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Pakistan police continue shelling despite hours-long stand-off with PTI workers
In response, PTI workers have staged protests across major cities - including Karachi, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Vehari, Peshawar, Quetta, and Mianwali, Geo News reported. A team of Islamabad police has been in Lahore since Monday to comply with the court orders to arrest the PTI chairman - who faces a number of cases in different cities.
Suella Braverman's policies 'heartless': former UK Home Office adviser
Nimco Ali, a one-time Conservative campaigner who stepped down last year, said Braverman's policies discriminate against war refugees of colour, The Guardian reported. Ali, who had moved to the UK from Somalia as a child refugee, said the Home Secretary was "the wrong person not just for the Conservative party but for the country".
WATCH | Imran Khan asks supporters to 'come out' as party workers, police clash
"If something happens to me and I am sent to jail or if I am killed, you have to prove that you will struggle without Imran Khan and not accept the slavery of these thieves and of the one person who has been making decisions for the country," he was quoted by Dawn as saying.
Clashes erupt as heavy police contingent surrounds Imran's residence in Lahore
A team of Islamabad police has been in Lahore since Monday to comply with the court orders to arrest the PTI chairman who faces a number of cases in different cities. The police, although observing restraint, are using water canons to disperse the party's workers as they move ahead in their quest to arrest Khan, and they are around 90 metres away from his residence, The News reported.
Japan approves bill to raise age of consent
According to the bill aimed to be passed during the current parliamentary session, the age of sexual consent in Japan will be raised from 13 to 16, reports Xinhua news agency. Sex with children under the age of 16 will be criminalised by raising the legal age of consent, with Japan having long been under pressure from child consultation centres here which deal with abuse, as well as international human rights organisations, for the legal age of consent to be raised.
Mexico is safer than US, says President Lopez Obrador
The advisories issued on March 10 which include "do not travel" warnings for several Mexican states marred by drug violence, came in the wake of the high-profile kidnapping of four Americans in Matamoros who came under attack by gunmen believed to be linked to the Gulf cartel. Two of the Americans and a Mexican bystander died in the incident.
Delay in IMF deal may cause Pakistan to pause repayments
But the Bank of America team which prepared the report, also said that China, a close ally, can rescue Pakistan because of its close ties with the country, reports Dawn news. The bank's team of experts, which includes its economist Kathleen Oh, wrote: "China holds the key for relief in the near term as it is the largest creditor. With closer ties between China and Pakistan, the hope is rising for China to come on board to provide a backstop to its long-time ally."
Trump won't appear before Manhattan 'hush-money' grand jury
The Manhattan District Attorney's office reportedly informed Trump last week of his right to testify before the grand jury, reports Xinhua news agency. The investigation concerns whether Trump falsified business records in connection with the payment made to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. The hush money was allegedly used to prevent Daniels from saying that she had an affair with Trump.
N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from the Jangyon area in South Hwanghae Province between 7.41 a.m. and 7.51 a.m., and they flew some 620 km, reports Yonhap News Agency. The intelligence authorities of South Korea and the US are conducting a comprehensive analysis of the specifics of the missiles, according to the JCS.
First special stamps feature effigy of King Charles III
The latest set of 10 flower stamps featuring favourites such as rose, dahlia, sunflower and fuchsia, will replace a design showing the Queen's head used continuously on commemorative stamps since 1968, reports the BBC. David Gold, of Royal Mail, said using pictures of flowers for this landmark set of stamps reflected the fact that the King was a "passionate gardener".
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