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Imran Khan heads to Rawalpindi today for 'climax' of long march
Separately, PTI leader Asad Umar claimed that attempts were being made to disrupt the party's "peaceful" rally in Rawalpindi and the life of party chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan was in danger as the Islamabad administration was not allowing him to reach the venue in a helicopter, The Express Tribune reported.
China protects four key 26/11 perpetrators from UN sanctions
The four from LeT who got China's umbrella this year were the group's commander Sajid Mir, who orchestrated the 26/11 attack; deputy chief Abdur Rehman Makki; deputy chief of the LeT front Falah-I-Insaniyat Foundation Shahid Mahmood, and LeT commander Hafiz Talha Saeed, who is LeT chief Hafiz Muhammed Saeed's son.
NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit
Flight Controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston inserted Orion into a distant retrograde orbit by firing the orbital maneuvering system engine for 1 minute and 28 seconds. Shortly before conducting the burn, Orion was travelling more than 5,700A miles above the lunar surface, marking the farthest distance it will reach from the Moon during the mission.
Amid financial squeeze, a $1.5 million sculpture for UK PM's garden
The bronze sculpture by Henry Moore, titled Working Model for Seated Woman, has been sent to 10 Downing Street amid burgeoning cost of living crisis in the UK, The Sun reported. The 1980 sculpture bought by the taxpayer-funded Government Art Collection is believed to have been sold at a Christie's auction last month for just over 1.3 million pounds.
US Walmart shooter legally purchased handgun on morning of attack: Police
The attacker, identified as 31-year-old Andre Bing, died of a self-inflicted wound before police responded to the shooting late Tuesday evening. Police on Friday added that Bing, who reportedly worked as an overnight shift lead at Chesapeake supermarket since 2010, used a 9mm handgun legally purchased from a local store, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Democrats under dilemma on whether or not to publish Trump's tax records
The unusual situation has arisen with the Supreme Court's decision recently to deny the motion by Trump's legal team to block public disclosure of Trump's tax records citing executive privilege of a former President. As the apex court cleared the way, the Democrats had already lost the majority in the House of Representatives where Republicans hold 222 seats against 213 seats of the Democrats.
Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan before year end
While addressing the National Assembly, the minister also said that protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have violated people's rights, adding that everyone has the right to protest but the limits of the Constitution and law should not be crossed, Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan consigns 26/11 case to the backburner, firewalls India's requests
India claims that it has provided several dossiers to Pakistan with what it terms as irrefutable evidence to nab the masterminds behind the attack, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, along with his associates including Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi and others.
Imran Khan asked to postpone long march in Rawalpindi due to terror threat
Pakistan Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah said that all intelligence agencies have issued security alerts for the PTI and its chief regarding the November 26 rally in Rawalpindi, adding that extremist parties may carry out terrorist attacks on PTI's long march, Samaa TV reported.
Two Pakistan revenue officials sacked for leaking Pakistan Army Chief's tax data
The preliminary inquiry report of the case had been submitted to Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Samaa TV reported. Subsequently, Inland Revenue Commissioner Zahoor Ahmed and Deputy Commissioner Atif Nawaz Waraich have been removed from their posts.
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