Mehmood Ul-Hassan Khan

Pak-China cooperation

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Mar 032009
 

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Recently, the president Asif Ali Zardari was invited by Chinese government. He visited and stayed in Hubei Province and Shanghai from Feb. 20 to Feb. 23. He showed his interests in finance, banking, large-scale construction and Shanghai’s urban development. He said the basic purpose of his visit here is to study the Chinese model of power generation and development in agriculture sector. He identified possible areas of cooperation between Pakistan and China in hybrid seed, modern agriculture technology, water management, high efficiency irrigation and water pumping through solar technology.

Power sector

In his latest visit to China, the president Asif Ali Zardari visited different factories and organizations. Pakistan and China agreed to extend cooperation in energy and power sector. The Wapda Chairman signed a hydel power project with Three Gorges Project Corporation (TGPC). Under the agreement, China would assist Pakistan technically in hydel power generation. The TGPC President said that his corporation was ready to assist Pakistan in every possible way to overcome its energy challenges. Our president claimed that the aim of his government was to build more dams following the model of the Three Gorges Dam. Continue reading »

Economics of Energy-Brotherhood

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Aug 212008
 

 

  

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Easy and smooth of energy supply has become mantra of every government around the globe and Pakistan is not any exemption. Energy generates power and power has become a rarity in our country. The sacristy of energy resources (rise by 10-12 percent annually) has already created multidimensional socio-economic problems in the country and saga still continues. A consortium of three financial institutions i.e. Islamic Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and World Bank has recently agreed to provide $ 1 billion to Pakistan to import electricity from Central Asian Republics (CARs). The ministers of four countries, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan signed a  resolution to proceed further with the Central Asia/South Asia Regional Electricity Market (Casarem) project envisaging transmission of 1,300 MW from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan and Pakistan; but further commitment to the project will be linked to the availability of financing. Continue reading »

ADVERSTING AND SOCIO-CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS

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Jul 232008
 

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We are living in virtual reality world where images, marketing, communication and the last not the least successful advertising can increase profitability, goodwill, and market access. Ours is the age of globalization too where integration of economies, merger & acquisition, cultural sensitivities, and social diversities tend to comply the companies/organizations to make the most suitable advertising campaigns in order to be competent in the domestic, regional and international markets. We live in an increasingly complex world. Continue reading »

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GLOBAL ROLE OF FOREIGN AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATES STRATEGIES FOR PAKISTAN

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Jul 232008
 

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ABSTRACT

Foreign aid plays very essential role in the overall development of a country provided it is utilized properly. Due to the scarcity of economic resources and others natural constraints every country needs the sufficient amounts of foreign funds in shapes of foreign aid. Generally foreign aid is granted to reduce the budget deficit, trade promotion and strategic considerations. Foreign aid can affect the macro and micro policies of the host country. Continue reading »

A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH STUDY OF ROLE OF GLASNOST IN RUSSIAN MEDIA

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Jul 222008
 

BY MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN

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Glasnost, meaning “openness”, from the Russian words for “public” and “voice” was introduced in the 1980s. The main goal of this policy was to introduce meaningful short and long terms socio-economic strategies to pull out the sinking titanic of newly born Russia from the deep waters of poverty, corruption, debts, fear, disintegration, and above all economic recession. Continue reading »

Trade Policy 2008-09: a mix of measures

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Jul 212008
 

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The federal commerce minister Ahmad Mukhtar announced the trade policy for the fiscal year 2008-09. Decision was taken to improve competitiveness and quality of products, and to develop small and medium sized sector to increase its share in total exports. It set an export target of $22.10 billion which seems to be unachievable due to denial of research and development support, high petroleum prices, severe energy crisis and utility rates in the country. Continue reading »

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