#EgyptWatch 🇪🇬: In RSF’s newly released 2024 Press Freedom Index, Egypt’s ranking has dropped to a DISMAL 170th of 180 countries.

For Pres. Sisi, NO PRESS = NO PROBLEM.

Survivors of flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province were still searching for the missing on Monday, days after torrents of water ripped through villages, killing hundreds.

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#Afghanistan #Floods

The Pakistani rupee recorded a marginal decline against the US dollar, depreciating 0.03% in the inter-bank market on Monday.

At close, the local unit settled at 278.20, a loss of Re0.08 against the greenback, as per the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

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On “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Stephen Kotkin discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power—and considers what Russia’s future will look like down the road:
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'As government expands, liberty contracts.' – Ronald Reagan

It is imperative for taxation experts to recognize these complexities and work towards streamlining policies. By addressing these challenges, Pakistan can create a more conducive environment for business growth and economic stability.
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The US Treasury Dept's top sanctions official arrives in Malaysia:

'Nice little trading nation and financial centre you have there. It would be a shame if something happened to it.'

Ukraine abstains – might explain why many in the Global South don’t view it from a Western lens.

I didn’t compare him to one. He IS one.

It's never a $5 meal. Customers should also factor in cost of heart surgery from eating McDonald's.

Sure, sanctions may be hurting the wrong people, but at least they're hurting someone! #AmericaFirst #SorryNotSorry

'Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.' — Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations (1776)

2/2 This guy is the exact kind of Pakistani clown that gives oversees Pakistanis in Canad, a bad name & turns public opinion in Canada against hard-working & decent Pakistani immigrants

Canada must deport him to benefit both countries

Canada in Pakistan (please review video above)

We as Pakistanis in Pakistan demand Canada's Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Justin Trudeau to deport this clown back to Pakistan.

'[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.”― George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra

Husain Haqqani China does not believe in damaging trade relations due to conflicts & is Taiwans largest trading partner.

Pakistan should be aware of this because its elite lives in a delusion that China will forgo trade with India simply because of border disputes & its alliance with Pakistan.

Op-Ed with AAeq Rauf
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