On Friday, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said the US welcomed the Pakistani National Security Committee’s (NSC) statement rejecting claims of a “foreign conspiracy” to destabilise former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government. Porter made the comments during a news conference after a journalist asked how she felt about the NSC’s decision. “The meeting […]
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PM leaves for visit to Quetta to meet provincial officials
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Quetta on Saturday for a day-long visit, where he is anticipated to meet with provincial officials and start project construction. The premier will lay the foundation stone for Sections One and Two of the Khuzdar National Highway, which is part of the Karachi-Quetta-Chaman Highway and is now undergoing repair. […]
Boris Johnson meets Modi for stepping up defence, business cooperation
The UK and India have agreed to increase defence and business collaboration, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that a bilateral free-trade agreement might be completed by October this year. Johnson met with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on his first visit to the Indian capital since taking office in 2019, to discuss ways […]
Former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s former president from 2002 to 2013, died at the age of 90. Kibaki, one of the country’s wealthiest individuals, brought in economic reforms and a new constitution as president, but he fell short of his vows to fight corruption. The disputed 2007 polls, which resulted in fatal unrest, damaged his presidency. In […]
Jeddah’s residents feel strangers in their homeland
Local citizens have been converted into “strangers” in their own homeland of Jeddah as a result of widespread home demolitions and displacements, all as part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s next ambitious project in the vital Red Sea port city. Residents claim that Saudi authorities are razing bustling working-class neighbourhoods that formerly positioned […]
Petrodollar in a nutshell
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has altered the global market in numerous ways, including affecting oil prices and hastening the collapse of the US dollar. Not only has the US currency deteriorated, but other dollar-dependent currencies, such as the petrodollar, have also suffered. Petro-Dollars, a concept coined in the mid-1970s, are crude oil export receipts denominated in […]
Moscow warns Israel for providing military equipment in Ukraine
Anatoly Viktorov, Russia’s ambassador to Israel, has warned that if Israel supplies Ukraine with military weapons and aid during the current battle there, Moscow will respond with retaliatory measures. On Thursday, Viktorov told Russian state media, “We are attentively checking this information and will reply accordingly if it is proven.” What such a response may […]
Israelis raid again on Al-Aqsa Mosque leaving Palestinians injured
Approximately 30 Palestinians, including three journalists, were injured as Israeli soldiers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. According to journalists on the scene, Palestinians threw stones at Israeli police, who were clad in full riot gear and stormed the compound firing rubber bullets and stun grenades. A small fire was also reported […]