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US-Pakistan cooperation becomes more important in the face of multiple crises in the region
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday for talks on the region beset with multiple crises including Afghan uncertainty, Iranian unrest and Kashmir siege, all on borders of Pakistan which...Jan 17, 2020 837 0 -
US, Pakistan to hold talks in Washington as Iran crisis raises stakes in volatile region
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday as Pakistan seeks to deescalate U.S.-Iran tensions that have rocked the region already facing volatility with Kashmir crisis and Afghan security challenges....Jan 15, 2020 1795 0 -
A divided world procrastinates but climate change waits for none
Even if the international community meets the 2015 Paris Agreement goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the temperature of the planet will shoot up by 3.2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, a recent UN Environment Program...Dec 16, 2019 781 0 -
In uncertain times, migrants remain hope for the impoverished with $689 billion remittances
These are uncertain times as reflected in political upheavals, insurgencies, economic fragility and attempts to stop and even roll back immigration through politics of fear and exclusivist ideologies. Yet, migration of human beings, both as a...Nov 28, 2019 2432 0 -
Pakistan’s friends help avert default with $16 billion loans, trade concessions in one year
The oil-rich Gulf state of Qatar is the latest country to rescue Pakistan, announcing a $ 3 billion bailout package for the South Asian country reeling under financial crisis. Since he came to power in July...Jun 25, 2019 693 0 -
U.S. says prepared to hold talks with Iran without preconditions
The United States is calming down fears of another conflict in the broader Middle East with the top American diplomat’s latest statement that holds out the possibility of Washington holding talks with Iran without any preconditions....Jun 2, 2019 754 0 -
India stops importing Iranian oil; Iran warms up to Pakistan
Faced with pressure over compliance of U.S. sanctions against Tehran, India has stopped buying Iranian oil – a move that may have diminishing strategic returns for New Delhi. The United States had given a six-month waiver...May 26, 2019 855 0 -
Amid geopolitical comeptitions, Iran offers to connect Gwadar and Chabahar ports
Iran has offered to connect Pakistan’s Gwadar port with Chabahar port to promote trade and commerce in the region. “I’ve come here with a proposal for the government of Pakistan for connection between Chabahar and Gwadar…...May 25, 2019 1491 3 -
Pakistani-Americans remain a big source of remittances with a 23.58% boost this year
The remittances sent by Pakistani-Americans jumped 23.58 percent to $2.516 billion during the first nine months of the 2019 fiscal year. The State Bank of Pakistan data shows that overseas Pakistanis sent $15.096 billion in the...Apr 17, 2019 724 0 -
What makes American states wealthier than foreign countries?
The United States produces as much as 24.3% of world’s combined GDP while it is home to only about 4.3% of the world’s population. Is there one factor or several stimuli that helped the United States...Apr 4, 2019 1536 0
