Questions about how freely ships can pass through the waterway have pushed up oil prices and weighed on stocks.
Category: Pakistan
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After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table
The New York Times – Business:Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.
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Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy
The New York Times – Business:Families preparing for Eid al-Fitr and farmers ready for harvest are being squeezed in a country that gets nearly all its oil through the Persian Gulf.
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How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield
The nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores ways to use its soft power and relationships to bedevil its old enemy.
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Asian American Women Are Redefining the ‘Old’ in Grandmother’s Gold
Many Asian American women treat gold as an asset as well as an adornment. Now, their daughters are changing how they wear these precious metals.
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Voice Stunned the World (and Will Again)
“Chain of Light,” an album of four qawwalis the Pakistani singer recorded in 1990, are arriving after being discovered in the vaults of Peter Gabriel’s label.
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Growing Economic Anxiety and Inequality Fuels Unrest Worldwide
Economic turmoil is spreading across the globe, and the response has been protests, attempted coups and elections of far-right politicians.
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How a Novelist Became a Pop Star
In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about being queer in Pakistan. Now he’s singing his story.
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Misha Japanwala, a Pakistani Artist, Reimagines Her Relationship With Shame and Bodies
With body castings of anonymized Pakistani women that resemble oxidized copper statues, Misha Japanwala hopes to create a time capsule of resisting gender violence for her new gallery show.
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Italy Shipwreck Kills Soccer Player from Pakistan
The New York Times – Sports:Shahida Raza, a national soccer and field hockey player, wanted her disabled son to have a better life. The boat carrying her to Italy crashed just off the coast.