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Imran Khan using long march to make Army chief's appointment controversial: Bilawal Bhutto
"Imran Khan wants to controversialise this critical appointment as well as the execution of the Constitution through his politics of protest," Bilawal told journalists in Islamabad, The News reported. "Khan's long march has no democratic agenda behind it," added.
Pakistan pushes to increase non-permanent UN members
The only criteria for Security Council membership set out in the UN Charter is for the election of non-permanent members," Pakistan Ambassador to UN Munir Akram told delegates when the deadlocked Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) aimed at restructuring the Council resumed on Thursday.
Kim Jong-un inspects ICBM test launch, declares resolute nuke response to threats
The missile, launched on Friday from Pyongyang International Airport, flew 999.2 km for 4,135 seconds at an apogee of 6,040.9 km and landed in the international waters of the East Sea, Yonhap News Agency quoted the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying.
Pakistan army chief's appointment process to begin on Nov 21: Defence Minister
The Minister said the name of the next army chief would come out by November 22 or 23 and the change of command ceremony would be held on November 29, The News reported. He said the long march would suffer a serious blow the day the appointment decision was made. PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday claimed that President Arif Alvi has met Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss immediate and transparent elections, Geo News reported.
Ahead of polls, Australian MP woos Indians, Sikhs
Led by Andrews, the incumbent Labor government is seeking a third successive four-year term in the November 26 elections in Victoria, which boasts of nearly 276,770 people of Indian origin. On his recent visit to the New Sri Durga Temple in Melbourne last week, Andrews promised that his government will invest A$10 million in Indian projects, if the party is re-elected at the state election.
Nepal set for federal, provincial polls on Sunday
"We have prepared all necessary preparations in order to hold the elections in a free, fair and transparent manner," Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya said. The new government will be formed at the centre and in all seven provinces. Some high-profile appointments like that of a President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Speaker will be made following the results.
Mike Bloomberg forced to apologise after ex-UK Prime Minister speech criticising China
Johnson, the after-dinner speaker at the flagship Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Tuesday, was said to have described China as a "coercive autocracy" to about 500 Asian businesspeople, investors and diplomats, the Guardian reported. While his comments would not be regarded as controversial in the UK, where there is concern over Beijing's human rights record, approach to Taiwan and closeness to Russia, the majority of Asian countries are much more favourably inclined towards China and share strong economic and diplomatic ties.
North Korea reveals Kim Jong-un's daughter for first time
The North's state media reported that Kim inspected the launch of a Hwasong-17, the country's largest ballistic missile, at Pyongyang International Airport on Friday, reports Yonhap News Agency. He was present at the scene "together with his beloved daughter and wife", the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. Photos released by the news agency showed his daughter in a white jacket and black pants standing and walking together with Kim in front of the missile that sat on a launch truck.
Malaysians vote to elect new government
The 15th General Election is notable for a large number of new voters as the voting age has been lowered to 18 years old, reports Xinhua news agency. Automatic voter registration has also been implemented, allowing anyone over the age of 18 to vote without registering with the country's election commission. There will be 363,515 election workers who will operate 8,958 voting centres across the country to serve a total of 21,173,638 registered voters.
Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini's house
Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze, the BBC reported. News agencies have verified the videos' location, but regional authorities denied there had been an arson attack Khomeini is said to have been born in the house, which is now a museum that commemorates his life, the BBC reported. Khomeini was the leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, which deposed the country's pro-Western leader, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and ushered in the theocratic state that exists today.
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