Isaac Herzog becomes the first president of Israel to visit Bahrain Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Bahrain on Sunday, the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the small Gulf kingdom since relations were normalized in 2020. According to pictures posted to Herzog’s Twitter account, he was greeted at the airport by […]
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Can the Local Government System flourish Democracy in Pakistan?
Can the Local Government System flourish Democracy in Pakistan? The history of the local government system in the subcontinent is old. The Aryans, for the first time, introduced a local government system in the region. The panchayat system proved its efficiency and was used to govern local affairs, such as the allocation of land to […]
Transgender community to receive Rs 7000 under Benazir Kafalat Programme
In a bid to bring more and more marginalised segments of society under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), its board Friday declared transgender persons a beneficiary of the Benazir Kafalat Programme (BKP). A consensus to this effect was reached in the 56th BISP Board of Directors meeting, chaired by Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation […]
Why Pakistan’s borrowing options shrinking?
Why Pakistan’s borrowing options shrinking? Following the international credit rating agencies’ downgrading of Pakistan’s outlook to negative and debt rating to junk status, experts examined Pakistan’s restricted borrowing alternatives on Saturday’s episode of The Review. According to host Shahbaz Rana, the circumstance has increased the cost of borrowing for the nation and has all but […]
G7 partnership agrees on $60 per barrel for Russia oil
G7 partnership agrees on $60 per barrel for Russia oil The European Union’s members overcame Poland’s opposition and hammered out a political agreement earlier in the day. As a result, the Group of Seven (G7) countries and Australia announced they had agreed to a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil. Following […]
Sindhi Cultural Day being celebrated with full zeal
Sindhi Cultural Day being celebrated with full zeal Sindhi Cultural Day is being celebrated across the province today with rallies to be taken out in different cities and towns in the province. Each year, Sindhis celebrate Cultural Day worldwide on the first Sunday in the first week of December. People are donning cultural dresses with […]
Xi unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite protests: US
Xi unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite protests: US Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not ready to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing currently with COVID-19. Although China’s daily COVID cases are increasing all-time highs, some cities are taking steps regarding tests and quarantine rules after Xi’s zero-COVID policy triggered a sharp […]
‘Assassination attempt’ on Pakistan’s diplomat in Afghanistan
‘Assassination attempt’ on Pakistan’s diplomat in Afghanistan An “assassination attempt” targeted Pakistan’s top diplomat in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s prime minister has said, as tensions between the neighboring countries simmer. The head of mission, Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani, was the target of an attack on its embassy compound, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Friday, adding that a […]