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Pakistan probe agency 'wants to arrest Shehbaz, son
Special Court (Central-I) Presiding judge Ijaz Hassan Awan also reissued arrest warrants for the Prime Minister's other son, Suleman Shehbaz, as well as Tahir Naqvi and Malik Maqsood in the case, The Express Tribune reported. During the previous hearing, the court had directed the FIA counsel to submit the challan again pointing out that there were flaws in the one presented to it.
Pakistan coalition members upset at ISI being given powers to vet govt officials
Some members belonging to allied parties even criticised the premier for not taking the coalition partners and Parliament into confidence, vowing to take the matter to the court, reports The Express Tribune reported. They quipped that Sharif should also consider including politicians in the notification as "most of the traitors" were there. "This has been done behind the back of coalition partners and parliament," Pakistan People's Party General-Secretary Farhatullah Babar said, asking why the decision was taken as it is not a single-party government.
Pakistan Defence Minister suggests operating markets in the day amid acute power crisis
If markets set the right business hours then, with Karachi excluded, 3,500MW of electricity can be saved, Dawn news quoted the Minister as saying. His suggestion came after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a marathon five-hour meeting earlier on Saturday to come up with an "emergency plan" aimed at reducing power cuts that have roiled the country amid reported shortfalls of 7000 MW, Dawn news reported.
President Biden evacuated from beach house after small plane enters airspace
A spokesperson for the US Secret Service said on Saturday afternoon that "a privately owned aircraft entered the restricted airspace over Rehoboth Delaware after mistakenly entering a secured area, shortly before 1 p.m. The aircraft was immediately escorted out of the restricted airspace," the spokesperson said in a statement.
Over 200 civilians killed in Kiev region yet to be identified
In a statement late Saturday, the Interior Ministry said: "Ukrainians who were shot and tortured by the Russians are still being found in Kiev Oblast. As of today, over 1,300 bodies of civilians have been exhumed. "After investigations at the burial site had been completed, the bodies were sent to the morgue, where they underwent forensic examinations. "However, more than 200 people are yet to be identified."
4 killed in Pakistan's forest fire
The fatalities occurred after a fire that started some days ago in the hills overtook several houses on Saturday, including the one of the victims, Xinhua news agency reported. The killed included three women who suffered significant burn injuries and their house was burnt to ashes by the fire. The forest department of the province said that they are assessing the loss caused by the fire and checking the cause of the blaze.
Turkey to address security concerns in Syria with new operation: President
Erdogan made the announcement in an address to his party members in the capital Ankara, noting the new operation will make up for the "shortcomings" of the security line on its southern borders, Xinhua news agency reported. The Turkish military "destroyed the terror corridor" that Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) has aimed to build, he said, referring to Turkey's four previous operations in northern Syria along the Turkish border.
N.Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea: S.Korean military
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the launch in a text message sent to reporters. It gave no further details, with a related analysis apparently under way, Yonhap news agency reported. The North test-fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two apparent short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on May 25.
Bonn summit to begin in backdrop of accelerating climate impacts, geopolitical tension
COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, will build on the positive outcome of last year's UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, which finalised operational details of the Paris Agreement and identified work going forward, in the key areas of mitigation, adaptation, support -- particularly finance -- and loss and damage. The meeting will take place against a backdrop of accelerating climate impacts and geopolitical tension.
Blue Origin successfully launches 6 people on 5th space tourism flight
The flight lifted off 9.25 a.m. EDT from Launch Site One, the company's facility in west Texas. New Shepard consists of a rocket and a capsule, both of which are reusable. The booster comes down shortly before the capsule does, making powered vertical landings, as the first stages of SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital rockets do.
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