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Nepali Congress leading in Nepal's election but unlikely to get majority
Counting of votes in three election constituencies is yet to begin due to dispute while vote counting in remaining seven constituencies are underway, according to the Election Commission of Nepal. This is the second federal and provincial elections in Nepal after the promulgation of the constitution in 2015, September. According to the Election Commission, the results of the vote counting of 155 out of the 165 electoral constituencies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category have been announced by Sunday morning.
Long march will not head to Islamabad: Imran
Imran Khan said, "They [government] cannot afford Islamabad march... they cannot stop millions from entering Islamabad. We could have created a Sri Lanka-like situation." He added tha the party has decided to quit all the legislative assemblies in the country in a bid to force the incumbent rulers to announce early elections. "If riots take place, things will get out of everyone's hands. I am trying my best not to take any step which could create chaos in the country," he said.
Taliban condemn UN official's 'disrespectful' statement about Islamic penal code
A day earlier, the spokesperson of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights and representatives of Western Countries had called the punishment of flogging an "inhumane and cruel act". Mujahid said that this remark on the implementation of the penal code of Islam was "disrespect to the Holy religion of Islam and against the international standards", The Express Tribune reported.
Another Pak Army Chief probable goes for early retirement
The news of Lt Gen Hamid's retirement comes a day after family sources said that Pakistan Army's Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Azhar Abbas had sought early retirement as well. The two army men were listed among the six army officers nominated by the General Headquarters for the army chief's post, Geo News reported. CGS Lt Gen Azhar Abbas decided to bid farewell, seeking early retirement, his brother confirmed to Geo News on Friday.
Pakistan forces withdraw after Baloch militant group vows to attack police stations with rocket launchers, mortars
In fierce clashes late on Wednesday, the criminals had fired rocket launchers, mortars and other weapons at the poorly equipped police force for more than five hours. Dera Ghazi Khan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Khurram Ali Shah told Dawn that a heavy exchange of fire ended up in the killing of proclaimed offender and ringleader of a notorious gang, Khuda Bukhsh Lound, who also had a head money of Rs1.8 million against him.
Imran Khan heads to Rawalpindi today for 'climax' of long march
Separately, PTI leader Asad Umar claimed that attempts were being made to disrupt the party's "peaceful" rally in Rawalpindi and the life of party chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan was in danger as the Islamabad administration was not allowing him to reach the venue in a helicopter, The Express Tribune reported.
China protects four key 26/11 perpetrators from UN sanctions
The four from LeT who got China's umbrella this year were the group's commander Sajid Mir, who orchestrated the 26/11 attack; deputy chief Abdur Rehman Makki; deputy chief of the LeT front Falah-I-Insaniyat Foundation Shahid Mahmood, and LeT commander Hafiz Talha Saeed, who is LeT chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed's son.
NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit
Flight Controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston inserted Orion into a distant retrograde orbit by firing the orbital maneuvering system engine for 1 minute and 28 seconds. Shortly before conducting the burn, Orion was travelling more than 5,700A miles above the lunar surface, marking the farthest distance it will reach from the Moon during the mission.
Amid financial squeeze, a $1.5 million sculpture for UK PM's garden
The bronze sculpture by Henry Moore, titled Working Model for Seated Woman, has been sent to 10 Downing Street amid burgeoning cost of living crisis in the UK, The Sun reported. The 1980 sculpture bought by the taxpayer-funded Government Art Collection is believed to have been sold at a Christie's auction last month for just over 1.3 million pounds.
US Walmart shooter legally purchased handgun on morning of attack: Police
The attacker, identified as 31-year-old Andre Bing, died of a self-inflicted wound before police responded to the shooting late Tuesday evening. Police on Friday added that Bing, who reportedly worked as an overnight shift lead at Chesapeake supermarket since 2010, used a 9mm handgun legally purchased from a local store, Xinhua news agency reported.
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