Pakistanis respect Saudi Arabia because the most holy cities of Muslim worlds Makkah and Madina, are located there. Due to the religious significance Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are very close to each other. Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to recognize Pakistan as an independent state. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are also members of OIC. Throughout the history, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have shared brotherly relations. Saudi Arabia supports Pakistan on all diplomatic issues. During all the hard times, Saudi Arabia have backed Pakistan at diplomatic levels and also financially.  In all the wars, Saudi Arabia helped Pakistan to come out of the crisis.  It is also the largest supplier of petroleum products to Pakistan. Thousands of people from Pakistan are working in Saudi Arabia and are a big source of remittance. Lyallpur the third largest city of Pakistan famous for its textile ...

Afghanistan is a country which is in the state of war for many decades. The name “Afghanistan” means the land of Afghans. Looking at its geographic location, it is located in South and Central Asia. It is a landlocked country which does not have any direct access to the sea. Afghanistan has been a tough country for all the invaders. The British, who ruled the subcontinent for nearly 100 years, were not able to conquer Afghanistan despite being the superpower at that time. Later the major event that took place was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. USSR being a big military power entered the Afghanistan in order to continue their invasions in the region. In the early times of invasion, Soviets were able to install pro Soviet rulers in Afghanistan. However, resistance from the opposition was there. In the mid of 1980s, the Mujahideen formed alliance against Soviet invasion. The deadliest war events started after that alliance backed by US, Pakistan started to attac...

Brief History China got independence in 1949, two years later than Pakistan. In 1950, Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize People’s Republic of China. Both the countries started their diplomatic ties in 1951. It was in 1956 when Pakistani Prime Minister Huseyn Suhrawardy signed the treaty of friendship with the Chinese counterpart Zhou Enlai in Beijing.  It was Pakistan who arranged a meeting between USA and Pakistan. It’s better to say that Pakistan introduced China and US with each other. In 1972 Pakistan helped in arranging a US President Richard Nixon’s visit to China. During 1978, the historic Karakoram Highway was officially opened which linked both countries through road. During all these years, China has helped Pakistan financially and technically both. Not only this, China has also helped Pakistan in establishing its defense structure. A joint venture building the famous Al-Khalid Tank for Pakistan army was completed in 2001. In 2007, joint vent...

When we look back into the time when Pakistan got independence in 1947, the United States of America established relations with the newly born state of Pakistan in October in 1947. Being one the first countries to do so. Since then Pakistan allied itself with the United States. During the time of cold war, Pakistan stood with US against the Soviet Union. From 1978 onward during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan played a key role. US helped Pakistan in that era. Funds from US and training from Pakistan, the Mujahidin’s defeated the mighty Soviet forces. However, when the war in Afghanistan came closer to an end, US left Pakistan alone to clean all the mess. The love between US and Pakistan came to a halt. After the Soviet war on Afghan soil, relations between the US and Pakistan remained strained up till 2001. In 2001 on September 11, America’s World Trade Center was attacked by terrorist. Airplanes hit the twin towers and the whole world saw them coming down to...

China and Pakistan launched a mega project named China Pakistan Economic Corridor, popularly known as CPEC. The CPEC proposes a massive setup of roads, railways and ports which will connect Pakistani city of Gwadar with Kashgar of China. CPEC will provide a route to China to trade with almost half of the world. Not only this, CPEC consists of different mega projects which include transportation and energy. Colossal road projects are under construction which will improve connectivity. Energy projects are under way and have started adding electricity into the national grid to overcome energy crisis in Pakistan. This will also help Pakistan to improve its domestic structure. Experts from China and Pakistan are working together to fulfill this dream of CPEC. It will affect almost every economic field especially in Pakistan. It will provide industrial and agricultural benefits. CPEC can be very beneficial for Pakistan. It is indeed a historic opportunity for both countries to ...

Since the independence in 1947 till date, Pakistan and India remain the worst enemies of each other. Both the countries have fought several wars. They have not been able to develop cordial relationship at all. Now there are some reasons which are hurdles in the peace process. First of all, peace can only prevail if both sides are sincere in peace making.                                Today the environment is different. Indians are always blaming Pakistan for what ever happens in India without any solid proof. Even if somebody is suffering from stomach ache India will definitely declare Pakistan responsible for that. Few years back when both countries used to speak of peace, a train service was launched so that the relatives on both sides can meet each other with ease. The Samjhota Express train used to carry passengers from...

Donald Trump wished Pakistan "Happy New Year" with a strong tweet. United States and Pakistan share a long time history since Pakistani independence in 1947. Both countries have worked together for many decades on various issues. US-Pakistan relationship is always full of surprises. This relationship saw many ups and downs but it never reached such a low throughout history. The US president tweeted: After this tweet things turned bad for both countries. War of words started between both countries. US accused Pakistan of providing safe havens to terrorist outfits. Pakistan summoned the US ambassador and showed concern over US attitude. Pakistan claims that it has fought the Afghan war on its soil and has given great sacrifices in war on terror. Pakistani authorities called a national security meeting in light of Trump’s tweet. Pakistan wants the world to recognize its efforts and sacrifices. Pakistan has suffered the most. No other country has given so ...