Islamabad perceives Biden as pro-Pak, but with China angle striking a balance may not be easy
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Imran Khan. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 26 : With US President Joe Biden reversing several measures put in place by the former Donald Trump administration within hours of taking charge of the White House, Pakistan is hoping to reset its equation with Washington. According to Dawn, the Pakistan based newspaper, Islamabad has already initiated the process of re-charting the contours of the bilateral ties with the US without compromising the future of CPEC and the close relations it shared with China.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the insurgent team had been formally invited to Tehran for bilateral meetings “to review (the) Afghan peace process.”
Iran’s official media quoted Khatibzadeh as saying that the Taliban’s visit was “part of Tehran’s policy to reach out to key Afghan parties in the Afghan peace process.”
He said Taliban visitors held talks with senior government officials and they were also scheduled to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
FILE - Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar speaks, bottom right, talks at the opening session of the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 12, 2020.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan mulling mortgaging Islamabad s biggest park to get loan: Report
Pakistan news: Spread on 759 acres of land, the F-9 park is a public recreation park. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan | Photo Credit: IANS
Islamabad: Amidst the financial issues being faced by the government, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering mortgaging Islamabad s biggest park to get a loan of nearly Rs 500 billion, a report said on Sunday.
Named after Madar-i-Millat Fatima Jinnah, the F-9 park is stretched over 759-acre land.
Dawn reported that the Pakistani PM will put forward the proposal to mortgage the F-9 park during the next meeting of the federal cabinet, which is scheduled to take place via video conference on Tuesday.
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Visit comes after deterioration in UAE relations with Islamabad heightened by differences over ties with Israel
Hunters kill the houbara bustard for sport and also because its meat is supposed to have aphrodisiac qualities (AFP) By Published date: 24 January 2021 13:18 UTC | Last update: 1 month 4 weeks ago
The crown prince of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain s king arrived in Pakistan on Friday for a three-day private hunting trip, according to local media.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa were to undertake houbara bustard hunting from 22 January to 24 January, a source told Pakistan s Dawn newspaper.