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Once great Kaptaan will go down like a rat on a sinking ship: Bilawal on Imran
"What kind of a captain runs away from a contest?" he queried while talking to the media outside Parliament building. He claimed that the NA speaker was a facilitator of Khan and that's why he avoided taking up the no-confidence motion. "In the name of tradition, he is trying to protect Imran Khan," he added.
Imran Khan is left with no cards: Maryam Nawaz
Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khans claim of having a 'trump card' to defeat the oppositions move to oust him from office, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz offered a word of advice asking him to show some "self-respect" and resign instead of seeking time to stay in the government
50 ministers go missing from political activity as Imran fights for survival
More than 50 of the federal and provincial ministers have not been seen in public since the opposition began stacking up perils against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sources shared that out of these ministers, 25 happen to be federal and provincial advisers and special assistants, while four of them are ministers of state, four advisers and 19 special assistants.
New book claims 'widening rift' between Biden and Harris
A new book claims there is a 'widening rift' between US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Daily Mail reported. The claims are made in forthcoming book, "This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America's Future", by Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin. The new book emerges as Biden's approval ratings dropped to a new low of 40 per cent this week.
Russian general branded as 'Butcher of Mariupol' had also devised siege of Aleppo
The Russian general dubbed as the 'Butcher of Mariupol' has been heard berating a junior officer for not cutting off the ears of a private who had been caught not wearing his uniform properly, according to a chilling intercepted phone call, Daily Mail reported.
BA.2 dominant around globe, behind Covid surges in Asia, Europe: WHO
Even as countries are increasingly lowering their guard on Covid norms, the BA.2 sub-variant also referred to as "stealth" Omicron, has emerged as the dominant strain around the world, the World Health Organisation has said. The WHO reported that the BA.2 is driving a fresh surge of coronavirus cases in many countries including the UK, the US, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, among others.
North Korea claims successful ICBM launch
Making an on-site inspection of the test, Kim stressed his country would be "fully ready for long-standing confrontation with the US imperialists", Yonhap News Agency quoted the KCNA report as saying. Thursday's missile launch was tracked by militaries in Japan and South Korea - Japanese officials said it flew to an altitude of 6,000 km, and fell in Japanese waters after flying for more than an hour, the BBC reported.
Russia announces completion of 1st stage of military operation in Ukraine
The main tasks of the first stage of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have been completed in general, the Russian military has said. "The combat potential of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been significantly reduced," said Sergei Rudskoy, first Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, on Friday. "Our forces and means will concentrate on the main thing -- the complete liberation of Donbas," he added.
Biden supports Russia's exclusion from G20
US President Joe Biden has said he was in favour of Russia being excluded from the Group of 20 (G20). If Russia is not excluded, at least Ukraine should also be invited to the G20 group as an observer, Biden added at a press conference at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) headquarters in Brussels
Ukrainian forces have dealt powerful blows to enemy: Zelensky
In a video address posted on Facebook early Saturday morning, the President said: "Over the past week, our heroic Armed Forces have dealt powerful blows to the enemy, significant losses." Zelenksy also made a reference to the reported disappearance of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was last seen in public on March 11.
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