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No-confidence vote likely be held on April 3/4: Pak Minister
Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said on Saturday that the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan will most likely be held on April 3 or 4, indicating yet another delay in the motion, Friday Times reported. Although the no-confidence motion was on the agenda of Friday's National Assembly session, Speaker Asad Qaiser had adjourned the session until Monday.
Imran 'thanks' Opposition for boosting his party's popularity
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has "thanked" the Opposition bigwigs for moving a no-confidence motion against him, saying it helped his party regain popularity, Express Tribune reported."Our estranged party workers have returned to [PTI] after seeing their [opposition leaders'] real faces... Nations fall when they stop differentiating between good and evil," Khan said while addressing a public gathering in Punjab's Kamalia district on Saturday.
Pakistan may go into early elections, says Interior Minister
Imran Khan's premiership is faced with a massive challenge posed by the opposition alliance, comprising of at least 20 opposition parties, who, after 3 years of sitting in the opposition benches, have now decided to take on Khan and ensure that he is off-thrown his seat as the Prime Minister of the country, through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly.
Pak army foils infiltration attempt as political temperature soars in Islamabad
As per a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), "Four soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom as they foiled the plans of terrorists, who were attempting to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan." "Terrorists had attempted to infiltrate Pakistan from Afghanistan on the intervening night of March 23/24 in the Hassan Khel area of North Waziristan district," the ISPR statement read.
Russia conducting drills on islands contested by Japan
Russia has said it is conducting drills on islands that are contested by Japan, days after withdrawing from peace treaty negotiations in response to Tokyo's decision to impose sanctions on Moscow for its ongoing invasion of Kiev, the BBC reported. Four islands, which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and termed by the Japanese as the Northern Territories, are the subject of a more than 70-year-old dispute between the two nations.
Trump card has nothing to do with army: Imran Khan
The Prime Minister instead stressed that "attacking the army and damaging it means damaging the future of Pakistan". He categorically rejected the widespread speculation that his trump card relates to a possible decision concerning the institution of the Pakistan Army. "Nothing to do with the army," he said and explained that what he is focusing on is a straightforward matter of national morality and ethics.
Women's World Cup: Don't think South Africa will be focusing on specific players, says Chloe Tryon
South Africa all-rounder Chloe Tryon insists that her side will not be focusing on some players in the Indian team ahead of their clash in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. With South Africa already sealing their berth in the semi-finals, the match becomes extremely crucial for India to win if they are to seal a spot in the last-four stage. "We're playing a team like India; they are all world-class players.
SCO countries discuss regional security, counter-terrorism efforts
At a meeting held in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Friday, the SCO member countries approved India's proposal to hold on its territory this year a joint anti-terror drill of the competent authorities of the SCO member states, Xinhua news agency quoted SCO RATS as saying in a statement.
Russian military hacked into European satellites: US officials
The Russian military hacked into a European satellite internet service that affected Ukrainian military communications, according to the US government officials. The cyber attack hit the KA-SAT satellite broadband network, owned by Viasat, a US satellite communications company, as Russia began the invasion of Ukraine last month, the officials told The Washington Post.
'Russian budget doesn't have funds for military in war against Ukraine'
The Chief Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said that that the Russian budget does not have funds for further payments to the military for participation in the ongoing war against Kiev. "After the promised payments to the military of the aggressors' army, the Russian military has had problems with funding. It has turned out that the budget does not provide for payment of these costs.
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