A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Shahid Khaqan Abb
A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, said Qatar and Pakistan last year signed a $1 billion agreement, under which Qatar's Liquefied Gas Company Limited will sell LNG from 2016 to year 2031 to state-run Pakistan State Oil.
He said since no sanctions have been imposed on Qatar by the United Nations, Pakistan and Qatar were bound to abide by the agreement.
Qatar has released an initial report into the alleged hack of its state-run news agency, an incident which helped spark a diplomatic crisis between the energy-rich country and Arab nations.
The Qatari Interior Ministry said late Wednesday that the website of the Qatar News Agency was initially hacked in April with "high techniques and innovative methods."
It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.
The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.
The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)
Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.
The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.
Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.
It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.
The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.
The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)
Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.
The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.
Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.
Air Vice Marshal Anupam Agarwal highlights Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's mission to the ISS as crucial for validating India's astronaut training protocols. This mission tests the effectiveness of aerospace medicine processes and psychological selection methods in real microgravity conditions. IAM's role extends to collecting vital physiological data, essential for understanding microgravity's impact on Indian astronauts and refining future mission preparations.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla concluded his Axiom-4 mission with a splashdown in the Pacific, marking a significant step in India's human spaceflight program. Following months of training and experiments on the ISS, Shux's return was celebrated by PM Modi as inspiration for India's Gaganyaan mission. The Dragon capsule's re-entry and recovery were successful, with the crew undergoing medical checks before debriefing.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar addressed the SCO meeting, condemning the Pahalgam attack as an attempt to destabilize J&K's economy and incite religious division. He urged the SCO to adopt a firm stance against terrorism, emphasizing India's commitment to bringing the perpetrators to justice. Jaishankar also highlighted the need for regional stability in Afghanistan and improved transit within the SCO region.
The Supreme Court acquitted a man previously sentenced to death for a 2011 double murder in Kerala, citing a flawed investigation and lack of evidence. The court highlighted the unprofessional handling of the DNA tests and suggested Parliament consider compensating those wrongly incarcerated, drawing inspiration from foreign jurisdictions. Guidelines were issued to improve police handling of forensic evidence.
A recent 'honeymoon murder' in Meghalaya mirrors a 2003 case where a woman and her lover were convicted for killing her fiancé. The Supreme Court, while upholding the life sentence, reflected on the societal pressures driving women to such crimes.
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