Developments in international trade law
In order to manage risks in international commercial transactions, contracting parties often seek to agree in advance on how disputes arising out of a transaction between them are to be…
Major negative developments
The downgrading of Pakistan’s credit rating by Moody’s from B3 to Caa1 comes as a big shock. The credit rating agency has cited increased government liquidity and external vulnerability leading…
China’s paradigm of international relations
The recent visit of PM Imran Khan to China on the occasion of opening of winter Olympics in Beijing shall hopefully highlight on appraising Pak-China relations, exchanging views on mutual…
Education developments
The first foreign university, the Pakistan Austrian Fachhochschule with five departments and four major postgraduate research centers of excellence, started to function last month in Haripur Hazara, within a record…
International arbitration: Pakistan’s recent woes
In the landmark case of Eckhardt, the (late) Justice Ajmal Mian cautioned that "...while dealing with an application ... in relation to a foreign arbitration clause like the one in…
Global developments
The world economy is facing a variety of threats. For one, its growth is subdued. Inflation is well below the historical trend. International trade continues to decline not just because…
Media and international conflicts
A massive revolution in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has defined the 20th century in a spectacular way. The very idea of globalisation has its origin in…
Developments in the coal sector
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari have jointly inaugurated a newly-configured Thar coal power project recently, which sounds to be a good omen to many who…
Positive developments
There was great news for science in Pakistan in September 2016 when Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading organisation that provides reliable statistical data on the status of scientific research in…
Global developments in transfer pricing issues
Important developments have taken place in the field of Transfer Pricing World over. The significant developments have taken place in the United States and OECD: In the United State the…
