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Zardari blasts Imran for 'attacking' state institutions
In a statement, Zardari condemned the speeches made by Khan and termed them as a "vicious attempt" to avoid accountability, Express Tribune reported. The PPP Co-chair said Khan is afraid of the "corruption cases and foreign funding cases" lodged against him, hence he has resorted to branding the institutions as "controversial" to "avoid punishment".
Sri Lanka: Govt MP found dead amid violent protests
Unconfirmed reports claimed that the MP -- Amarakeerthi Athukorala -- took his own life while hiding in a building in Nittambuwa town, around 40 km from Colombo.
Aus oppn increases polling lead ahead of May 21 election
According to the latest Newspoll, 39 per cent of voters now intend to vote for the Labor Party as their first preference, up from 38 per cent at the start of May, and 35 per cent for the governing Coalition, down from 36 per cent, reports Xinhua news agency.
Qantas announces programme to bolster domestic travel
The programme is the airline's latest effort to balance their frequent flyer sheets as customers have accumulated massive stockpiles of points during the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency. Earlier this year, the airline introduced a "Green Tier" programme, which awards customers with frequent flyer points based on their sustainable choices.
Amid violence, SL PM Mahinda Rajapaksa hands over resignation
Pro-Rajapaksa supporters met Mahinda Rajapaksa in the morning and insisted he not step down. They later armed themselves with clubs and attacked the anti-government protesters who had been in front of PM's house first and burnt the huts. Later, they marched to the main anti-government protest site near President's House and attacked the protesters there too.
Australia in midst of Covid reinfection wave: Report
Adrian Esterman, an infectious diseases expert from the University of South Australia, said reinfections were on the rise as natural immunity from the peak of Australia's Omicron wave in December 2021 and this January has started to wane, reports Xinhua news agency. Governments across Australia do not have systems in place to track reinfection rates, which Esterman said has left experts relying on data from overseas.
Pakistan blames India for delay in water talks
A meeting of water experts from both sides is scheduled to be held in New Delhi this month, but now it seems that the talks would be delayed, The Express Tribune said in a report. A three-day meeting of water experts from both countries was held on March 1 in Islamabad. According to sources, it was agreed in that meeting to hold talks in New Delhi in May.
Chinese state media slams India's regulatory assault on Xiaomi
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has come under intense regulatory pressure in the Indian market, which may raise concerns over Chinese companies' development in India. "While it is premature to claim whether India is intentionally targeting Xiaomi now, uncertainty surrounding Xiaomi's regulatory predicament should raise a red flag for India," said the report that came out late on sunday.
Gas ship allowed into Yemen's Hodeidah port as part of truce
The Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen agreed to grant the ship access to the port after having withheld it for more than a week, Xinhua news agency quoted the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV as saying. Last week, the Houthi rebels accused the coalition of having been holding the ship since April 27 despite permission granted by the UN.
Imran's speech a grand conspiracy against Pak: Shehbaz
Sharif said what Khan was doing could only be categorised as conspiracy and not politics and the conspiracy was not against any political rivals but against the country, The Express Tribune reported. "Pakistan cannot be surrendered and compromised over one person's ego, arrogance, and blatant lies... Imran first conspired to destroy economy of the country and was now planning to trigger a civil-war in Pakistan."
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