Pakistan’s trade statistics for the first quarter of FY22 present a mixed picture of the country’s economic trajectory. The figures for imports and exports as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics are a potent indicator of the effectiveness of the government’s trade policies and the direction of the economy.
The exports of services during July-August (2021-22) were recorded at $1008.31 million against the exports of $799.94 million in July-August (2020-21), showing growth of 26.05 percent. The imports from the country also increased by 31.42 percent.
Adela Raz, Afghanistan’s former ambassador to the US, said during an appearance on ‘Axios on HBO’ on Sunday that not only does she believe many in her country do not trust the US government and Biden’s administration, but she doesn’t, either.
Fearing a crackdown on music by the country's new leaders, a total 101 members of Afghanistan's top musical institute landed in Doha on Sunday evening. The group, about half of them women and girls, plan to fly to Portugal with the support of the government there.
Iran's nuclear activity will be at the center of talks between US and Israeli national security teams in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said that the new round of discussions could begin by early November.
President Emmanuel Macron was furious last month when Australia scrapped a multibillion-dollar deal for French submarines, saying it would pursue US nuclear versions instead. Macron's government called secret talks leading up to the cancellation "a stab in the back."
EU partners have expressed solidarity with Paris to varying degrees, with Baltic and Nordic countries reluctant to criticize the Cold War superpower that they deem their ultimate protector against Russia. Leaders will also have strategic discussions.
"We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said on Twitter, echoing similar statements from Instagram and WhatsApp. Tracker Downdetector was showing outages in heavily populated areas.
Speaking in the General Assembly’s First Committee, which deals with disarmament and international security matters, Ambassador Munir Akram said that India's “fascist” regime in Kashmir and its actions were in violation of the Security Council resolutions.
The foreign minister expressed these views at a ceremony held at the capital’s Argentina Park, where he planted seven trees to mark the similar number of decades of Pak-Argentina relations. Argentina’s ambassador Leopoldo Francisco Sahores was also present.
This order marks the beginning of Qatar’s business relations with China in the ship-building segment of the large scale manufacturing (LSM) sector. This is the first step taken by Qatar Petroleum for its ambitious LNG shipbuilding programme.
The Biden Administration believes that China has not honored any of its trade commitments under an agreement signed in 2020, so it will have "frank conversations with China. The US will also announce the launch of a targeted tariff exclusion process against Chinese goods.
