Chinese Embassy to Pakistan has asked the Government of Pakistan to take "practical and effective measures" to accelerate the security measures to enhance the security of Chinese nationals following the recent Gawadar attack. The statement also demanded the country to upgrade security cooperation mechanisms in the country to stop any such events from happening again.
Over ten were detained in India for chanting "Pakistan Zindabad," when a Muharram procession was stopped by the police, while Chief Minister says, "Taliban culture won't be tolerated in the country."
Baradar arrived in Afghanistan last Tuesday from Qatar, choosing to touch down in the country's second-biggest city Kandahar -- the Taliban's spiritual birthplace.
While the US was spending billions of dollars in Afghanistan training an army to maintain control of the country after they left, the Taliban, it seems, had plans of their own.
Shahzeb Khanzada on his show on 20th has revealed that the government of Pakistan is on its way to buy two of the priciest LNG deliveries for September 2021. The prices are set at 34.67pc of Brent for delivery on 16th September, and 24.5pc of Brent for 26th of the same month. He said that even if this tender is not accepted by PSO, Pakistan would be at loss as alternatives are expensive.
Talking to Turkish news channel TRT, he said Pakistan wanted that the government in Afghanistan to be all-inclusive without spoilers disrupting political settlement.
Nearly a decade after the words of adviser Vali Nasr, the world in August 2021 saw the Taliban capturing Afghanistan, much earlier than the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Pakistan's current account deficit widens to $773 million in July 2021, compared to a surplus of $583 million posted one year ago. While the likely determinants of this fall are an increase in imports and increasing global commodity prices, the State Bank believes it is still in line with its projections.
