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Political maelstrom over Pakistan Army chief's successor
President Arif Alvi is the newest entrant in the raging debate over who should be the next army chief, when and how, confusing and compounding an already murky situation. It only reinforces the role of the all-powerful military in the South Asian nation's political affairs.
Shehbaz Sharif rejects 'factually incorrect', 'misleading' remarks of Joe Biden
In a tweet from his official handle, PM Sharif unequivocally reiterated' that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear state, adding that the country's nuclear assets have the best safeguards as per International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requirements, Express Tribune reported.
Imran Khan calls Joe Biden's remarks failure of Pakistan's foreign policy
Joe Biden has alleged that Pakistan's nuclear programme lacks "cohesion" and referred to the country as "one of the most dangerous countries in the world" while he was speaking about the "aggressive attitude" of Russia and China at a democratic congressional campaign committee reception in California,
Purdue University student charged with murder for stabbing Indian-origin roommate
Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity major from Seoul, South Korea, faces one count of murder in the killing of Varun Manish Chheda, 20, from Indianapolis earlier this month. Sha could face 45-60 years behind bars if convicted of the one count of murder. He is being held without bond.
Pakistan to summon US Ambassador, issue demarche over Joe Biden's remarks
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said: "I have discussed it with the Prime Minister and we have summoned the Ambassador of the United States to Pakistan Donald Blome to the Foreign Office of Pakistan for an official demarche," Express Tribune reported.
Former Balochistan chief justice killed in gun attack
Meskanzai was shot dead while offering Isha prayers at a mosque. The Quetta Bar Association has announced three-day mourning and a boycott of the courts, Geo News reported. "The former chief justice came to offer Isha prayers at a mosque near his residence located in Gazai area of Kharan where unidentified miscreants opened fire at him," Nazir Ahmed Kurd, DIG, Rakhshan Division, told Geo News.
'UK PM Liz Truss's credibility blown and her authority gone'
On Friday morning, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, was summoned a day early back to London from the US straight to Downing Street, where he was relieved of his duties. Kwarteng being gone, however, does not mean that Truss is out of the woods, CNN reported.
AirAsia commemorates 90th anniversary of JRD Tata's first commercial flight
An ardent aviator, JRD Tata was the longest-serving chairman of the Tata group and is regarded as the father of civil aviation in India. In addition to being a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, he was also conferred the rank of honorary Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force.
Austria's inflation forecast raised to 8.5%
The bank said it now expects Austria's annual inflation rate to stand at 8.5 per cent in 2022, up from its projection of 7.6 per cent in July, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, it has projected 6.4 per cent inflation in 2023, and 3.7 per cent in 2024, saying that anti-inflation measures may fail to have a significant impact.
Pakistan may be one of the most dangerous nations in the world: Joe Biden
Joe Biden made the remarks while addressing a Democratic congressional campaign committee reception, Dawn news reported. A transcript of the address, published on the White House's website on Friday, quoted Biden as saying: "And what I think is maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world: Pakistan. Nuclear weapons without any cohesion."
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