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New Delhi: Israel’s Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said he choose India as his first destination as Speaker to visit as it is the largest democracy in the world and because the country is progressing rapidly in recent years.Ohana said India and Israel have a great connection between leaders, between the people and a great new connection between parliaments.Knesset is the unicameral parliament of
Built by the Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation, outside analysis considered the original Air Force version of WZ-7’s role is similar to the US Air Force‘s Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, a long range drone capable of providing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability. On January 1st, the Japanese Ministry of Defense confirmed that a Chinese WZ-7 passed through the
The 10th Edition of annual Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 is scheduled to be held at Colombo from 3rd of April. The exercise is being conducted in two phases of three days each, the Harbour Phase followed by Sea Phase. The Indian Navy will be represented by INS Kiltan and INS Savitri while Sri Lanka Navy will have SLNS Vijayabahu and SLNS Samudura. In addition,
Brussels: Many of the EU members feel that granting Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Plus to Pakistan would erode European values that GSP Plus seeks to promote, reported Geo-politik.There is a widespread concern among many European Union (EU) members about granting GSP Plus to Pakistan because of its poor track record in complying with the international conventions set by the EU as
Beijing: China’s unrealistic goals are hurting its economic growth prospects and it has backed off its yearly economic growth target resulting in pummelled consumer spending, manufacturing and trade, reported Khabarhub.In 2022, China has set its GDP growth target at more than 5 per cent and the claimed achievement has been around 3 per cent.The ‘Two Sessions’, the annual plenary sessions of the
Islamabad: At least two security officials, including the Counter-Terrorism Department constable, were killed during an exchange of fire in North Waziristan and Mardan districts of Pakistan, Dawn reported citing Inter-Services Public Relations and police officials.According to the Army’s media wing’s statement released on Friday, "An exchange of fire took place between militants and the security
Islamabad: With weekly and monthly prices of essential commodities in Pakistan already witnessing a record high, the finance ministry has warned that inflation will rise further, according to Dawn.According to Pakistan’s newspaper, the second-round effect of the policy decision had led to decisions like a rise in energy and fuel prices, the central bank’s policy rate, and the rupee’s depreciation
Karachi: There have been multiple stampede incidents across Pakistan due to the unorganised distribution of free flour which led to the death of various inflation-hit people, who gathered to collect food, according to the Dawn.A large number of inflation-hit people gathered at a factory to collect flour but due to the stampede, most of them, in the end, reached the mortuary.Heart-wrenching scenes
Karachi: Recent incidents of targeted attacks in Karachi are deeply concerning and demand urgent attention from law enforcement agencies and government authorities, according to Pakistan-based The Express Tribune newspaper.As per The Express Tribune, the senseless killing of eye specialist Dr Beerbal, and two clerics, Maulana Adil Khan and Maulana Rafiullah, in separate incidents is not only a
Islamabad: Grave human rights violations continued unabated, including enforced disappearances, torture, crackdowns on peaceful protests, attacks against journalists and violence against religious minorities and other marginalised groups in Pakistan, reported Amnesty International South Asia.Moreover, political upheaval leads to major uncertainty. An economic crisis severely hampered people’s