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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Tehran on Wednesday “rapidly concluded” a free trade agreement (FTA) and postponed the next business and trade body meeting, shortly after the US warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions for doing business with Iran. It was agreed that the event would be held.Following Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s three-day visit to Pakistan, both countries issued a joint statement saying they had reviewed the full scope of bilateral relations.Raisi’s visit comes as tensions escalated earlier this year after Iran launched attacks on Pakistani territory in the restive Baluchistan province in southwest Pakistan, which is believed to be a…

Georgia Tech may not have a prospect available for the first few rounds of the NFL Draft, which begins this Thursday, but they could potentially acquire an intriguing player on Day 3 to build their team. There are several people. Over the past few years, players like Jordan Mason, Juannie Thomas, and Tyler Davis have gone from being late picks/undrafted to making an impact on their teams. Will the Yellow Jackets be able to acquire such a player in this year’s draft?After writing about running back Donte Smith and wide receiver Dominik Blaylock, let’s take a look at another player…

Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook last week traveled to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore as part of a multi-day trip aimed at reducing Apple’s dependence on China as its core manufacturing hub. He visited Southeast Asia.And while Apple has no intention of abandoning China (Cook spent several days in the country just last month), the company is avoiding potential future manufacturing hurdles in the region.At the same time, with China becoming a more mature smartphone market, the company is gradually setting its sights on India as its next major growth opportunity.”Apple is at the beginning of the decade”[-long] “We’re moving away…

Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani, said on Wednesday that in terms of bloodshed and financial drains, Pakistan has suffered more because of its domestic situation than from its three wars with India.Ambassador Durrani was speaking at the one-day international conference ‘Pakistan in the new geopolitical landscape’ organized by the Islamabad Institute for Strategic Studies (ISSI) and Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).Durrani said more than 80,000 Pakistanis had died in the war on terror over the past two decades, and the country was still counting the number of dead and injured. “After the withdrawal of NATO troops, it…

The United States maintains a policy of maximum pressure sanctions against Iran and its friends and allies as punishment for cooperation. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi walks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to inspect the honor guard in Islamabad on April 22, 2024.AFP) The United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after the Islamabad government signed security and trade agreements with Iran during President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan. U.S. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters on Tuesday that while Pakistan has “a voice in pursuing its own foreign policy,” the U.S. “has no right to…

HELSINKI — China is on track to achieve its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by the end of this decade, according to China’s Manned Space Flight Agency. Officials from the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) provided a rare update on the manned moon program during a press conference at Jiuquan Spaceport on April 24. “The program development of major flight products such as the Long March 10 rocket, Mengzhou manned spacecraft, lunar lander Lanyue, and lunar landing suit have all been completed,” said Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of CMSEO. “Prototype construction and testing is in full swing.”…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission is overstepping its authority over its ban on agreements that prevent employees from leaving for rival companies. He fulfilled his promise to file a lawsuit.The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Texas, argued that the FTC lacks the authority to issue rules defining illegal methods of competition. The Chamber was also joined by three other business groups: Business Roundtable, Texas Business Association, and Longview Chamber of Commerce.The lawsuit comes a day after the FTC released a final rule prohibiting non-compete agreements. The rule…

NEW DELHI (AP) – Hugely popular Chinese app TikTok could be kicked out of the United States, where a bill to outlaw the video-sharing app has won Congressional approval and is on its way to being signed into law. It is about to be submitted to President Biden.The app was banned in India about four years ago. Here’s what happened:Why did India ban TikTok?In June 2020, TikTok users in India said goodbye to the app run by Chinese internet company ByteDance. New Delhi suddenly banned the popular app along with dozens of other Chinese apps following military clashes along the…

Liverpool are continuing to negotiate the appointment of Arne Slott after Feyenoord rejected an offer to take him on as manager. The Premier League side made an offer worth £7.75m for the 45-year-old, but Liverpool are expected to pay closer to £9m if Slott becomes Jurgen Klopp’s successor. There is.sky sports news ‘ reported on Tuesday that Slott is at the forefront of Liverpool’s search.The Feyenoord manager meets all the important criteria for the position and sources in the Netherlands say the Dutchman is keen to move to Anfield and the process could move quickly.“Liverpool moved quickly to acquire the…

Elizabeth Preloger appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the nomination hearing for United States Attorney General at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Rod Lambkey/CNP/Sipa USAAttorney General Elizabeth Preloger is arguing an abortion-related case for the fourth time since becoming the federal government’s top Supreme Court advocate.The debate, heard Wednesday in the high court, is over whether federal orders against hospitals override states’ strict abortion bans in medical emergencies. It shows how the legal battle over abortion rights did not end even after the above abortion rights were abolished.In the first two…