Qatar has much deeper pockets than Pakistan. But Pakistani state's history with Afghanistan goes back to Taliban’s birth & Doha can't match the cultural ties between the two countries.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Tuesday. On 9 June, he had met Qatar’s NSA Mohamed Bin Ahmed Al Mesned.
Oniba and Sharique Qureshi had been cleared of all charges after it came to light that Sharique's aunt, Tabassum Qureshi, planted narcotics in their bag without their knowledge.
Mohammad Shareeq & Oniba Qureshi went on a ‘second honeymoon’ to Qatar, a gift from a relative, when they were arrested in Doha for carrying hashish in their luggage.
Mohammad Shareeq and Oniba Qureshi have been in jail since 2019 for trafficking 4.1 kg of hashish. Qatar’s highest court has now ordered the appeal court to review its verdict.
Until now citizenship in the UAE & some other Gulf states has been reserved for foreigners in special cases, but these changes will formalise such a process.
Among Saudi, UAE, Bahrain & Egypt, there was a sense of resignation that the embargo failed in its objective — bring Doha to heel, or at least in line with Saudi-Emirati consensus.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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