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Making pitch for immigration reform, US lawmaker says Indians pay 6% of taxes
Saying that the US must "make sure we streamline the immigration process", Rich McCormick said that Indians "represent some of the best citizens we have in America". "They pay about 6 per cent of the taxes and (are) among the top producers," he said of the Asian Indians who number 4.5 million, making up 1.4 per cent of the total US population of 333 million.
'I am visiting India soon', says PM Prachanda
In the interview to the Indian news channel, Prachanda had said, "I will visit wherever the first invitation comes from. I had a conversation with the Indian Foreign Secretary. I think my first foreign visit will be to India." He said he had a conversation with Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra very recently, where they discussed the India visit, among other matters.
Shehbaz Sharif will have to take trust vote: Imran Khan
Khan's remarks came after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) threatened to leave the present coalition government. MQM-P's votes are crucial to keep the incumbent prime minister in office, Geo News reported. MQM-P has threatened to quit the federal government if its reservations regarding delimitations in Karachi and Hyderabad are not addressed ahead of the local government polls - scheduled for January 15.
Calling on friendly countries for more loans embarrassing: Shehbaz Sharif
Addressing the passing out ceremony of probationary officers of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Sharif said that seeking foreign loans is not the right solution to address Pakistan's economic challenges as the loans will have to be returned, Geo News reported.
Almost 60,000 people have died of Covid in China in past five weeks
Anecdotal reports and long queues at morgues and crematoriums point to a high death toll, but until Saturday the authorities had only officially recorded a few dozen Covid-19 deaths, the report said. The shortfall was due to stringent definitions of how a death is attributed to Covid. Only people who died of respiratory failure were counted.
Pak court sends scribe on physical remand in Gen Bajwa's tax data leak case
Suspected journalist Shahid Aslam was handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir announced the reserved verdict on the agency's plea seeking remand, The News reported. "There is evidence against Shahid Aslam, which shows that the suspect was leaking information," said the prosecutor.
Imran's serious blows may force Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz to return early
For some in the party, it is already too late and now there is not much that can be done because of the irreparable political cost that the PML-N has to pay because of its early last year decision of removing the Imran Khan government and coming into power, The News reported.
Is Indian-American Ro Khanna eyeing 2024 US presidential bid?
After six years in the US House, Khanna, 46, said he would not run for the White House if President Joe Biden seeks re-election in 2024, the Politico reported. The report said that Khanna's recent moves have sparked speculation among Democrats in several key states that the congressman has his eyes set on a higher office.
China may be seeing around 10 million Covid reinfections on top of 900 million infections
Reports of infection rates of around 70 per cent across much of China in recent days would mean an estimated 900 million people in China have been infected at least once with Omicron. If Chen's figure were to be extrapolated nationwide, that would mean the country is also seeing around 10 million reinfections, RFA reported.
UN nuclear watchdog to increase presence in Ukraine
The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said in a statement that he would travel to Ukraine next week to "establish a continuous presence of nuclear safety and security experts" at all of Ukraine's nuclear power facilities, Xinhua news agency reported.
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