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The US State Department Spokesman Ned Price once again rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s regime change allegations, saying the United States would not let “propaganda, disinformation” get in the way of its bilateral ties with Pakistan. Price made these remarks during a press briefing while answering a question about former prime minister Imran Khan blaming the US for his ouster from office. “We won’t let propaganda, we won’t let misinformation or disinformation get in the way of an important bilateral relation, including our valued bilateral partnership with Pakistan,” he reiterated. The United States said that it would continue to counter disinformation with information. Responding to a question regarding the elections in Pakistan, the spokesman said the US supports the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles not just in Pakistan, but around the world. US DESIRES STRONG TIES WITH PAKISTAN: SENATOR CHRIS HOLLEN Earlier, US Senator Chris Hollen ha

The US State Department Spokesman Ned Price once again rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s regime change allegations, saying the United States would not let “propaganda, disinformation” get in the way of its bilateral ties with Pakistan. Price made these remarks during a press briefing while answering a question about former prime minister Imran Khan blaming the US for his ouster from office. “We won’t let propaganda, we won’t let misinformation or disinformation get in the way of an important bilateral relation, including our valued bilateral partnership with Pakistan,” he reiterated. The United States said that it would continue to counter disinformation with information. Responding to a question regarding the elections in Pakistan, the spokesman said the US supports the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles not just in Pakistan, but around the world. US DESIRES STRONG TIES WITH PAKISTAN: SENATOR CHRIS HOLLEN Earlier, US Senator Chris Hollen ha

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave on a two-day official visit to China at Premier Li Keqiang’s invitation on Tuesday, ARY News reported quoting Foreign Office (FO). It will be the prime minister’s first official visit to China since assuming office in April this year. A high-level delegation, including Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, will accompany him on the two-day tour. During his stay, the prime minister will meet President Xi Jinping and hold delegation-level talks with Premier Li Keqiang. The two sides will review the All-Weather Strategic Cooperation Partnership and exchange views on regional and global developments. Read more:  PM SHEHBAZ SHARIF EXPECTS TO FURTHER DEEPEN TIES WITH CHINA DURING HIS VISIT “The visit is also expected to advance the wide-ranging bilateral cooperation agenda with the conclusion of a number of MoUs/agreements in diverse areas, and consolidate the momentum of CPEC cooperation in the wake of the 11th meeting of the CPEC

BRISBANE: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Super 12s Group 1 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, here on Tuesday.   The post T20 WC: Afghanistan win toss, opt to bat first against Sri Lanka appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://ift.tt/iqbLnKf

ISLAMABAD: A draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) was approved by the federal cabinet ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to China, citing sources, ARY News reported on Monday. The federal cabinet gave approval for the draft MoU to be signed with China for the implementation of the global development steps. The summary for the draft MoU was approved by the federal cabinet members through circulation which would be signed during PM Shehbaz Sharif’s China visit. Under the MoU, steps will be taken under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project for poverty alleviation, cooperation in health and education sectors, infrastructure development, culture, sports, human resource development and exchange of think tanks, sources added. READ: PM’S CHINA VISIT TO GIVE NEW DIMENSION TO BILATERAL TIES: IQBAL PM Sharif will embark upon a two-day visit to China on Tuesday. Accompanied by a high-level delegation, he is undertaking the visit at the invitation of Chi

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Monday approved the summary for the purchase of 300,000 MT of wheat from Russia on a government-to-government (G2G) basis. The ECC meeting was presided over by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar. The summary for the wheat import was presented by the Ministry of Commerce. The government would import 300,000 MT of specified milling wheat at $372/MT for the shipment period from 1st November 2022 to 15th January 2023. Another summary, regarding the revision of dealers’ margins on petroleum products, was presented before the ECC by the Ministry of Energy. The summary was approved after due diligence, revising the margin at Rs. 6 per litre, however, its implementation will be subject to fiscal space in petroleum prices. A third summary was proposed by the Ministry of Energy (Power Division), on Pakistan Energy Revolving Fund (PERF). The ECC endorsed the opening of an assignment account under the title of Pakistan Energy Revol

KAMOKE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan will resume the party’s long march from Kamoke today.  The participants of the march will move toward Aimanabad today. Punjab CM spokesperson Musarat Cheema said former prime minister Imran Khan will stay in Gujranwala tonight. She said that the number of participants in the Azadi March is increasing with every passing day. It may be noted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has halted the third day’s activities in solidarity after a female reporter passed away during long. Day 3 of long march Addressing the march’s participants, PTI Chief Imran Khan said that the march was supposed to move towards Kamoke, Gujranwala,. “However, due to the tragic incident, we will stop the march immediately.” چیئرمین عمران خان کی خاتون صحافی کیساتھ حادثے پر اظہار تعزیت اور آج کے دن کے لیے لانگ مارچ کو فوری طور پر روک دیا گیا۔ #حقیقی_آزادی_لانگ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/6F5ovNM6XZ — PTI (@PTIofficial) October 30, 2022 “We pray

