The United States views India as a key ally in its effort to counter China’s growing global influence and has also included it in the alliance known as ‘Quad’ that aims to counter China in the Pacific region.
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Javed Mahmood
I am an experienced writer, analyst, and author. My exposure in English journalism spans more than 28 years. In the past, I have been working with daily The Muslim (Lahore Bureau), daily Business Recorder (Lahore/Islamabad Bureaus), Daily Times, Islamabad, daily The Nation (Lahore and Karachi). With daily The Nation, I have served as Resident Editor, Karachi. Since 2009, I have been working as a Freelance Writer/Editor for American organizations.
Rice said the disbursement will occur “pretty much straight away”, and confirmed that this will bring total disbursements from the IMF to Pakistan under the ongoing programme to $4.2 billion.
Biden said he would raise human rights in Saudi Arabia, but he did not say specifically if he would broach the Khashoggi murder with its leaders.
A few months ago, the crude oil prices touched $126/barrel level, the highest-ever, but later on prices starting falling gradually due to various reasons.
The US House today passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets policy for the Pentagon, by a majority vote of 329-101.
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that Pakistan was expecting $9 billion as budgetary/project loans and there would be a separate amount from the IMF as well.
ISPR said that soon after receiving information about the abduction, a quick reaction force (QRF) of the army chased the terrorists and they managed to trace the abducted officer and his kidnappers as the latter drove towards their hideouts in the general area of Mangi Dam.
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy joined NUST leadership, faculty, and students in the inauguration event of the latest Lincoln Corner, one of 18 across Pakistan. By hosting a Lincoln Corner, NUST joins a strong network of partnerships between the U.S. Mission to Pakistan and Pakistani institutions of education and culture.