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Putin Gets Chinese Plaudits for Calling Pelosi Trip ‘Planned Provocation’

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  Putin Gets Chinese Plaudits for Calling Pelosi Trip ‘Planned Provocation’ Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, February 4, 2022. A senior Chinese Communist Party official publicly praised Vladimir Putin after the Russian leader criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent Taiwan visit as “a carefully planned provocation.” Beijing’s show of support for Putin follows the recent  announcement  of joint Sino-Russian military exercises on Russian territory. Putin made his first public remarks on the heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait during a global-security conference in Moscow earlier this week. “The American adventure in Taiwan wasn’t just a trip by an irresponsible politician. It was part of a deliberate and conscious U.S. strategy intended to destabilize the situation and create chaos in the region and the entire world, a blatant demonstration of disrespect for another country’s sovereignty and its own international
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Pakistan’s ‘dangerous moment’: Imran Khan builds a comeback on bashing the U.S.

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  Imran Khan’s political message is a blend of populism and U.S.-bashing. And it’s working. Imran Khan has never been an ordinary man. Not as a sports celebrity, not as a philanthropist and certainly not now as the disgruntled former prime minister of Pakistan. In April, he was ousted from office via a parliamentary vote of no confidence — and ever since, Khan has taken to blaming the United States for  orchestrating his fall , hand in hand with his political opponents. His coalition partners had decided suddenly to part ways with him — too suddenly, according to Khan, for it to have been their idea alone. Now addressing huge crowds across the country, Khan is asking Pakistanis a simple but highly provocative question:  “Do we want to be the slaves of the United States, or do we want real freedom?” This week, Khan led his supporters on a long march from Peshawar to the capital, Islamabad — a protest that provoked violent clashes between police and his followers. There, he issued an ult
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Imran Khan’s party wins a surprise victory against Pakistan’s government

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  IMRAN KHAN HEAPS PRAISE ON SC FOR STRIKING DOWN MAZARI’S RULING ‏بڑے فیصلوں کیلئے یہ والا حوصلہ چاہیئے۔۔۔ پہاڑوں کا شہزادہ ⁦ ⁩ ISLAMABAD: The former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan lauded the apex court after the three-member bench declared the ruling of the Punjab Assembly’s deputy speaker “illegal”. Taking to Twitter, the former premier penned, “I appreciate our SC judges for standing firm and upholding the Constitution and law, against all manner of threats and abuse.” He further thanked Barrister Ali Zafar and his team for fighting the PTI’s case in the top court. “I want to thank the people of Punjab for coming out in unprecedented numbers in by-elections against rigging,” wrote Khan. “Tomorrow evening we will offer thanks to Allah & celebrate with all the people of Pakistan who have stood by us in our campaign for Haqeeqi Azadi, coming out in massive numbers to show support.” SC ruling The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Deputy Speake
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Imran Khan’s return to power

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  Pakistani election upset favors Imran Khan’s return to power. Political brawl rages while country confronts  economic collapse and extreme weather By  Pamela Constable July 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EDT Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, center, gestures while he leads a convoy in Rawalpindi. (Sohail Shahzad/Shutterstock) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Just over three months ago, Imran Khan, the charismatic Pakistani prime minister, was abruptly  forced to step down.  As he struggled to prop up the collapsing economy and cling to power, risking a constitutional crisis, his rivals formed a hodgepodge coalition in parliament and allegedly lured a handful of Khan loyalists to defect. Shortly after midnight on April 10, he was gone in a 30-minute vote. Ever since his humiliating defeat, the former cricket star, 69, has campaigned hard for a political comeback, drawing large youthful crowds to boisterous rallies across the country. In an angrier version of the impassioned, anti-elitist rheto
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Stay Updated with News from FocusEconomics

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Reports News Countries Indicators Commodities Awards Resources Blog Home   >   Countries   >   Pakistan Pakistan Economic Outlook June 21, 2022 Economic conditions are deteriorating as FY 2022 (July 2021-June 2022) draws to a close. Rising commodity prices and a large fiscal deficit have inflated the import bill, putting the country on the verge of a balance of payments crisis. The currency has sunk to an all-time low, while international reserves have dwindled to barely two months import cover. The government faces a tricky balancing act: On the one hand, it needs to trim the budget deficit in order to gain access to IMF funds. This led it, as part of its new FY 2023 budget, to unveil new austerity measures in June, such as cuts to fuel subsidies. On the other hand, it wants to avoid exacerbating inflation, which could pull the rug out from under the economy—or even the government itself: Protests recently broke out over the rising cost of living and blackouts caused by fuel sho
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Reports News Countries Indicators Commodities Awards Resources Blog Home   >   Countries   >   Pakistan Pakistan Economic Outlook June 21, 2022 Economic conditions are deteriorating as FY 2022 (July 2021-June 2022) draws to a close. Rising commodity prices and a large fiscal deficit have inflated the import bill, putting the country on the verge of a balance of payments crisis. The currency has sunk to an all-time low, while international reserves have dwindled to barely two months import cover. The government faces a tricky balancing act: On the one hand, it needs to trim the budget deficit in order to gain access to IMF funds. This led it, as part of its new FY 2023 budget, to unveil new austerity measures in June, such as cuts to fuel subsidies. On the other hand, it wants to avoid exacerbating inflation, which could pull the rug out from under the economy—or even the government itself: Protests recently broke out over the rising cost of living and blackouts caused by fuel sho
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Putin Gets Chinese Plaudits for Calling Pelosi Trip ‘Planned Provocation’

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  Putin Gets Chinese Plaudits for Calling Pelosi Trip ‘Planned Provocation’ Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, February 4, 2022. A senior Chinese Communist Party official publicly praised Vladimir Putin after the Russian leader criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent Taiwan visit as “a carefully planned provocation.” Beijing’s show of support for Putin follows the recent  announcement  of joint Sino-Russian military exercises on Russian territory. Putin made his first public remarks on the heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait during a global-security conference in Moscow earlier this week. “The American adventure in Taiwan wasn’t just a trip by an irresponsible politician. It was part of a deliberate and conscious U.S. strategy intended to destabilize the situation and create chaos in the region and the entire world, a blatant demonstration of disrespect for another country’s sovereignty and its own international
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