Making Sense of Bangladesh’s Investment on Megaprojects: Development or Delusion? By: Kazi Muhammad Jamshed History manifests that megaprojects may become landmarks for a country by bringing transformational impact on the lives of the long-deprived people. Infrastructure-megaprojects are material drivers for accelerating the economic growth of developing countries especially while in transition to developed countries. As…
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The super typhoon Nanmadol has killed two people and injured almost 90. It hit Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, on Sunday morning, and is set to reach Honshu, the largest island, in the coming days. Tens of thousands of people spent Sunday night in emergency shelters, and almost 350,000 homes are without…
“Building resilience in Karachi should be our prime focus,” Minister Rehman says during her visit to flood-affected areas Karachi (Soon Times) Federal Minister Senator Sherry Rehman, accompanied by the PM’s Needs Assessment Committee, visited various areas affected by urban flooding in Karachi following the monsoon spells in July. After a presentation at the Office of…
By: Sadia Naz From time immemorial, he has established a series of actions that will make him more visible to others This world is an illusion, that is, whatever you do, you will be filled with it. It cannot be that you do bad things to people and they do not do bad things to…
PLA extends ‘Taiwan encirclement’ exercises; ‘Drills will not stop until reunification’ The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday continued military exercises and training activities surrounding the island of Taiwan, marking an extension from the previously announced schedule. Drills like these will not stop and are expected to become routine until reunification, as the Chinese…
Authorities have successfully busted a factory involved in the production of fake and adulterated milk in Islamabad, averting a potential public health crisis ahead of the holy month of Ramazan. The operation was jointly carried out by the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) and the Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) after receiving credible intelligence about illegal milk…
The Donald Trump administration announced a major leadership change in the United States Department of Homeland Security, confirming that Kristi Noem will step down as Homeland Security Secretary by the end of the month. According to official statements, Trump plans to nominate Markwayne Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, to take over the leadership of…
The Taliban’s expected power priorities and relations with other countries Islamabad (Soon Times) The Taliban are claiming control of 264 districts of Afghanistan, including most of the country’s border areas, while Afghan forces are increasingly surrendering in good faith. Countries that have been fighting the Taliban for 20 years are now looking to the Taliban,…
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