Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Monday ahead of the sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative. He was received at King Khalid International Airport by the deputy governor of Riyadh region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, and Pakistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom Ameer Khurram Rathore. Earlier, […]
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India: Will Congress Under New Leader Be A Challenge To Modi-Led BJP? – Analysis
How can the somnolent Congress be revved up? Now that the Congress party in India has overwhelmingly elected Mallikajun Kharge, the first “non-Gandhi” as its President, the question as to whether the 80-year old party veteran and seasoned warhorse will be able to awaken the 137-year old sleeping giant to be a threat to the dominance of the BJP led […]
Read more ›Pakistan: Return Of The TTP In Swat – Analysis
On October 10, 2022, the son of a local peace committee member was shot dead by unidentified terrorists in the Waliabad area of Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). In a separate incident, on the same day, unidentified terrorists attacked a school van in the Charbagh area of Swat District, killing the driver and injuring two students. On October 9, 2022, […]
Read more ›Beijing Looking Forward To November US Election For Definitive Answer To Pelosi’s Visit To Taiwan – OpEd
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was a huge success which was achieved under bipartisan support and served as a show of strength against China. However, under the veneer of this favorable situation, lies a different reality. The trip did not have the support of the Republican and Democratic parties; since Pelosi threatened the national security of the […]
Read more ›China’s Xi ‘More Powerful Than Mao,’ Seen Abandoning Market Reforms – Analysis
Ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s next five years will likely see more hard-line policies out of Beijing on the economy, foreign relations, human rights and public dissent, analysts told RFA. Germany-based ethnic Mongolian rights activist Xi Haiming said the fact that Xi had packed the Politburo Standing Committee with his close allies showed that he can now act […]
Read more ›IEA calls on OIC members to be the first to recognize new government
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on Islamic countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to recognize them as the new government and to engage positively with the new regime. The Islamic Emirate has also called on Islamic countries to interact with them on both a political and economic level. Fourteen months ago the IEA swept to […]
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