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Pak court to indict Imran Khan in Toshakhana reference case
Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal said that Khan will be indicted on February 7, Dawn reported. Khan, who is recovering after sustaining a gunshot wound following an assassination bid during a rally on November 3, had sought exemption from today's hearing. During the hearing, Judge Iqbal directed the PTI chief to submit surety bonds worth Rs 20,000
US plans to end COVID emergency declarations in May
The COVID-19 national emergency and PHE were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020. They are currently set to expire on March 1 and April 11, respectively. The Biden Administration's plan is to extend the emergency declarations to May 11, and then end both emergencies on that date, according to a statement of the White House, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Ten wounded in Florida mass shooting
Two of the wounded in the incident on Monday are critical, CNN reported quoting Lakeland police. A dark-blue Nissan four-door sedan slowed and its windowpanes were downed after which firing from all four windows started shooting males on both sides, Lakeland Police Department Chief Sam Taylor said.
Death toll in suicide bombing in Pakistan mosque reaches 72
The explosion occurred in the central hall of the mosque leading to roof of the place of worship crashing down when devotees were offering prayers on Monday, Geo News quoted police as saying. The suicide bomber who blew himself up was present in the first row, police said.
Terror returns to Peshawar
Officials confirmed that it was a suicide attack and that the bomber was standing in the front row at the time of the explosion. Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Muhammad Ijaz Khan said the bomber detonated his load at the moment hundreds of people had lined up for prayers.
Tesla crash: Indian-American to be held in jail without bail
Dharmesh A Patel, 41, of Pasadena, was transported to San Mateo County jail after his release last week from the hospital where he was treated for "serious lower body injuries". A San Mateo judge on Monday reportedly granted a request to hold Patel without bail at the Maguire Correctional Facility, citing the danger he poses to his family, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Asif Ali Zardari sends Rs 10 bn legal notice to Imran Khan
In the notice, sent by Naek and Associates acting on behalf of their client Asif Ali Zardari, it was stated that Imran Khan in a public address which was widely-reported across the world had accused Zardari of "false, fabricated and scandalous remarks/statements as well as leveled baseless allegations of serious nature" that he had paid his corruption money to a terrorist organisation being supported by powerful state agency facilitators to launch another fatal attack on Khan, Samaa TV reported.
Joe Biden rules out supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
"No," Biden said when asked by reporters at the White House if he was in favor of sending F-16s or others. US refusal comes as Kyiv expands its list of weapons it requires to defend against Russian forces in the occupied territories. European leaders, on the other hand, seem to be open to the idea of providing fighter jets to Ukraine, even though Kyiv has not formally requested the support.
Iran summons Ukraine's envoy over presidential aide's tweet about Isfahan drone attack
The Iranian Foreign Minister handed an official note to the Ukrainian envoy, calling on the Ukrainian government to provide official and immediate explanations about the presidential aide's remarks, according to the Ministry's website on Monday. Following the Saturday attack by "three quadcopters" on the Isfahan-based military plant, which the Iranian Defence Ministry said was "successfully repelled," Mykhailo Podolyak, senior adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, tweeted on Sunday that "explosive night in Iran -- drone and missile production, oil refineries. Ukraine did warn you".
Covid-19 still international health emergency: WHO
The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths worldwide. After its quarterly assessment meeting on the Covid-19 pandemic on Friday, the WHO's International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee announced on Monday that Covid-19 continues to constitute a PHEIC, which has been concurred by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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