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Shehbaz orders foolproof security for Imran
The Prime Minister issued the directives after the Lahore administration raised concerns over Khan's security and asked the organisers to install a bulletproof shield for him. Khan, who is all set to address his first rally in Lahore after being ousted on April 10, received two security alerts ahead of the event, The News reported.
Pakistan steps up air war against TTP, now admits to drone strikes inside Afghanistan
"The strikes were carried out following intelligence reports that TTP leaders were present in the area," Express Tribune quoted official sources as saying. According to the report, the drone attacks were carried out just after the strike was carried out by the Pakistan Air Force jets last week where more than 45 people were killed, including five children and seven women. The TTP admitted that its 33 cadres were killed and vowed to intensify attacks on the Pakistani Army.
With India's back to back support, China announces humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka
The China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) has stated that the Beijing was aware about Sri Lanka's economic difficulties and as a traditionally friendly and close neighbour, has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the country to help it cope with these difficulties.
Macron accuses Le Pen of dependance on Putin in TV debate
The second and final round of the election, which has whittled down to a straight contest between the two finalists after the rest of the field were eliminated on April 10, will be held on Sunday. Given the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia and its President Vladimir Putin became central topics on which the two contestants crossed swords. Macron accused Le Pen's National Rally party of taking a loan in 2014 from a Russian bank which was "close to power" (in the Kremlin).
UK's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 96th b'day
On Twitter, The Royal Family account released a photograph to mark her birthday, showing the Queen with two ponies. "Taken last month in the grounds of Windsor Castle, The Queen is pictured with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale," the account said.
N.Korean websites slam S.Korea-US military drills
Earlier this week, South Korea and the US kicked off their combined springtime military training that does not include any field troop maneuvers, reports Yonhap News Agency. The drills will continue until April 28. "This is a reckless, dangerous play with fires of war and a clear exercise for the invasion of the North, driving the Korean Peninsula's political situation that is already unstable to an extreme," Uriminzokkiri, a North Korean propaganda outlet, said in a commentary posted on its website. It added that inter-Korean relations and the political situation on the peninsula have been thrown into "the worst state".
EU currently preparing 6th package of sanctions against Russia: Zelensky
In his latest video address posted on Thursdau, Zelenksy said he discussed the sanctions with President of the European Council Charles Michel during their meeting in Kiev earlier on Wednesday. "We are working to make it truly painful for the Russian military machine and the Russian state as a whole. I emphasize in all negotiations that sanctions are needed not as an end in themselves, but as a practical tool to motivate Russia to seek peace," the President was quoted as saying in the video.
Alleged intruder at Peruvian Embassy in US shot dead by Secret Service
The suspect was found smashing windows of the Peruvian Ambassador's residence in the Forest Hills neighbourhood of northwest D.C., Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters on Wednesday evening. The ambassador's relatives were inside and called the police just after 8 a.m., Xinhua news agency quoted Contee as saying.
Turkey supports Palestinian cause despite efforts to develop ties with Israel: Prez
Turkey will not abandon its support for Palestinians because of its political, cultural and economic relations with Israel, the Turkish President was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. "This does not mean that we will turn a blind eye to the occupation in Jerusalem and other Palestinian territories," he said. The effective way to defend the Palestinian cause is to have a "reasonable, consistent and balanced" relationship with Israel, Erdogan added.
Russia successfully test-fires Sarmat strategic missile
The missile was fired from a silo at 15:12 Moscow Time at the Plesetsk state test cosmodrome in northwest Russia's Arkhangelsk region, the country's Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. The training warheads reached a given area at the Kura test ground on the Kamchatka Peninsula and the tasks were completed in full, it said in a statement.
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