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Audio leak of Pakistan Chief Justice's mother-in-law shows resentment against govt
The women, during the alleged call, also expressed their resentment towards the incumbent government in Islamabad, The News reported. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Ata Tarar shared the audio clip on his Twitter account, saying that he is sure about the deep conspiracy after hearing the audio clip. "The Constitution and law have been trampled for the sake of families.
Sri Lanka can benefit from India's fast-tracked industrialisation: President Wickermesinghe
Addressing the 30 year development plan of the Colombo North Port workshop here, Wickremesinghe highlighted the importance of probing the development in India to find the connectivity that is going to take place between India and Sri Lanka and pointed out the opportunities that India's southern neighbour would receive.
Pakistan crisis deep enough for military takeover, warns former PM
The PML-N leader made it clear that martial law always remained a possibility if the system failed or when there was a conflict between institutions and the political leadership was unable to chart a way forward, the Dawn reported, "Pakistan has had many long periods of martial law in very similar situations," he said. "In fact, I would say Pakistan has never witnessed a (more) severe economic and political situation before. In much less severe circumstances the military has taken over," he said.
Bodies of two missing Indian students recovered from US lake
Siddhant Shah, 19, and Aryan Vaidya, 20, went swimming at Monroe Lake, roughly 64 miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis, with a group of friends on April 15 but didn't resurface, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in a news release. The bodies were located and recovered by search crews on April 18 east.
US military evacuates diplomats from Sudan: Biden
In his announcement on Saturday, the President said the operation was conducted on his orders and said that "I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage and professionalism and embodied America's friendship and connection with the people of Sudan.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia may ink deal for $2 bn deposits
A top government official said that the State Bank of Pakistan will sign a deal with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) soon after Eid for an additional $2 billion deposits, The News reported. He added that Saudi Arabia had confirmed bilateral assistance support, which was also acknowledged by the SFD staff.
Turkish troops kill 21 terrorists in Syria, Iraq: Defence Minister
Three of the "terrorists" were killed in Iraq's Zap region, semi-official Anadolu Agency quoted Akar as saying during an event in the Turkish central province of Kayseri on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. Calling the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a "tool in the hands of imperialists" to hinder Turkey's development.
Russia to expel German diplomats after Germany's 'hostile' actions
"The German authorities have decided on another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions in that country. We strongly condemn these actions of Berlin, which continues to defiantly destroy the entire array of Russian-German relations, the ministry said in a statement, Xinhua news agency reported.
China may be gearing up for mass confiscation and reallocation of farmland
The Ministry of Agriculture announced this week that it will roll out a pilot scheme to "standardise" the transfer of rural property rights, as well as "strengthening supervision and management" over the use of rural land in China, which is typically leased to farmers on 30-year "household responsibility" contracts, with the ownership remaining with the government, Radio Free Asia reported.
Pakistan struggles to secure loans from global lenders
According to statistics issued by the Economic Affairs Division, the country received foreign loans worth $7.76 billion during July-March of fiscal 2022-23 (July 2022-June 2023), which is nearly $5 billion short of the $12.7 billion it received in the same period of the previous fiscal, The Express Tribune reported.
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