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Do not seek revenge on previous officials: Sarajudin Haqqani to Taliban commanders
Anyone who seeks revenge spoils the current system which is not acceptable, said Haqqani while speaking at a capacity-building conference of Kabul police districts commanders, The Khaama Press News Agency reported. He further said that he met the previous leaders and officials who have assured him that no one will harm them unless they commit a crime.
Elon Musk slams UN, warns about population collapse
In a latest tweet, Musk posted, "UN projections are utter nonsense. Just multiply last year's births by life expectancy. Given downward trend in birth rate, that is best case unless reversed."
'Extremely dangerous situation': US warns of imminent Russian invasion in Ukraine
The White House press secretary further warned that Russia will face severe repercussions for its misadventure in Ukraine. This comes on the back of Russia moving its troops in Belarus for the purpose of joint military exercises with the Belarusian troops. The U.S., however, believes that the crisis can be resolved through diplomacy and has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to take steps to de-escalate the tensions. Anthony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in Geneva .
Pakistan to pay Chinese victims in terrorist attack
A total of 10 Chinese national lost their lives and another 26 were hurt in a suicide attack on a bus that was carrying them to the work site of the Dasu Hydropower Project in July last year.
France should lead EU on Tibet, says French senator
In an interaction with Tashi Phuntsok, representative of Bureau du Tibet in Brussels, on Tuesday, Jacqueline felt that as diaspora Tibetan communities in the West are becoming larger there was a need to strengthen and robustly support them.
Pakistan Election Commission declassifies key documents in PTI foreign funding case
The documents were part of the ECP scrutiny committee report, released a couple of weeks ago, which had been kept secret and were not released along with the report when it was made public, reported Dawn news.
US introduces privacy bill to ban online 'surveillance advertising'
The bill allows users to sue platforms like Facebook and Google if they break the law, granting up to $5,000 in relief per violation.
Presidential palace under Ashraf Ghani saw multiple cases of sexual assault, corruption
Nargis Nehan, a former female Afghan cabinet member, claimed she noticed several cases of corruption and sexual assault while working for the government of Afghanistan since 2008. Nehan, former Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum who was speaking in a Twitter space on Sunday, said she has noticed multiple cases of corruption and sexual assault at the very top levels within the Afghan cabinet members and the Presidential Palace, the report said.
Imran using religion as cover for economic breakdown: Pak Opposition
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, said that he is 'really concerned' with the way the Prime Minister is "using religion as a cover-up for the massive governance and economic breakdown" in the country. Akbar S. Babar, a founding but prodigal member of PTI, alleged that the spirit of Riyasat-i-Madina rested on honouring the rule of law, but even that has been broken by the incumbent administration. Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal claimed that the premier's cabinet is full of 'crooked' and corrupt politicians, cartels and mafias'.
Pak says attack on police precinct signals onset of terrorism in Islamabad
A day earlier, a police officer was killed and two others were injured in a rare shootout in Islamabad. According to the police, both the attackers were killed. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, the minister said this was the first incident of terror of the current year and "we need to be very alert". Earlier, the minister ordered an inquiry into the incident, a rare security breach in the heavily guarded capital, which was home to dozens of embassies.
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