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16 Apr

Ousted Imran Khan asks for donations from foreign Pakistanis to topple ‘foreign-backed’ government

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Pakistan's ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, on Friday appealed to Pakistanis abroad to donate cash to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to topple the "foreign-backed" government of Shehbaz Sharif. Ironically, Khan has urged Pakistanis abroad to donate to a political party that blames America for overthrowing its authority in Pakistan. In a Twitter video, he informed overseas Pakistanis about the namanzoor.com internet site that was collecting donations from them to topple Shehbaz Sharif's government and hold fresh elections. He called the operation "Haqiki-Azadi" and said that the "corrupt government" had put pressure on Pakistan's 22 crore people. Khan said the…

15 Apr

“World War III Has Begun After Sinking Of Moskva”, Says Russian State TV

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Russian kingdom television has declared that World War III has already started out after the sinking of its naval vessel Moskva in the Ukraine war. Though Russia said this was once broken after a fire, Ukraine claimed the savings of destroying the flagship vessel of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet through its Neptune missile.But the sinking of the ship led to meltdown on the Kremlin's primary propaganda mouthpiece Russia 1. Presenter Olga Skabeyeva made the chilling statement, informing the viewers that "what it is escalated into can safely be referred to as World War III" and insisted "that's entirely for sure."…

13 Apr

Over 1,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Have Surrendered In Strategic Port City Of Mariupol: Russia

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Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port metropolis in japanese Ukraine that has been besieged through Moscow's troops for over a month. "In the town of Mariupol… 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36th marine brigade voluntarily laid down their palms and surrendered," the ministry stated in a statement. The ministry said that the soldiers surrendered near the "Mariupol Metallurgical Plant named after Illich", a large steel factory. Among the troops were 162 officers and 47 had been women, the ministry added. More than 100 have been wounded. Russia…

13 Apr

‘India ready to supply food stocks to world if WTO permits’, Says PM Modi

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India is prepared to provide meals stocks to the world if the WTO (World Trade Organization) permits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Mentioning his dialog with US President Joe Biden on the Ukraine war, PM Modi said: “Today the world is dealing with an unsure state of affairs as nobody is getting what they want. Petrol, oil and fertilizers are challenging to procure as all the doorways are getting closed. Everybody needs to invulnerable their shares after this (Russia-Ukraine) combat began." “The world is dealing with a new venture now—the meals stock of the world is diminishing. I…

12 Apr

Shehbaz Sharif Thanks Narendra Modi for Wishes, Calls ‘Peaceful Settlement’ of Kashmir Issue ‘Indispensable’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan and said India desires peace and stability in a area free of terror so that “we can focus on our development challenges”. “Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” Modi tweeted. “India desires peace and stability in a location free of terror, so that we can center of attention on our improvement challenges and make certain the well-being and prosperity of our people,” the high minister said.Modi was once amongst the first…

10 Apr

Former PM Imran Khan Out, Shehbaz Sharif And Shah Qureshi In Race For Pak PM

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the first US Prime Minister to be ousted by a vote of no confidence. Mr Khan, who was defiant "till the last ball", was gracefully ousted shortly after midnight after much drama in the day-long Pakistan Assembly. On the other hand, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party nominated Shah Mahmood Qureshi as their candidate. The National Assembly will go with the new Prime Minister tomorrow. The Joint Opposition - a rainbow of socialist, liberal and radical spiritual events - secured the lead of 174 participants in the 342-member assembly, more than the 172 required to…

09 Apr

Sri Lanka May Run Out Of Diesel By April End Despite India’s Help

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Sri Lanka is predicted to exhaust $500 million in fuel resource furnished by means of India to mitigate the island nation’s power crisis with the shipping of 120,000 tons of diesel and 40,000 heaps of petrol over the subsequent two weeks. India is scheduled to ship three 40,000 ton-shipments of diesel on April 15, 18 and 23, with a petrol cargo of the equal volume to be despatched on April 22. India on Wednesday despatched two extra fuel consignments to Sri Lanka – 36,000 lots of petrol and 40,000 heaps of diesel. Amid fears Sri Lanka may run out of…

09 Apr

Pakistan Assembly to shortly resume debate on no-trust vote, Imran behind in number game

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Pakistan’s Parliament on Saturday commenced its integral session to take up the no-confidence resolution towards defiant Prime Minister Imran Khan amid indications that the no-trust movement against him should be delayed after the government pressed for a dialogue on the so-called "foreign conspiracy" against it. The National Assembly will shortly resume the debate on the no-trust vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The session which started out at eleven am was adjourned with the aid of the Speaker till 1 pm. The Prime Minister is not existing in the House, however 51 members of his birthday party are existing…

08 Apr

Pakistan anti-terrorism court sentences 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in fresh cases

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An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced Lashar-e-Taiba co-founder Hafiz Saeed to 31 years in prison after he was found guilty in two separate cases of terror financing. Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is an UN-designated terrorist and one of India's most wanted. On Friday, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) decided to extend the 32-year sentence to Saeed in two FIRs registered using the Punjab Police's Counter-Terrorism Department, court docket authorities said. He further said that he was sentenced to 15.5 years and 16.5 years respectively. Following his arrest, Pakistani authorities confiscated Saeed's notable community mosques, schools, seminaries…

08 Apr

39 person Killed abd 100 Injured In Ukraine Train Station Rocket Attack

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At least 39 people were killed today in a rocket attack on a command station in the Jap Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which was used for civilian evacuation. Russia has denied the attack. At least 39 people, including four children, were killed in Russian rocket fire in eastern Ukraine as civilians tried to flee to safer parts of the country, the country's security services said. In addition, the country's railway company said that more than a hundred were injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia as "boundlessly evil" after the rocket attack. “They are brutally destroying the civilian population. It…