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In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt broke off diplomatic and transportation links with Qatar over its support for extremist groups. They imposed bans on shipping, trade, direct flights, overflights and land crossings with Qatar. After two …

One wonders why Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to suffer from internal turmoil as well as proxy wars. Some analysts say the single largest reason behind the present turmoil can be ongoing attempts to keep crude oil prices …

After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria caused turmoil in the region, some units formerly stationed in Syria have moved to stay in Iraq. The country had formerly been the base of more than 5,000 U.S. troops, as our …

Economic growth and cost-effective energy availability are embedded. Pakistan’s energy import bill has by and large been approximately $15 billion per year. The perennial conundrum of energy scarcity has beleaguered the economy of Pakistan for more or less two decades. …

Pakistan is rich in natural gas but deficient in fossil oil. At present bulk of the gas demand is met through local production, which offers enormous saving of foreign exchange as well as cleaner environment. The added benefit is that …

Qatar is endowed with major hydrocarbon reserves, especially in relation to the size of its population. Nearly all of its gas reserves are contained in an offshore gas field called the North Field which is the largest, single natural gas …

100,000 jobs offered by Qatar will reduce unemployment, increase foreign exchange. President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain …

The year 2018 was no different for Pakistan since there was surge in the oil import bill despite the lower international prices. On the one hand, increase in the use of oil indicates economic activities, however, on the contrary, it …

Qatar announced it was leaving OPEC in January of 2019. The official reason for leaving the pact was to focus their efforts on natural gas production. Qatar is the leading country for liquefied natural gas exports, responsible for 30 percent of global trade in …

Pak-Qatar Takaful group in partnership with Institute of Business Administration’s Center of Excellence in Islamic Finance (IBA-CEIF) co-hosted a seminar on “Global Takaful Practices”. The key speakers at the seminar at IBA-CEIF are renowned internationally acclaimed Islamic Finance Scholars that …

A blockade against Qatar by its Gulf neighbours is now in its fifth month. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates severed socio-economic ties with Qatar as punishment for its alleged support of terrorism and interference in their …