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Reboot or repeat? US-Pakistan relations after the Daniel Pearl ruling
A portrait of the Wall Street Journal s reporter Daniel Pearl stands with a candle at the altar at Fleet Street s journalists chapel St Brides Church prior to a memorial service in London March 5, 2002. REUTERS/Ian Waldie, IW/NMB
Like many countries, Pakistan was likely hoping for a reset with the new Biden administration, one that could refocus relations on the country’s most pressing issues. In Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s congratulatory message to US President Joe Biden after his inauguration, Khan said he looked forward to working together to build “a stronger [Pakistan]-US partnership through trade and economic engagement, countering climate change, improving public health, combating corruption, and promoting peace in [the] region and beyond.”
US will be more concerned about soybeans and agri-exports to China than India’s farm laws
Washington does not have the political currency to make grandiose statements. Instead, regular concerns will be laced with prosaic and benign verses February 15, 2021 / 08:10 AM IST
Malcolm Marshall is a name that evokes both respect and fear among the Indian diaspora. Respected for his exploits and feared for how well he delivered those exploits fierce, swift, and too fast to respond to at times!
His Barbadian compatriot, Rihanna did the same. Well, not quite with blaring vocals this time, but through a tweet that was as loud as her acoustics, and one that much like a Marshall bouncer, left India ruffled and for some a bit bruised.
February 11, 2021 at 9:39 am
On 30 January, Pakistan s Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid a two-day visit to Qatar where he met with Qatar s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, along with other military officials. General Bajwa and Al-Thani reportedly discussed issues related to defence, security and regional geopolitical issues. The visit came a few weeks after Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states announced a restoration in diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar, following an over three-year embargo.
Pakistani analysts state that General Bajwa s recent visit had been in the pipeline for some time, however, it had been stalled in light of the Qatar-Gulf crisis. Prime Minister Imran Khan is also expected to visit Qatar – his fourth visit as prime minister – in the coming days. The visit to Qatar comes after a tense year in Pakistan-Gulf ties, including a souring of relations with Pakistan s leading partner in the region, Saudi Arabia. Some academics have spec
Pakistan's opposition hosts Hamas at mass rallies against a 'Jewish-Indian plot': Illegal funding for Prime Minister Imran Khan's army-backed party, in exchange for normalizing relations with Israel. It’s a potent rallying cry