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Pak objection to India's hydropower dam in J&K may be discussed at next IWT meet
Pakistan's Indus Commissioner Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah had raised objection to the design of the run-of-the-river Kiru project last week, a charge that has been denied by India's Indus Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena, who said it is fully compliant as per the provisions of the IWT . The concrete gravity Kiru project is located in Kishtwar district of J&K. The Rs 4,287.59 crore (at 2018 level) project by Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited is a joint venture between the NHPC Ltd and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).
Canada to keep military in Afghanistan after Aug 31: Trudeau
"Our commitment to Afghanistan doesn't end when this current phase, this current deadline comes. We will continue to put pressure on the Taliban to allow people to leave the country," Trudeau said, Xinhua news agency reported. "We're going to continue to work every single day to get as many people out alongside our allies. The commitment by our fellow G7 nations is clear: we're all going to work together to save as many people as possible," Trudeau added.
US House approves Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan
The rule that passed on Tuesday allows Democrats, who narrowly control both chambers, to move ahead with key policy proposals, the BBC reported. Biden's party hopes to devote significant resources to family support, health and climate schemes. It passed the House of Representatives 220-212, with no Republican support. The resolution's fate was unclear as late as Tuesday morning, amid a standoff between progressive and centrist House Democrats.
UK records highest daily Covid-related death toll since March
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 131,854. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test. Another 30,838 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,555,200, Xinhua reported.
Biden keeps Aug 31 deadline to complete Afghan evacuation
Biden attended a virtual G7 summit over Afghanistan earlier in the day, during which "he confirmed we are currently on pace to finish by August 31st," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported. "He also made clear that with each day of operations on the ground, we have added risk to our troops with increasing threats from ISIS-K," she said, referring to the local affiliate of the Islamic State.
New Afghanistan Bank Guv generated revenues for Taliban from narcotics trade, extortion
Established in 1939 in capital Kabul with initial assets of 120 million Afghanis, Da Afghanistan Bank is the central bank of Afghanistan. Its primary objective is to achieve and maintain domestic price stability, foster the liquidity, solvency and effective functioning of a stable market based financial system, and to promote a safe, sound and efficient national payments system.
Pakistan, India issue diplomatic visas to each other after 28-month gap
Pakistan and India have issued a large number of assignment visas to each other's diplomatic staff in recent weeks, the Express Tribune reported. Both countries have issued visas on all applications submitted by March 15 this year. Pakistan issued visas to 33 Indian officials, while seven Pakistani diplomats received assignment visas from India.
Rumsfeld talked of 'a chunk of money' to get Pakistan to really fight the war on terror
The files from American military and Department of Defense, going back to 2002, clearly show Pakistan's involvement with terrorist groups in Afghanistan. A memo on June 25, 2002 by the then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talks about "giving a chunk of money" to Pakistan to fight the war on terror.
Russia-China relations: The evolving scenario
In an article in Russian daily 'Nezavisimaya Gazeta', Vladimir Skosyrev mentions that the situation is much more complicated as far as Russia-China relations are concerned in the context of preventing the possible infiltration of militants into the former Soviet republics of central Asia.
CIA chief met top Taliban leader in Kabul
Details of the meeting weren't immediately available, but the CIA chief's crisis diplomacy comes as the Joe Biden administration in the US is considering whether to extend the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the Kabul airport beyond the deadline for a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Taliban had on Monday rejected any extension of the August 31 deadline.
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