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Afghan assassin given responsibility to target Imran: Report
The threat alert issued by CTD's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wing stated that "terrorists are planning to assassinate Imran Khan, for which they have sought assistance from an assassin in Afghanistan", Geo News quoted the Daily Jang report as saying. According to Daily Jang, the text of the threat alert has been shared with various forums, according to which an Afghan assassin has been given the responsibility to target the former premier.
Canada to spend $3.8 billion to upgrade continental defense
"The threat environment has changed. As our threats evolve, so must our defensive capabilities. What we aim to do with this announcement today is to ensure that we, across the board, are engaging in the most significant and relevant upgrade to Canadian NORAD capabilities in almost four decades." As part of the upgrade, Canada will build a new radar-warning system to detect.
US ban on imports from China's Xinjiang region to take effect
Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), firms will have to prove imports from the region are not produced using forced labor, the BBC reported. US officials have said members of the persecuted minority Uyghur community in the region, who are predominantly Muslim, have been detained and made to work.
US dismantles Russian botnet that hacked millions of devices
The US Department of Justice, together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, brought down a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS that initially targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices and then expanded into compromising Android devices and conventional computers. "The RSOCKS botnet compromised millions of devices throughout the world," said US Attorney Randy Grossman.
US to start Covid-19 vaccination for kids as young as 6 months this week
The plan came after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on the shots for an additional 19 million children across the US, Xinhua news agency reported. The CDC's advisory panel on Saturday unanimously recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 6 months through four years, as well as the Moderna vaccine for children aged 6 months through five years.
Spain sees worst wildfire in recorded history
The fire in the Sierra de la Culebra nature reserve has been fueled by temperatures of over 40 degrees centigrade and winds gusting at up to 70 kilometres an hour. So far 30,800 hectares of woodland and scrub with a perimeter of 120.88 kilometres have been destroyed. The previous worst fires were in the region of Huelva in southwest Spain which destroyed 29,687 hectare in 2004 and another fire that affected 28,879 hectare in Cortes de Pallas in eastern Spain in 2012, Xinhua news agency reported.
Central Japan rocked by series of quakes, region braces for more
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 rocked the prefecture on Sunday at around 3:00 p.m. local time, with six people left injured by the quake that registered lower 6 on Japanese intensity scale that peaks at 7, Xinhua news agency reported. Many people find it difficult to remain standing during a quake with an intensity of lower 6 and unsecured furniture could fall causing damage and possible injury, the JMA said.
3 members of Indian-origin family killed in New York fire
WPIX TV station reported that the house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived there on Friday afternoon and found two bodies in a basement flat. Firefighters found the third body the next day, it said. The New York Post, quoting neighbours and relatives, identified the couple as Nanda Balo Persaud and Bono Salima 'Sally' Persaud. The body of their son Devon Persaud, 22, was found only the next day.
Trump faces heat in Senate Judiciary Committee hearings
Trump is making a valiant bid to garner support for himself for a 2024 re-nomination, capitalising on the crumbling house of cards on Biden's table such as runaway inflation, lack of security in the shadow of Buffalo/Texas shootings, shortage of baby food, and unemployment in the aftermath of Covid-19. But Trump's own aides have testified against how he tried to incite a mob of rioters on the Capitol Hill on January 6, and they came within 40 feet of Pence before he was whisked away to a safe room.
Pakistan hopeful of IMF agreement within days
The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Senate standing committee on finance, Dawn reported. When asked whether Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is working on imposing taxes or giving relief to the masses, the minister said: "It depends on the kind of people they are. If they are well-to-do, then taxes will be applicable but the poor will be provided relief."
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