Year 2018: What happened and what’s next

This blog post collects and summarizes the significant happenings of 2018. It also highlights the future direction based on facts and figures. I have collected some useful links and will update the site to add further content:

Famous people who got married in 2018

2018میں شادی کے بندھن میں بندھنے والی مشہور شخصیات

Celebrities and politicians that passed away in 2018

2018 میں دنیا سے رخصت ہونے والی بین الااقوامی شخصیات

2018 میں جو ہم سے بچھڑ گئے

Economic outlook 2018
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/the-worlds-biggest-economies-in-2018

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/the-8-major-forces-shaping-the-future-of-the-global-economy

https://jang.com.pk/news/588663-economy

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/the-80-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/what-to-expect-for-the-global-economy-in-2019

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/12/21/year-in-review-2018-in-14-charts

https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/economy/global-economy-watch/assets/pdfs/predictions-2019.pdf

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/10-reasons-for-optimism-in-2019

Plastic waste fact: 2018 statistic of the year
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46602969

Issues faced by journalists in 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/americas/reporters-without-borders-2018-report-intl/index.html

https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table

http://time.com/person-of-the-year-2018-the-guardians

Word of the year 2018
Justice: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year-2018-justice

Toxic: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2018

Most viewed Bollywood songs in 2018 on YouTube
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/470871-Ten-most-viewed-Bollywood-songs-on-YouTube-in-2018

The best of Bollywood in 2018
https://jang.com.pk/news/590590-zero-to-hero

https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/6-of-the-best-hindi-films-of-2018-ranked_in_5c1250bbe4b0449012f725f6

Theater and music in Pakistan
https://jang.com.pk/news/590587-theatre-and-music

https://jang.com.pk/news/592949-pakistani-theatre

Pakistani films in 2018
https://jang.com.pk/news/588030-pakistani-films

https://pakmediawards.com/film

Pakistani drama in 2018
https://arydigital.tv/sma-2018

https://jang.com.pk/news/594819

Urdu poetry in 2018
https://jang.com.pk/news/595851-urdu-adab

Pakistan politics 2018
https://jang.com.pk/news/591533-parliament-of-pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1451726

https://arynews.tv/en/major-political-developments-during-the-year-2018

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/410736-nawaz-among-world-rulers-convicted-charged-or-arrested-during-2018

Powerful passports of the world – Global ranking 2018
https://www.henleypassportindex.com/passport-index

Corruption perceptions index
https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017

https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018

https://jang.com.pk/news/591192-transparency-international

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2019/map

Prosperity index 2018
https://www.prosperity.com/rankings

Democracy index 2018
https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/jkMCN/2/?abcnewsembedheight=550

Overall best countries ranking
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/overall-rankings

Quality of life ranking
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/quality-of-life-rankings

World population 2018
http://worldpopulationreview.com

Technology and innovation in 2018

سال 2018 : نت نئی ایجادات کا سال

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/best-luxury-cars-in-2019/index.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/28/success/electric-cars-of-2019/index.html

https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/2018-internet-speeds-global

Countries having the best and the worst cybersecurity
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/cybersecurity-by-country

The world’s richest people lost $511 billion in 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/world-s-richest-lost-511-billion-in-a-year-of-market-turmoil

A year of scandals for Facebook
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2018/12/business/facebooks-year-of-scandal/index.html

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/12/facebooks-2018-year-in-review

https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2019/01/19/how-2018-became-facebooks-worst-year-in-privacy-and-security

Year in Review by Financial Times

Global production of scientific papers
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07841-9

Stock markets 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/31/investing/dow-stock-market-today/index.html

Sports Pakistan 2018
https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/featured/detail/year-in-review-pakistans-odi-cricket-calls-for-improvement

Global outlook 2018
https://jang.com.pk/news/593237-beyond-from-borders

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/theresa-may-brexit-jacob-rees-mogg-jeremy-corbyn-a8705561.html

https://jang.com.pk/news/593581-political-personalities

Environment and climate change
https://jang.com.pk/news/593580-monsoon-weather

Most Googled people in Pakistan
https://trends.google.com.pk/trends/yis/2018/PK

https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2018/GLOBAL

Timeline of Pakistani and International Events – 2018
http://www.akhbar-e-jehan.com/detail/14425/mulki-1

http://www.akhbar-e-jehan.com/detail/14426/mulki-2

http://www.akhbar-e-jehan.com/detail/14427/benulaqwami-waqiat