Two environmental activists glued themselves to an exhibition of a dinosaur skeleton at Berlin’s Natural History Museum on Sunday to protest the German government’s climate policies. It was the latest such stunt by climate campaigners at a museum, after famous artworks were targeted in different ways across Europe. In Berlin, two women wearing orange vests stuck themselves to metal poles supporting a dinosaur skeleton that was over 60 million years old, holding a banner that read: “What if the government doesn’t have it under control?” One of the women, Caris Connell, said she was scared of “forest fires, water shortages, famines, and war. “Dinosaurs died out, because they could not withstand massive changes to the climate. That is also threatening us,” added the 34-year-old. The other activist, Solvig Schinkoethe, said as a mother of four, she feared the consequences of climate change. “Peaceful resistance is the way we have chosen to protect our children from the deadly ignor

KARACHI: Muttahida Qoumi Movement (MQM-P) Raabta Committee members including Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Khwaja Izhar pay a late-night visit to the Governor House Karachi to meet Governor Kamran Tisori, ARY News reported.  The MQM-P leadership discussed matters of public interest in their meeting with Kamran Tisori. According to details, the MQM-P delegation included Convenor Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Waseem Akhtar, Khawja Izhar-ul-Hassan, Amin-ul-Haq and others. In the meeting, the MQM-P leadership showed complete trust and confidence in Kamran Tisori. Two-thirds of the MQM-P Raabta Committee is in full support of Governor Sindh. MQM-P Convenor Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that they have faith in Kamran Tisori for the resolution of their issues. The whole party stands with him, he added. Kamran Tisori said that he will play his role in the solution of people’s problems. He would cooperate in promoting coordination between the federation and the province, he added. Also Read : S

Dogecoin surged more than 70% on Saturday, extending this week’s gains after Elon Musk sealed a $44-billion deal to take over Twitter last week. The Tesla CEO, a vocal proponent of cryptocurrencies, has heavily influenced the prices of dogecoin and bitcoin. Tesla started accepting dogecoin as payment for its merchandise early this year, and Musk’s newly launched perfume brand can also be bought with dogecoin. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance which has invested $500 million into Musk’s buyout of Twitter, said it is brainstorming strategies on how blockchain and crypto could be helpful to Twitter. Twitter had begun exploring ways to incorporate blockchain technology under co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey, who has been a proponent of bitcoin. Musk tweeted this month that he is buying Twitter to create an “everything app”. The idea of an everything app originated in Asia with companies like WeChat, which lets users not only send messages but also make payments, shop online or hai

LAHORE: The father of Sadaf Naeem, who died during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march, has responded to the female reporter’s death, ARY News reported on Sunday. Talking to ARY News exclusively, the father said Sadaf was a determined personality and she joined journalism on her will. While giving the interview, the father burst into tears over her daughter’s tragic death. “Sadaf was thrilled after interviewing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan,” he added. Read More:  PTI LONG MARCH DAY 3: ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY HALTED AFTER FEMALE REPORTER DIES Earlier in the day, A  female reporter from a private news channel namely Sadaf Naeem died in a horrific accident  during PTI’s long march. Channel 5 reporter Sadaf Naeem was crushed to death by a container after falling from another container. It was learned that Sadaf fell down from a container while trying to jump to a nearby container and was crushed by another container-carrying truck. Subsequently, PTI le

Eleven people were killed on Saturday, including two police officers, in a crash at an overcrowded stadium concert in Kinshasa headlined by Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, the interior minister said. The capital’s Stadium of Martyrs was packed beyond its capacity of 80,000 and some of the crowd ended up forcing their way into the VIP and reserved sections, Reuters reporters at the concert said. Police have recorded “11 deaths, including 10 as a result of suffocation and the crush, and seven hospitalisations,” Minister Daniel Aselo Okito said in a statement. Security forces earlier fired tear gas to try to disperse violent crowds in the streets outside the stadium where many had gathered ahead of the concert by Kinshasa-born Ipupa, who has won acclaim in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Europe and elsewhere. The eventual number of attendees inside the stadium vastly exceeded the number of state and private security personnel present could control. Ipupa said he only heard about the

