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PTI supporters vandalise Pakistan Army properties after Imran's arrest
Videos emerged on social media soon after former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan was arrested from outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday, Samaa TV reported. The clips showed charged PTI activists raising slogans against the government as well as the Pakistan Army, the report said.
Iran says US pullout from nuclear deal 'fatal blow' to rule of law
Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, made the remarks in a post on his Twitter page one day after the fifth anniversary of the US unilateral pullout from the nuclear deal in 2018, Xinhua news agency reported. Ever since its withdrawal, the US has failed to reverse its "wrongful" deeds, said the Iranian official, stressing that Iran will continue its "legitimate" remedial measures under the nuclear pact.
PTI supporters break into Lahore Cantt after Imran's arrest
Journalist Murtaza Ali Shah shared this information in a tweet, saying, "PTI supporters break into military officer's house in Lahore Cantt," Dawn reported. He also shared a video showing a group of men, some of them with their faces partly covered, entering a gated premises with sticks in their hands. They were later seen using the sticks to hit the walls, Dawn reported.
Webb telescope captures alien asteroid belt outside our solar system
Webb' Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) captured the warm dust around the young star Fomalhaut, and found that the dusty structures are much more complex than the asteroid and Kuiper dust belts of our solar system. Overall, there are three nested belts extending out to 23 billion km from the Fomalhaut; that's 150 times the distance of Earth from the Sun.
PTI leaders ask supporters to protest Imran Khan's arrest
The former premier was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case, said the federal capital's top cop. "Situation is normal. Section 144 is in place and violations will result in police action," said IG Islamabad, Express Tribune reported. Islamabad High Court's Chief Justice Aamer Farooq has taken notice of the incident and has summoned IG, Islamabad, the Interior Secretary, and the Additional Attorney General.
Pakistan's dependence on China could increase if IMF deal fails
When questioned about the government's approach to the budget in the event of a failure to reach a deal with the IMF, the minister said that the US and other Western powers should bear in mind that Pakistan's dependence on China would intensify, Dawn reported.
Imran Khan arrested from outside Islamabad HC
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was taken into custody from the courtroom where he had gone to seek bail in multiple FIRs registered against him, reports Geo News. The former premier was taken in a black vehicle by the law enforcement agency.
The development was confirmed by PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry, while the party's Vice President Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the court has been "occupied by the Rangers" and lawyers "are being subjected to torture", reports Dawn.
Pakistan government desperate to break IMF deadlock before fiscal budget
The Shehbaz Sharif-led government has been struggling to convince the IMF board on its compliance of all the pre-conditions for the revival of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which has led to a delay in the signing of the staff level agreement, causing serious damage to the country's economic condition.
Uzbekistan to hold early presidential elections on July 9
Addressing Parliament, the government and other state bodies, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that the new constitution sets urgent new political, social and economic tasks, reports Xinhua news agency. Mirziyoyev said that under the new constitution, the presidential election needs to take into account that "all branches of power are being reformed".
World at 'turning point', Vladimir Putin says at Victory Day speech
In his address to the nation from Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the erstwhile Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the Second World War, Putin said Russia was defending its sovereignty, reports the BBC. He likened Ukraine's democratically elected government to the Nazis that were defeated in World War Two, accusing the West of forgetting who defeated the Nazis.
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