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3 killed, 10 wounded as terrorists storm Karachi police headquarters
The attack happened at around 7:10 p.m. local time when eight to 10 terrorists opened fire and hurled hand grenades at the Karachi police chief's office near the Saddar area of Karachi, Deputy Inspector General of south zone Karachi Irfan Baloch told media. He said four floors of the building had been cleared in the operation jointly.
6 dead after shootings in US, suspect in custody
The Tate County sheriff said on Friday that the shooter killed the victims at various locations in Arkabutla, which lies about 50 km south of Memphis, Tennessee, Xinhua news agency reported. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said in a statement on Friday afternoon that he had been briefed on the series of shootings in Tate County.
Hindu temple in Australia threatened to raise 'Khalistan Zindabad' slogans: Report
The president and the vice president of Gayatri Mandir in Brisbane received a call at 9.30 a.m. on Friday from a man who identified himself as 'Guruawadesh Singh', The Australia Today reported. Claiming that he was calling from Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, the anti-India supporter asked temple officials to ask the Hindu community to support the 'Khalistan Referendum'.
Fate of Prachanda-led govt hangs in balance as rift with Oli widens
As the nomination for the country's crucial presidential elections slated for March 9 comes to a close, tension between the Prachanda-led Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) and Oli's Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) has further escalated.
8-10 armed terrorists lay siege on Karachi police headquarters, one cop dead
At least one police officer has been martyred in the attack while an Edhi volunteer has been injured, Samaa TV reported. Police surgeon Summaiya Syed said that one injured worker from the Edhi Foundation has been brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for treatment, Dawn reported.
South Korea, US to hold 'table-top' exercise next week against North Korean nuke threats
Led by the allies' Deterrence Strategy Committee, the discussion-based table-top exercise (TTX) is set to take place Wednesday (local time), according to the ministry, Yonhap News Agency reported. The following day, TTX participants plan to visit the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, a southeastern coastal base home to key nuclear submarines, in what would be a show of America's naval heft.
Afghans turning to crystal-meth industry to stave off starvation
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 worsened a major humanitarian crisis and triggered an economic collapse. Western donors abruptly cut off assistance to the heavily aid-dependent country and imposed sanctions on the new, unrecognised government.
China's sanctions on US arms dealers 'normal law enforcement action': official
In recent years, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense have repeatedly sold arms to Taiwan despite China's strong opposition, seriously damaging China's national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity, a spokesperson of the ministry said in a statement, Xinhua News Agency reported.
China's action is in accordance.
Russia-Ukraine war will end in negotiations, says US General
The Pentagon is re-examining its weapons stockpiles and may need to boost military spending after seeing how quickly ammunition has been used during the war in Ukraine, Milley said in an interview with the Financial Times. While he did not tie the depletion of stockpiles to his support for peace talks, Milley said he still believed the war would end at the negotiating table, The Guardian reported.
Saudi Arabia announces world's largest modern downtown in Riyadh
The downtown will be completed in 2030 and is expected to generate 180 billion Saudi Riyals ($48.6 billion) to non-oil GDP, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a Saudi Press Agency report. The project is also expected to create 334,000 direct and indirect jobs. The project will cover an area of 19 square km to accommodate hundreds of thousands of residents.
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