This is the third visit of the Prime Minister to Central Asia, undermining Pakistan’s enhanced engagement with the region. The prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with other participating leaders on the sidelines.
The North Korean launches came the same day that South Korea tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), becoming the first country without nuclear weapons to develop such a system.
Despite the rupee fall, and speculations that it will fall further, Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Murtaza Saeed had warned the speculators that they will lose, and it seems to have worked. Pakistani currency has seen an uptick against the greenback.
The partnership ends Australia’s 2016 deal with French shipbuilder Naval Group to build it a new submarine fleet worth $40 billion to replace its more than two-decades-old Collins submarines.
Imran Khan said that the current government in Afghanistan clearly felt that without international air and help, they would not be able to stop this crisis. “We should incentivize them and push them in the right direction.”
Pakistani restaurant "Clay Handi" in Buffalo New York, has gone viral for its truck art. The owner, Murshid Masood Qazi, a Pakistani-American built a car representing Pakistan's famous truck art culture, depicting the beautiful floral design, with beautiful messages in Punjabi/Urdu.
UAE's Foreign Minister calls FM Qureshi and expressed the resolve to continue the countries' close collaboration at multilateral fora. The two sides discussed various dimensions of the Pakistan-UAE relations, including Afghanistan.
As the U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, Saudi Arabia is out in the market shopping for its own missile systems. Thus, talks about Israeli Iron Dome or Bakar ER are underway.
Experts believe that China's refusal to further cut carbon emissions at the US' request will undermine the progress at the upcoming global climate summit in Glasgow in November. However, China argues its current commitments are strong.
US President Joe Biden requested a face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi at the G20 summit which will take place in October. However, President Xi did not accept Biden's offer and instead insisted the US adopt a less strident tone towards China.
Apple announced its new lineup on Tuesday, with updates both in design and on the inside. The base models of the new iPhone 13 have been fitted with technology that was previously available only in the Pro-models while taking Pro-models to the next level.
According to media reports, the Taliban asked residents in Southern Kandahar to vacate a residential army colony within three days. This sparked protest in Kandahar as some of the families have been living there for 30 years.
