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Taliban's rise can revive terrorism in Asia and Africa, India tells UN
The CTC open briefing started with remarks from Ambassador T S Tirumurti, the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations who is also the chief of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. It was attended by officials from the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), INTERPOL, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and representatives from the Member States of South and South-East Asia.
Recognising Taliban govt first will put too much pressure on Pak: Imran Khan
"If Pakistan was the first to grant recognition of Taliban, the international pressure would become too much for us as we try to turn our economy around," he said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro. "To be isolated by becoming the only state (to recognise the Taliban regime) would be the last thing we would want," the Prime Minister said, noting that Pakistan wanted the recognition of the Taliban government as a "collective process", the report said.
Pak intel officials suspended for torturing journalists
Following the incident, Deputy Director General of IB, Iftikhar Nabi Tunio, issued a notification suspending five officials "for mistreatment of ARY News team and mishandling the situation". Hassan's ordeal came to light when pictures of him bloodied up, in torn-up clothes and receiving medical treatment on a hospital bed surfaced on Twitter.
Western countries destroyed without a single shot being fired: Russia
In a Telegram post, Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: "February 15, 2022 will go into history as the day western war propaganda failed. They have been disgraced and destroyed without a single shot being fired."
'Responsibility doesn't lie with China on border situation with India'
"At present, China and India are in communication on further improving border management and control and confidence-building measures. We hope that the Indian side will strictly abide by a series of agreements signed by the two sides, refrain from making irresponsible remarks and take concrete actions and work with China to jointly safeguard peace and tranquility of the border area," the spokesperson said.
Maryam Nawaz asks if Imran is a 'sacred cow'
Earlier on Monday, the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Hashmi, accused of running indecent trends against Khan on social media, Geo News reported. The agency has also seized Hashmi's mobile phone and other belongings. In her tweet, Maryam Nawaz went on to say that the PML-N is standing with the journalist and the FIA should also refrain from being a puppet of the government.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan once again turns blind eye to Chinese atrocities on Uighur Muslims
Pakistan’s ambassador to China, Moinul Khan, visited the province and reported to him that the ground situation is “not what the Western media portrays,” PM Khan said in an interview to CNN. China has been accused of putting Uighur Muslims in “reeducation camps” in its Xinjiang province which western governments have alleged to have conditions similar to the infamous concentration camps.
US efforts on Covid, economy getting better, but not good: Poll
As coronavirus cases have declined in many places in the US, more Americans said efforts against the Covid outbreak "are going well," but it was still a mixed report, Xinhua news agency quoted the poll conducted by CBS News/YouGov as saying.
China responds to Jaishankar's remarks on LAC stand-off, says both sides should abide by agreements
“On the border issue, China always maintains that we should follow through on treaties and agreements we signed and we jointly uphold peace and tranquility at the border region… We hope the two sides will continue to maintain communication through military and diplomatic channels to resolve the outstanding issues,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
US calls India 'driving force' of QUAD
“We recognise that India is a like-minded partner and leader in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, active in and connected to the Southeast Asia, a driving force of the Quad, and an engine for regional growth and development,” said White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The United States has also emphasized upon building a strategic partnership with India to ensure regional peace and stability.
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