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Pak confident to get positive nod during 7th review of IMF
The IMF mission had raised reservations over the budget allocation in the Prime Minister's Relief Package on various commodities, including petrol, diesel, electricity prices and tax amnesty for industrial sector during the last review. However, this time, Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen is confident that all concerns have been explained in detail and would not cause any further discrepancies.
US court dismisses Pakistan's plea in Reko Diq case
The ICSID imposed a billion dollar fine on Pakistan on July 12, 2019 for revoking a mining contract at Reko Diq in the country's Balochistan province. The case was also reviewed by the British Virgin Island (BVI) court, which gave the ruling into the case and attached assets of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) in New York and Central Paris to enforce the award.
Taliban says healthcare should be denied to female patients who do not observe hijab
Rights groups have accused the Taliban of imposing gender apartheid in Afghanistan, with fears that girls and women will be excluded from public life. The Taliban has dramatically rolled back women's rights in recent months, including closing most girls' secondary schools and banning women from most forms of employment.
Efforts underway to refloat giant container vessel stuck in US bay
Efforts are underway to refloat a giant container vessel stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, the largest inlet in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the eastern US. William Doyle, executive director of the Port of Baltimore, tweeted on Wednesday that technical experts boarded the Ever Forward on Monday and Tuesday to evaluate its condition, reports Xinhua news agency.
Russia's offensives in Ukraine have largely stalled on all fronts: UK
Russia's offensives in Ukraine have "largely stalled on all fronts", the UK's Defence Ministry said in its latest assessment of the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war. According to Ukraine's military, Russia's efforts have now switched to aerial attacks, bombing and shelling civilian populations, because they've been "unsuccessful" in their ground operations. Moscow has only recorded about 500 troop deaths so far, but US intelligence estimates it to be closer to 7,000 personnel, said the BBC report.
Chinese FM to be special guest at OIC meet hosted by Pak
Pakistan has invited Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to attend the upcoming conference of Foreign Ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad as a "guest of honour", a rare move to accord this opportunity to a top diplomat from a non-OIC country, The Express Tribune reported. Wang will address the conference scheduled for March 22 and 23 as a special guest.
Indian Judge votes against Russia as ICJ asks Moscow to halt military operations
Indian Judge Dalveer Bhandari was among the 13 judges at the International Court of Justice who on Wednesday voted against the Russian invasion and ordered Moscow to immediately halt the military operations against Ukraine. “The Russian Federation, pending the final decision in the case, must immediately suspend the military operations it commenced in the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022,” the order said.
Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion blew up theatre where they were holding hostages: Russia
Russian military was aware of reports that "Azov" militants had kept civilians inside the theatre as human shields, and did not consider the building a target for airstrikes for that reason, Ministry representative Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. "Previously, it was known from the refugees who got out of Mariupol that the Nazis of the Azov Battalion could hold civilians hostage in the theatre building" RT News quoted Konashenkov
Australia threatens China with sanctions for backing Russia
Asked whether any penalties were in store for China over its refusal to condemn the ongoing Russian assault, the Prime Minister said that Australia would join with allies in sanctioning the country, RT reported."We will move in lockstep with our partners and allies on these issues, and the United States has made some very clear statements about this and we support those statements," he said on Wednesday, calling on "the whole world" to "put an end to this terrible violence and aggression by Russia".
China FM Wang Yi likely to visit India by March end: Reports
If the visit is confirmed, it will be a first trip for a high-level leader of the Chinese government to visit India since the 22-months old military tensions at the LAC, which began after a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas, peaked in June 2020 in the Galwan valley where 20 Indian soldiers were martyred following a violent confrontation triggered by China.
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