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Possibility of Pak internal groups targeting Hafiz Saeed can't be ruled out
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There have also been serious differences among the various militant group leaders in Pakistan in the past. For instance serious differences had emerged between Lakhvi, the Kashmir operations head of the LeT, and Saeed some time ago, which led to Lakhvi relocating his boys to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). The blast to target Saeed being a result of such rivalries cannot be ruled out.
Pakistan finding it hard to conceal contacts with Israel
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The report said despite the bluff, it was and is easy to deduce that the November 2020 visitor was Bukhari. He has a British passport and, unusually, is close to both of Pakistan's centres of power: the civilian head, Imran Khan and the military leadership (nominated to coordinate with Chinese officials on the strategic China-Pakistan Economic Corridor).
As Taliban begins to implement its code of conduct, civilians pick up gun
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Under the new rules, the men have been asked to grow beards and the women have been forbidden to leave home. The Taliban also has set dowry rules for girls. The fears had been swirling for months after it became clear that US and NATO troops would be vacating Afghanistan after a stay of two decades—in the aftermath of the devastating attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001.
No longer backdoor contacts with India to resume bilateral talks: Pakistan NSA Moeed Yusuf
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Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Dr Moeed Yusuf said New Delhi failed to take any confidence-building measures, mainly the reversal of its August 2019 move on Jammu and Kashmir. While giving an interview to a private channel in Pakistan, Yusuf said “it’s over now”. However, he did admit that it was India that approached Pakistan to continue resumption talks.
25 killed in fresh Myanmar clashes
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On July 2, Myanmar troops encircled the Satpyarkyin village, west of the Tabayin township in Sagaing province. Civilian resistance fighters of the People's Defense Force (PDF) defended the village against nearly 200 troops supported by artillery. The resistance finally died down on Sunday when PDF fighters ran out of bullets on their hunting rifles and arrows for their bows.
Pakistan blames RAW for blast outside Hafiz Saeed’s home in Lahore
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National Security Advisor (NSA) for Pakistan Dr Moeed Yousuf alleged that the new flying drone attacks in Jammu were a ‘deflection tactic’ by Indian authorities to mask the deeds of RAW in Lahore. He also said that Pakistan has gathered enough evidence to figure out that the Indian agency is behind that Lahore bomb attack.
Biden's cold response to Afghanistan's collapse to have far-reaching consequences
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The Washington Post further said that it ought, at least, to be a concern for Biden, who inherited a difficult situation from his predecessor Donald Trump but chose to pull the plug on the US mission rather than fix it The President ought to be reconsidering the swift withdrawal he ordered in light of the incipient crumbling of an Afghan government and army that the US spent two decades helping to build.
UAE's Hope spacecraft snaps Mars' glowing auroras
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The ultraviolet emissions arise when solar wind runs into magnetic fields that emanate from Mars's crust. Charged particles then collide with oxygen in the upper atmosphere, causing it to glow, Nature reported. The mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), is the first uncrewed, interplanetary satellite by the UAE. It arrived at Mars in February and started its official science run on May 23.
Taliban captures 700 trucks, Humvees from Afghan forces
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Those shocking numbers reflect that local defence forces in some districts are evaporating in the face of the Taliban pressure, sometimes without a fight, due in part to the perception that the government is doomed due to the imminent US withdrawal from Afghanistan later this year. And that in turn implies huge volumes of military equipment donated or sold to Afghanistan to help it fight the Taliban.
UK rules out plans to reduce gap between Covid jabs
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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ruled out the three week gap and recommended "an interval of 8 to 12 weeks between doses of all the available Covid-19 vaccines", dashing hopes that the UK might be able to speed up the vaccination programme by closing the gaps between doses, the Financial Times reported. The advisory body said this gap would "avoid confusion and simplify booking, and will help to ensure a good balance"
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