BAGHDAD: Ten people were killed and more than 20 wounded in an explosion in east Baghdad on Saturday, according to security and medical sources. The explosion took place in a garage near a football stadium and a café, when an explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated, leading to another explosion of a gas tanker that was close by, the security sources said. Most of the victims were amateurs playing football in their neighbourhood stadium. Read more: Car bombs explode at Somalia’s education ministry A military statement said a gas tanker exploded in a garage in East Baghdad causing a number of casualties and security forces are investigating the cause of the explosion, without giving further details. from International News Today - Breaking News, US News, World News https://ift.tt/yIsYpia

SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their 20s, and his wishes for a speedy recovery to the many injured. “This is truly tragic,” he said in a statement. “A tragedy and disaster that should not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul last night.” A huge crowd celebrating in the popular Itaewon district surged into an alley on Saturday night, emergency officials said, adding the death toll could rise. Choi Sung-beom, head of the Yongsan Fire Station, said 151 deaths had been confirmed, including 19 foreigners. He told a briefing at the scene 82 people were injured, 19 of them seriously. It was the first Halloween event in Seoul in three years after the country lifted COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing. Many of the partygoers were wearing masks and Hallow

PESHAWAR: Polling is underway in the NA-45 Kurram by-poll amid strict security, ARY News reported on Sunday. The Kurram by-election was originally postponed from Oct 16 due to the law and order situation in the constituency. There are 16 candidates, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, Jamil Khan of Jamiat Ulema e Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) and Sher Muhammad Khan of Jamaat Islami (JI), contesting the elections. There are 198,618 registered voters — 111,349 men and 87,269 women — in the constituency, according to the spokesman of the Election Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read more: NA-45 BY-POLL: IMRAN KHAN GIVES VIDEO MESSAGE TO KURRAM PEOPLE The voters will cast their votes at 143 polling stations — 119 of them have been declared very sensitive and 24 others sensitive, according to the spokesman. Imran Khan’s video message Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan Saturday released a video message for the people of Kurram ahead of

KARACHI: The Sindh police on Saturday arrested at least 37 people involved in the mob lynching of two young men in the Machar Colony area of the metropolitan, ARY News reported.  Five out of the 37 arrested are named in the case, police told.  Police officials told that the detainees are being interrogated to confirm their involvement in the incident. DIG South Irfan Baloch reached Baloch Docks police station where he was briefed about the case progress by SSP Kiamari Fida Hussain. The DIG ordered to present all arrested in a court of law within 24 hours.  Karachi police swung into action against the mob lynching of two persons in Machhar Colony on Friday who was later identified as the workers of a telecom company. Keamari police officials arrested two suspects in the mob lynching of the telecom employees on Friday. Police said that eight suspects were identified with the help of available videos of the lynching incident. Police added that names, addresses and other information

At least eight people were killed and more than 20 wounded in an explosion in east Baghdad on Saturday, according to security and medical sources. The explosion took place near a football stadium and a café, the sources said. Also Read : Imran Khan terminates Faisal Vawda’s party membership The cause of the explosion is still unknown. from International News Today - Breaking News, US News, World News https://ift.tt/X2o1FYr

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has rubbished rumours of a ‘meeting’ in Lahore amid party’s long march towards Islamabad, ARY News reported on Saturday. Taking to his official Twitter handle, the former premier wrote: “For all those spreading rumours about my [meeting] in Lahore, the reason we returned was that Lahore was closer [and] we had already decided not to move at night”. “The only demand I have had for 6 [months] is the date for early fair and free elections. That will be the only demand if talks are to be held,” Imran Khan wrote. For all those spreading rumours about my mtg in Lahore, the reason we returned was bec Lahore was closer & we had already decided not move at night. The only demand I have had for 6 mths is date for early fair & free elections. That will be the ONLY demand if talks are to be held — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 29, 2022 Earlier in the day, it was reported that the federal

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration officials have arrested three passengers from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport who were named on the exit control list (ECL), ARY News reported on Friday. The FIA immigration officials arrested three passengers who were trying to depart for foreign countries from Karachi airport during different actions. Sources said that all three accused were named on the ECL and they were arrested while fleeing abroad. A passenger namely Waheed Ali Laghari was allegedly involved in a murder case who was trying to depart for Dubai, said FIA sources. It was learnt that Waheed Ali Laghari was wanted in a murder case in Dadu and he was trying to flee Dubai via a foreign airline flight. The FIA officials informed the police after taking the passenger in custody from the Karachi airport. In another raid, the immigration officials arrested two Iranian citizens for travelling on Pakistani passports. Both passengers were departing for Sharjah vi

