This paper examines the reasons for the demise of the established cinema of Pakistan. It is considered that the Pakistan film industry was growing in the 1970s and 80s; however, data gathered through semi-structured interviews, with leading film practitioners, have provided new insights about the social shaping of film production in Pakistan. It reveals that even during times of growth, the film industry was struggling to achieve an environment which facilitates further growth. Different national administrations did not realise the importance of film as a subject; however, they tried to control the medium, consciously and unconsciously, to achieve personal agendas. Thus, Pakistan’s cinema industry failed to achieve a sustainable model for productions and their screening. The first democratic government, in the 1970s, formed the National Film Development Corporation (NAFDEC), which is considered, by most filmmakers, to be the only concrete step taken by the government. Even the formation of NAFDEC, has not been able to change the perception of filmmaking, as a non-serious and dirty career path. The subject of filmmaking was never a part of the curriculum at national art institutes.

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative which runs through Pakistan, is the largest infrastructure development project in Pakistan’s history. Of the $50 billion budget projected for CPEC, $35 billion is earmarked for energy projects while $15 billion is for infrastructure, industrial zones and mass transit

Primary objective of a government is to ensure provision of public services to the entire nation and by developing mechanisms to make sure that impartiality is exercised in execution of different tasks. State has the responsibility to protect and serve the best possible interests of the public. On the other hand, it is the responsibility of people to obey all the laws constituted by the government, hence a social contract or public contract comes into existence where both parties have some responsibilities towards one another. One part of this social contract and provision of its services is accomplished through public sector organizations. Thus, a societal relationship is developed.

The relations between Pakistan and India have remained pungent since 1947 due to conflicts over certain issues. To keep their bilateral relationship normal a lot of measures and mediums have been utilized, cricket is one of them. Whenever there was a mishap in relationship of both countries, game of cricket was introduced to normalize the ground for dialogues. The cricket is main passion of the masses of both India and Pakistan. The people across the border like to see their teams playing with each other but it discontinues whenever India and Pakistan develop some misunderstanding and especially India refused to play cricket matches with Pakistan. There is no doubt that sometimes diplomatic use of cricket could not help to keep the harmony between both nations permanently but this is also the fact that if this diplomatic source is utilized positively then it can surely help to mend the ties between India and Pakistan.

This article interrogates Bertrand Glancy’s role in the appointment of Khizar Hayat Tiwana as premier of Punjab in 1943, after the death of Sikander Hyat Khan, and the aftermath scenario of Punjab politics. The Governor as an instrument of the British imperialists had to safeguard their interests. The British interest till the end of the World War II was to retain the status-quo in the center as well as in the provincial politics so that it could use men and material support of the Punjab in the war. Therefore, it is pertinent to seek what were the ideas of Glancy about the province of the Punjab, why he elected Khizar Hayat Tiwana as premier of Punjab, why he didn’t even grant the Muslim League an interview, why Jinnah was not consulted in this election and how he encouraged, guided and dictated Khizar for anti-Pakistan moves in his premiership.

Historically, Sea has been an important tool for supremacy and dominance over nations. The Sea Ports remained important in modern world politics but are getting more multifaceted with an upsurge in world’s commercial activities. Moreover, the ports in contemporary era are subjected to materialize two pronged objectives of strategic leverage and an economic gateway. Owing to greater strategic depth in several Asian countries, their access to sea routes through their own land routes is costly. It has obliged them to search for the shortest access to sea routes to gain a competitive edge over their trade competitors. In this context, the development of Gwadar port in Pakistan by China and Chabahar port in Iran by India is driven by competition for geographic control to secure resources and markets and also by fear of strategic encirclement. The two ports, Gwadar and Chabahar, have huge importance, both in monetary and geographic perspective, not only for Pakistan and India but also for China, Iran, and Central Asian Republics (CARs). The paper intends to delve into the importance of these ports in the region of Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. Moreover, it also encapsulates its impacts of regional economic integration in comparison.