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ISPR censures 'campaign' against General Bajwa, family
Rejecting the claims circulating on social media that certain assets were created by General Bajwa's family during his six-year tenure as "completely false", "blatant lies and malice", the ISPR said that "all assets of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, his wife and family are duly declared in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)".
Covid protests widen in China with calls for Xi Jinping to step down
Thousands of people took to the streets of Shanghai to remember the victims and demonstrate against restrictions. Many were heard calling for President Xi Jinping to resign, BBC reported. The BBC has seen at least three people being bundled into police cars. The lockdown of blocks of flats has been blamed for deaths in the fire.
Bilawal terms Imran's rally a face-saving flop show
Imran's announcement of the party resigning from all the assemblies was a "resignation drama in frustration", The News reported quoting Bilawal as saying. "Unable to pull revolution crowds, failed at undermining appointments of new chiefs, frustrated resorts to resignation drama," he said through a tweet following Imran's speech.
Imran Khan attempts to engage with new military leadership
This was the crux of the analysis put forward by a number of legal and political experts who spoke to Dawn following Khan's "surprise" announcement during the public meeting in Rawalpindi on Saturday night. Nearly all were unanimous in their view, saying that Khan may not actually follow through on the threat.
Belarusian foreign minister dies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Anatoly Glaz made the announcement without providing further details, Xinhua News Agency reported. Makei had held the post since 2012. Before that, he served as an aide to President Alexander Lukashenko and the president's chief of staff. Lukashenko offered his condolences to Makei's family, according to the presidential office.
Nepali Congress leading in Nepal's election but unlikely to get majority
Counting of votes in three election constituencies is yet to begin due to dispute while vote counting in remaining seven constituencies are underway, according to the Election Commission of Nepal. This is the second federal and provincial elections in Nepal after the promulgation of the constitution in 2015, September. According to the Election Commission, the results of the vote counting of 155 out of the 165 electoral constituencies under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category have been announced by Sunday morning.
Long march will not head to Islamabad: Imran
Imran Khan said, "They [government] cannot afford Islamabad march... they cannot stop millions from entering Islamabad. We could have created a Sri Lanka-like situation." He added tha the party has decided to quit all the legislative assemblies in the country in a bid to force the incumbent rulers to announce early elections. "If riots take place, things will get out of everyone's hands. I am trying my best not to take any step which could create chaos in the country," he said.
Taliban condemn UN official's 'disrespectful' statement about Islamic penal code
A day earlier, the spokesperson of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights and representatives of Western Countries had called the punishment of flogging an "inhumane and cruel act". Mujahid said that this remark on the implementation of the penal code of Islam was "disrespect to the Holy religion of Islam and against the international standards", The Express Tribune reported.
Another Pak Army Chief probable goes for early retirement
The news of Lt Gen Hamid's retirement comes a day after family sources said that Pakistan Army's Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Azhar Abbas had sought early retirement as well. The two army men were listed among the six army officers nominated by the General Headquarters for the army chief's post, Geo News reported. CGS Lt Gen Azhar Abbas decided to bid farewell, seeking early retirement, his brother confirmed to Geo News on Friday.
Pakistan forces withdraw after Baloch militant group vows to attack police stations with rocket launchers, mortars
In fierce clashes late on Wednesday, the criminals had fired rocket launchers, mortars and other weapons at the poorly equipped police force for more than five hours. Dera Ghazi Khan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Khurram Ali Shah told Dawn that a heavy exchange of fire ended up in the killing of proclaimed offender and ringleader of a notorious gang, Khuda Bukhsh Lound, who also had a head money of Rs1.8 million against him.
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