Rapper Kanye West’s Twitter profile, which was suspended for posting anti-Semitic remarks, appeared to be back up on the platform, a day after billionaire Elon Musk took ownership of the social media company following his $44 billion deal. The rapper, now known as Ye, was suspended from Twitter and Meta Platforms’ Instagram last month and the platforms removed some of his online posts that users condemned as anti-Semitic. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ye, who has over 30 million followers on Twitter, has courted controversy in recent months by publicly ending major corporate tie-ups and making outbursts on social media against other celebrities. On Oct. 8, Musk tweeted “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!” when Ye posted on the platform for the first time in two years after his Instagram account was restricted. Musk took ownership of Twitter with brutal efficiency on Thursday, firing top executives but providing little clarity over how he will achi

President and CEO ARY Digital Network Mr Salman Iqbal has called for an independent investigation overseen by the UN Human Rights Office into the slain senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Mr Salman Iqbal issued his statement on Twitter after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah levelled baseless allegations against him during his press conference today. He said, “No words can express how shocked and heartbroken I am by the brutal killing of my brother Arshad Sharif. Arshad’s death is an immense loss to all of Pakistan and to journalism globally. My thoughts are with his family and all those who are mourning him. Since the beginning of my career, I have always done my utmost to protect my people, and they can vouch for this.” READ: CHAIRMAN ARY NETWORK ANNOUNCES LIFELONG SUPPORT FOR ARSHAD SHARIF SHAHEED’S FAMILY “It is not easy to be a journalist in Pakistan. All of us face various threats and it is my job to mitigate them. Over the years, we have lost many colleagues in our country’s

Google is planning a legal challenge to block a ruling by India’s antitrust watchdog to change its approach to its Android operating system, concerned that it will restrict how it promotes the platform, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The Alphabet unit has been fined $275 million in two Indian antitrust decisions since last week – one for its policies of charging in-app commissions and another for abusing its position in the market for the Android operating system. The rulings come as Google faces increased antitrust scrutiny across the world. Last month, it suffered a major setback when a European court upheld a 2018 ruling saying it was largely confirming a decision that the company imposed “unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices.” Google plans to appeal the decision, where it faces a record $4.1 billion fine. The Competition Commission of India’s Android ruling, despite involving a smaller $162 million fine, has worried Goog

In what is believed to be a world first, China’s commercial capital of Shanghai this week introduced a new type of COVID-19 vaccine that is inhaled rather than administered via injection. Chinese regulators approved the vaccine, produced by Chinese pharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics, for use as a booster in September. And now the first people are starting to receive the vaccine, which is inhaled via the mouth from a vessel that looks like a take-out coffee cup with a short mouthpiece. “Our body’s first line of defence is the mucus membrane of our respiratory system, we want that to be directly stimulated to improve immunity and using the inhaled vaccine does that,” Dr Zhao Hui, chief medical officer at Shanghai United Family Hospital Pudong, told Reuters. His hospital is among those administering the new vaccine, which will be used as well as regular injected shots. Commenting on what he said was a first use of the technology, Erwin Loh, chief medical officer at St Vincent’s H

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Member of Punjab Assembly (MPA) Zain Qureshi has denied speculations about him not participating in the PTI long march, ARY News reported.  We are, and would remain a part of the long march, said Zain Qureshi. He clarified that he and his father Shah Mehmood Qureshi are a part of the long march in Lahore. Fake news is being circulated about a statement by Oan Abbas regarding him, he and Oan would lead the South Punjab rally of the long march, he added. He urged PTI workers to not trust the propaganda being circulated over social media. They are Imran Khan’s soldiers in this fight for real independence, he added. PTI long march kicked off under the leadership of chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk. Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan reached Liberty Chowk from his residence Zaman Park to lead the party’s Azadi Long March. The PTI chief is marching toward Isl

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has finalised the complete schedule of the Imran Khan-led long march to be started on Friday (today) from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk, ARY News reported. The proposed schedule of PTI’s long march was completed by the party leaders. Imran Khan will stay in the Punjab capital till Friday. The long march will be formally started from Liberty Chowk, Lahore after Friday prayers. The first destination of the PTI marchers will be completed from Liberty Chowk to Shahdara Interchange on Friday night. The PTI marchers will stay the Friday at Shahdara after Imran Khan’s speech. On Saturday, the long march will be resumed to reach its next destination in Gujranwala. On Sunday, the participants of the long march will reach Gujrat where Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and Moonis Elahi will welcome the marchers. The PTI marchers will stay at Sarai Alamgir between Gujrat and Jhelum. In Sialkot, PTI leader Usman Dar will welcome the marchers. Imran Khan will stay