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Imran Khan, wife barred from travelling abroad
Those included in the no-fly list and barred from travelling abroad include Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi PTI leaders Murad Saeed, Maleeka Bukhari, Fawad Chaudhry and Hammad Azhar, Samaa TV reported. PTI's Qasim Suri, Asad Qaiser, Dr. Yasmin Rashid and Mian Aslam are also included in the no-fly list, Samaa TV reported.
Imran Khan moves Supreme Court against 'undeclared martial law'
Khan, through his lawyer Hamid Khan, has requested the top court to probe the government's decision to call "in the aid of the armed forces in the federal capital territory, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in the purported exercise of powers under Article 245 of the Constitution", The Express Tribune reported.
China to help Pakistan meet debt repayments worth $2.3 billion
Islamabad is still contemplating ways to meet other repayment deadlines as the country has about $3.7 billion in overseas debt due this month and in June against its current foreign exchange reserves of just $4.3 billion, The News reported.
Germany falls into recession
The data by Germany's federal statistical office showed gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter compared with the previous three months, which also recorded a contraction, reports the Guardian. The revised numbers confirm that the German economy shrank for two straight quarters -- the technical.
Lao govt seeks to revive tourism sector
During the Lao government's monthly meeting, the cabinet told state departments to hold talks with tourism business operators and share ideas and activities to be organised during Visit Laos Year 2024, reports Xinhua news agency.
Pakistan to promote AI to boost national development: Minister
Pakistan has to progress in multiple fields, especially in AI in order to move alongside the digital world, the Minister said in an official meeting on AI. Haque highlighted that all-out efforts are being made to encourage AI in the country, saying that the incumbent government is going to launch its first-ever national artificial intelligence policy.
China faces looming debt crisis as bad loans pile up under BRI
The Financial Times said that China's $1 trillion BRI infrastructure finance programme has been hit by spiralling bad loans, with more than $78 billion worth of borrowing turning sour over the past three years. China has also had to restructure a part of the loans. Clearly, the returns on the investments have not been as expected.
Imran, key aides 'planned' May 9 riots: Report
Police detected over 400 calls made by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and other senior leaders to allegedly incite party workers to move towards the military officer's residence in Lahore Cantt, and other sensitive public buildings, Dawn reported. It was observed that all the rioters were in contact with the PTI top.
Quad in search of a peaceful & prosperous Indo-Pacific: Hiroshima Vision
It is not only apparent from their unscrupulous and irrational decision of not attending the G20 meeting focused on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir under India's presidency, but also their ever readiness to peddle untruth and use military power to impose and assert their perceptions and strategic interests with scant consideration of its implications
Nominee for top US military post advocates strong defence ties with India
Biden is set to formally announce the nomination of Air Force head Brown as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday, according to media reports quoting senior officials. Brown, who has served as the commander of the Air Force component of the Indo-Pacific Command, will be the second African-American to be the nation's top military.
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