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  • Pakistan Negotiations with TTP and TLP0

    Negotiations with insurgents such as TTP have been a common practice in Pakistan for almost the past two decades. The outcomes of these negotiations have garnered mixed views on whether or not it is a desired course of action. With the failure of every single peace deal since 2004, we reach a point where it

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  • Governing Crypto Currencies-Regulations around the World0

    An intriguing question at this stage is perhaps is crypto currency actually digital currency? Now let us explore the answer to this question in this article. It must be highlighted here that many countries refuse to actually refer to crypto or digital currency as ‘currency’ for that matter.Their stance is that it is a commodity

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  • The Evolution of Cryptocurrencies0

    Cryptocurrency today is on the rise, gradually rising to the forefronts of global economic discussions. Many of us may be familiar with the idea, however with its sudden rise to popularity one has to think about where it first started and came about. Its emergence as a currency is a very recent development, 2009 saw

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  • Can Crypto Be the End of Currencies as We Know it?0

    Emerging from the barter system, money has taken hold of all aspects of our lives. It controls every transaction made by us. Being almost as old as trade itself, money is a permanent feature of the world now. Although, never been questioned before as the norm, there is a change materializing with a new type

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  • Is Pakistan ready for cryptocurrency?0

    Despite the debate over banning cryptocurrency, it is no secret that cryptocurrency has become increasingly popular in Pakistan, especially Bitcoin. Interestingly, Binance, which is a cryptocurrency exchange, is the fourth most downloaded app in Pakistan. The ban by the State Bank of Pakistan has little relevance as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has also announced plans

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  • A false promise?0

    A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the government of Dubai to enhance estate development, build infrastructure, industrial parks, IT towers in Indian occupied Kashmir. This development comes at a time when the region is seeing a resurgence in state violence and restrictions. This event is an

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  • Can Pakistan mitigate its smog calamity?0

    Since the last few years, Lahore has regularly topped the US Air Quality Index (AQI), closely followed by other cities, in air pollution rankings of the world’s major global cities. More recently, Lahore was declared the most polluted city in the world, with pollution concentrations rising to extremely hazardous levels. In spite of measures being

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  • Cryptocurrencies and Pakistan0

    Virtual currencies like Bitcoin are making inroads in Pakistan and they are entering into the Pakistani economy. Today, virtual currencies are being touted as the future of finance as the world moves from banknotes to virtual money. However, the Government of Pakistan despite cryptocurrency’s popularity in the country has so far refused to regulate its

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  • The Taliban Government and their Quest for International Recognition.0

    States are recognized under international law when it is accepted that they have sovereignty and rights and duties under international law. The sovereignty of a state is determined by the regime that controls the state. This regime has to comply with the standards of international law. To successfully pass through this process of state recognition

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