Sunday, July 2nd, 2023
$3b IMF deal to help achieve 2.5% GDP growth in new fiscal year: PIAF
DNA ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Chairman Faheemur Rehman Saigol has said that the new $3 billion agreement with the IMF will help the economy stabilize and achieve GDP growth of 2.5% in the new fiscal year of 2023-24, taking the country’s foreign reserves to $14 billion. Faheemur Rehman Saigol said that the news comes as a major breakthrough for government that ran from pillar to post to meet conditions of the Washington-based lender only to see an incessant delay on a successful completion of theRead More
Hundreds more arrested in fifth night of French rioting
PARIS, JUL 2 (AFP/APP): The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country. Protesters, mostly minors, have torched cars, damaged infrastructure, and clashed with police in an outpouring of rage since an officer shot Nahel M. point blank as he attempted to flee a traffic stop on Tuesday. The killing was captured on video, which spread on social media and fueled the anger overRead More
Iran urges France ‘to end violent treatment’ of protesters
Tehran, July 2 (AFP/APP): Iran called on the French government Sunday to “end the violent treatment of its people” following a wave of rioting triggered by the police killing of a teenager. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani on Twitter also urged Iranian citizens to “refrain from making unnecessary trips to France” and told those already there to avoid “conflict areas”, warning of the “insecure and unpredictable situation”. France has been rocked by a major wave of violent street protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old of AlgerianRead More
Implication Of Russia-Ukraine War On National Security Of Pakistan
Khola Junaid IMPLICATION OF RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR ON NATIONAL SECURITY OF PAKISTAN On February 2022, Russia began a military war against Ukraine, since the collapse of the “Soviet Union“ Russia has harboured deep animosity towards Ukraine, which it still views as a critical part of Soviet Union and aims to revive the Russian empire while preventing a democratic encirclement of the country. It views the invasion of Ukraine as conveying a clear statement about its opposition to NATO’s further expansion against Russia and Ukraine’s future intentions to join NATO. “Strong doRead More