Foreign Investment Reko Diq Copper Gold Project The province of Balochistan covers almost 44% of the country in term of area yet the population is only 5% of Pakistan’s population. Its potential natural resources are still geologically undiscovered. Alarmingly net foreign direct investment in Pakistan dipped by 2.9% in the period of July-December, 2017-18 as
Karachi Coastal Waters Toxicity The mega port city of Karachi discharges almost all of its industrial effluents into the local drains (nullah's) creeks and sea. These industrial effluents contain highly toxic substances like heavy metals, cadmium, mercury and other hazardous chemicals which contaminate the water supply and endanger both marine species and humans . Aquatic
China's Quest for Seaports Access & LNG Trade Commerce dependent on seaborne trade: The Chinese Communist Party declared that “maritime power” status was essential to realizing its national ambitions. In 2017 China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose by an unanticipated 46 % reflected in 16 operational LNG terminals importing 71 bcm emphasizing that
Acquiring Russian Oil at discount- Understanding Ural Oil – Refinery Configuration of six Operational refineries in Pakistan Russia’s Urals oil is used as a reference brand for pricing of export oil mixture . The other main reference brand is Brent. It comprises a mix of heavy sour oil of Urals and the Volga Region blended
Quaid's Guard of Honour Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah inspecting Guard Of Honour paraded by HMPS ZULFIQAR on the occasion of inauguration of Chittagong Port on 26th March 1948. Lieutenant R A Mumtaz (P No 100) is the Officer of the Guard. In 1971 Commodore R A Mumtaz was Commanding Officer Chittagong Naval Base. Later he
Climate Change , Security and VIP Protocol Credit AlBawaba Spanish Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain Teresa Ribera caused a furore at a climate change conference when she pedaled a bicycle to the venue of the conference.Closely following were fuel powered cars accompanied by her camera men and security personnel .
Transporting Copper from Russia’s Udokan Mine and Minimizing Carbon Footprint Udokan Copper Logistical Challenges USM Holding 49 % of which is owned by the Russian and Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov commenced construction phase work at Udokan mine after obtaining licenses in the year 2008. The mine is scheduled to become operational in the year 2023
Balancing Divergent Maritime Claims of People’s Republic of China In the last two decades there has been a tremendous development in maritime logistics, shipping and trade accompanied by advancement in technology , concern about exploitation of oceanic resources and a massive increase in the tonnage of sea going vessels. Almost 80 % of global trade
Red Sea Tourism , Coastal Development and Coral Reefs Coral Reefs Coral reefs underly ocean biodiversity and contribute significantly in the economic, social, touristic and cultural scope . The extent of biodiversity of coral reefs incorporating a multitude of symbiotic relationships , encompasses 285,000 km2 covering less then 0.1 % of the ocean exterior. Coral colonies
Green Hype in the Desert & Women Empowerment Despite decades of hype and hopes for a move towards green energy fossil fuels account for more then 90 % of transportation of people and goods for trade. The phenomenal growth in shale oil production in Canada and the US continue to shake Middle Eastern and OPEC
