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Key military appointments at appropriate time: PM Shehbaz
Speaking to The News, the premier said that no decision has been taken so far as to who would be the new Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). It was also learnt that the military authorities have not yet moved the summary containing a panel of three-star Generals for the topmost military appointments.
Pakistan seeks explanation over Russian Senator's remark on Ukraine nukes
"We are surprised by such an unfounded and baseless statement," Dawn news quoted a statement issued from the office of FO spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed as saying. A Russian state news agency report said that "Ukrainian specialists went to Pakistan and received a delegation from there to discuss technologies and know-how for creating nuclear weapons".
NASA prepares to bid goodbye to Mars InSight lander
The spacecraft's power generation continues to decline as windblown dust on its solar panels thickens, so the team has taken steps to continue as long as possible with what power remains, the US space agency said in a statement late on Tuesday. The most important of the final steps with the InSight mission is storing its trove of data and making it accessible to researchers around the world.
Mass protest march in Colombo despite police warning
Trade unions representing teachers, lawyers and other professional groups; student movements joined by the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and main northern based Tamil political party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by former president Maithripala Sirisena, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) representing mostly Indian origin Tamils living in central tea plantations, Colombo and other parts of the country; will march demanding state suppression of protests, using draconian law, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to arrest and detain student movement leaders and urge the government to step down and hold early elections.
Indian-origin priest stabbed in Ireland
Father Bobit Augusthy, 30, was attacked by the 22-year-old Anthony Sweeney on the morning of October 30 at the chaplain's house near University Hospital Waterford in Ardkeen, local media reports said. Sweeney has been charged with assault causing harm, under Section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act. Father Bobit, who has been living in Ireland with two of his colleagues, works in the hospital and runs the chapel there.
North Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missile firing from a site in or around the North's eastern coastal city of Wonsan was detected at around 8.51 a.m., reports Yonhap News Agency. One of the three SRBMs fell into high seas 26 km south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), an area 57 km east of the South's eastern city of Sokcho and 167 km northwest of Ulleung Island near Dokdo.
Shehbaz Sharif meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Sharif said that they also "agreed to increase multilateral cooperation between China and Pakistan, including CPEC, and further strengthen the strategic partnership". The Pakistani leader also posted images of the meeting. Sharif landed in Beijing on Tuesday night on a two-day official visit -- the first since he took office in April this year.
US woman who led Islamic State battalion sentenced to 20 years
Allison Fluke-Ekren was sentenced on Tuesday by a court in the Eastern District of Virginia. A statement issued by the DOJ said that Fluke-Ekren travelled overseas and from September 2011 to about May 2019, engaged in terrorist acts in multiple countries, including Syria, Libya and Iraq.
Canada to welcome record 500,000 new immigrants in 2025
The North American nation increased its 2023 immigration target to 465,000 and its 2024 target to 485,000, up 4 per cent and 7.5 per cent, respectively. Canada's immigration goals include growing the economy, reuniting families, and offering asylum to refugees fleeing hardship abroad, CIC News reported.
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting in Colorado
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon, Xinhua news agency reported. The Denver Police Department wrote on Tuesday in an update on Twitter that five victims were located, adding that four of the victims were transported to hospital and one was pronounced deceased. Officials shared a photo of a dark vehicle that "is believed to have been used by the suspect(s) in this shooting," and urged anyone who saw it or knew the person(s) associated with the vehicle to call police.
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