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Pakistan seeks emergency $3 billion Saudi cash injection
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made the request during a meeting with Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, the Saudi ambassador, according to his ministry’s officials. It was the second consecutive day when the finance minister held meetings with foreign diplomats in his efforts to seek their financial support and also influence the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to soften its stance on releasing its $1.2 billion tranche to the country.
Pakistan passport ranks fourth lowest in world
According to the list issued by Arton Capital, a Pakistani passport only mandates travel to 44 countries without a visa, The Express Tribune reported. Below Pakistan are Iraq (ranked 95th), Syria (96th) and Afghanistan (97th). In comparison, the passports of Yemen (93rd), Bangladesh (92nd), North Korea, Libya and Palestine (91st) and Iran (90th) have been declared more powerful than that of Pakistan.
Threat of nuke war rising, says Putin
Speaking at Russia's annual human rights council meeting, he also said the war in Ukraine could be a "lengthy process", the BBC reported. "Such a threat is growing, it would be wrong to hide it," Putin warned while talking about the prospect of nuclear war via video link from Moscow. But he asserted that Russia would "under no circumstances" use the weapons first, and would not threaten anyone with its nuclear arsenal.
Turkish Foreign Minister urges US to finalise F-16 sale 'as soon as possible'
Cavusoglu made the remarks at a joint press conference in Istanbul with visiting Moldovian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu, in response to the latest US Congressional agreement to remove restrictive conditions in the final text of the defence budget on the sale of F-16s to Turkey, reports Xinhua news agency.
Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani sentenced to almost 13 yrs in prison in US
Balwani will have to surrender to custody on March 15, 2023 for 155 months, or just under 13 years, in prison, reports The New York Times. Last month, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos and Balwani's business partner, was sentenced to 135 months, or over 11 years, in prison. Unlike Holmes, Balwani was found to have misled both investors and patients.
Punjab-origin Rachna Singh becomes first South Asian minister in Canada
She is the second Punjabi after Moe Sihota to handle the portfolio, but the first South Asian woman to be appointed to such an important position. "I am proud to be a part of the government that listens and care for the people. We are committed to free and accessible education to everyone," Rachna Singh told IANS in a phone interview on Thursday.
Saudi Crown Prince to roll out red carpet for Xi Jinping
The multiple-day visit will include two conferences that will gather leaders from across the Arab world. Dozens of trade, economic and military agreements - to the tune of tens of billions of dollars - will be signed, CNN reported.Saudi leaders will infuse the trip with a dose of spectacle.Traditional sword dances are likely to be conducted at lavish receptions.
Biden attends gun violence vigil
Wednesday night's vigil at the St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, has occurred every year since the December 14, 2012 carnage, which remains one of the deadliest school shootings in US history, reports Xinhua news agency. Addressing the vigil which was attended by families and friends of the Sandy Hook victims as well as survivors.
EU new sanctions target Russia's armed forces, drone supply.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday in a statement that the eight packages of sanctions introduced so far were "biting hard" but the Commission was "stepping up the pressure on Russia". The ninth package proposes adding nearly 200 additional individuals and entities to the sanctions list, including the Russian armed forces, as well as individual officers and defence industrial companies, among others.
Elections in Jan 2024, vote for AL to save Bangladesh from BNP-Jamat's militancy: Sheikh Hasina
Addressing the public meeting organised by the district chapter of Awami League (AL) at Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox's Bazar, Hasina said that BNP-Jamaat is the promoter of militancy who indulged in arms trade, grenade attacks, and arson during their regime.
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