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Imran Khan says support to Chinese investors a priority
He was speaking during a meeting with a Chinese business delegation, led by Chen Yan from Challenge Fashion (Pvt) Ltd in Islamabad. "Pakistan and China have been connected not only in the past or present but they will remain united through our future generations also. We appreciate the valuable relationship of the peoples of the two countries," Khan was quoted as saying in the reported.
TTP tells Pak govt it wants political office in 3rd country
Pakistan and the TTP entered into a month-long truce starting November 9. The ceasefire was the result of a series of meetings held between the Pakistani officials and the TTP representatives in Afghanistan. The talks were brokered by the Taliban government, particularly the Haqqani Network. Both sides held at least three rounds of talks-one in Kabul and the other two meetings took place in Khost, the report said.
California wildfires kill thousands of giant sequoias
Two fires in the Sequoia National Park and surrounding Sequoia National Forest this September, both ignited by lighting, tore through more than a third of groves in California and torched an estimated 2,261 to 3,637 sequoias, between 3 and 5 per cent of the population of the majestic trees, according to the report released by the agency. This loss added the two-year death toll of giant sequoias in wildfires to an estimated 13 to 19 per cent of the world's population, reports Xinhua news agency.
Houthis claim launching 14 bomb-laden drones against Saudi airports, Aramco refineries
"We targeted the King Khalid Air Base in Riyadh city with four drones, hitting military targets at the King Abdullah International Airport and Aramco oil refineries in Jeddah city with four drones, striking a military target in Abha International Airport in Abha city with a drone, targeting other military sites in the cities of Jazan, Najran and Abha with five drones," Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement.
Iraq says deadline of US military exit not extended
Tahseen al-Khafaji, spokesman of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, told local media that the reports about extending the deadline of US troops' withdrawal from Iraq are "inaccurate and incorrect", and the scheduled exit of American combat troops on December 31 is not changed, reports Xinhua news agency.
Tihar fiasco: When arms of law extend benefits to law-breakers
Firstly, it was the Chandra brothers -- Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra -- former promoters of Unitech, who "utilised the services" of the accused officials. Notably, both Chandra brothers Ajay and Sanjay, who are in jail since August 2017, are accused of siphoning off home buyers' money. On October 12, as many as 32 Tihar Jail officials were found complicit with the former Unitech promoters.
UN releases report aimed at ending gender-based violence
Despite Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through this joint UN and European Union (EU) program working to stamp out what is arguably one of the most prevalent human rights violations, reports Xinhua news agency. The report details how partners rapidly adjusted programs to address the shadow pandemic of violence against women and girls amid ongoing global challenges.
Iran condemns UK's decision to blacklist Palestine's Hamas
"The political solution for Palestine lies in a referendum among the indigenous residents (Muslim, Jewish and Christian)," Abdollahian wrote in a tweet before midnight on Friday. "The rights of Palestinians cannot be trampled by distorting facts," he said.
French researcher warns of constitutional crisis in America
Underlining "breakdown of federal authority," Romuald Sciora, associated researcher at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, said the national cohesion would be weakened when governors rise against Washington's decisions, as it "has been since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic." Sciora made the remarks in an article last week analysing an opinion piece of Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
S Korea, US agree upon fresh dialogue on supply chains
"Minister Yeo and Ambassador Tai agreed to initiate new approaches through enhanced channels of communication to effectively address emerging trade-related issues in areas such as supply chain challenges, emerging technologies, the digital ecosystem, and trade facilitation, with the intention of deepening cooperation to enable common approaches and responses to challenges facing global trade," their joint statement read.
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