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12/08/2023

Islamabad:— Pakistan has elected 23 Prime Ministers, but no one has ever completed legal tenure since 1947.

— Here is what happened to most of them before their term ended:

1- Liaquat Ali Khan— killed
2- Khawaja Nazim — resigned
3- M. Ali Bogra — forced to resign
4- Chaurdy M. Ali — forced to resign
5- Hussain Suharwardi — resigned
6- I.I.Chandregar — resigned
7- Feroz Khan — coup
8- Zulfikar Bhutto — hanged
9- M Khan Junejo — dismissed
10- Benazir Bhutto — dismissed
11- Nawaz Sharif — dismissed
12- Benazir Bhutto — dismissed
13- Nawaz Sharif — coup
14- Zafrula Jamali — forced to resign
15- Shaukat Aziz — resigned
16- Yousuf Raza — disqualified
17- Nawaz Sharif — disqualified
18- Imran Khan — ousted

Colombo:— Pakistan youngsters bring home trophy again, win Emerging Asia Cup by defeating India with 129 runs.
23/07/2023

Colombo:— Pakistan youngsters bring home trophy again, win Emerging Asia Cup by defeating India with 129 runs.

23/07/2023

Australia:— The moment Pakistan' Hamza Khan ended Pakistan's 37 years wait & won World junior Squash Championship.

20/07/2023

India:— Video of two Kuki women paraded naked on streets, molested and later r***d has rocked India.

■ Detailed report on horrific incident:

— Incident happened in India's North East Manipur region where more than 160 people have been killed in ethnic violence in last two months.

— The women were trying to escape a mob that had attacked their house in village and killed their father.

— Women were rescued by a police unit. However, a mob of 1000 blocked the road and snatched the women.

— The women were then stripped naked, paraded on streets & sexually assaulted by a mob of 1500 men.

— Their 19yol brother was lynched & killed by the mob while trying to save the modesty of his sisters from mob.

— The incident happened on May 4, at Nongpok Sekmai in Thoubal district of Manipur state. No arrests made yet.

— Manipur state is engulfed in deadly ethnic war between Hindu Meiti tribe and Christian Kuki tribe for months.

— India has deployed thousands of paramilitary troops in region, yet there has been no end to ethnic clashes yet.

— Kuki tribes have alleged that Meitis have been supported by state govt of the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP party.

— PM Modi, who has kept silence on Manipur violence, has condemned the incident & called it "shame for india".

— India's North East region, that is house to seven states, is also plagued by numerous separatist movements.

16/07/2023

Report:— India becomes country with highest number of people renouncing their nationality every year.

2022:— 225,620
2021:— 163,370
2020:— 82,256

— Over 1.6 millions Indians renounced their Indian nationality during last one decade (2011-2022).

11/07/2023

New Delhi:— India has arrested an official of Ministry of External Affairs for doing espionage for Pakistan.

— Naveen worked in MEA and was allegedly honey-trapped by Pakistani spy namely "Anjali". - Police report

— Naveen sent confidential document of recently held G20 meetings in India to Anjali over WhatsApp.

— UP Police says it found dozens of MEA documents on Naveen's mobile which were allegedly sent to Pakistan.

— This is second high profile case of espionage for Pakistan in India during last one week.

07/07/2023

Paris:— French govt debunks claims about migrants and Muslims being 'responsible' for recent riots in France.

☆ "4000 people were arrested, 90% of them were French - only 10% were foreigners." - French Interior Minister says in a Parliament

☆ "Out of all these arrested people, only 40 people were illegal immigrants." - Minister Interior Minister statement in the Parliament of France

06/07/2023

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Beijing:— "No matter how blonde you dye your hair, how sharp you shape your nose, you can never become a European or Am...
05/07/2023

Beijing:— "No matter how blonde you dye your hair, how sharp you shape your nose, you can never become a European or American, you can never become a Westerner. "

- Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi told Japanese & South Korean top officials in a meeting.

☆ "We are Asians. Our interests align with eachother, not against eachother. Be proud of being Asians" - Yi said.

☆ "We must know where our roots lie. We must work together to revitalise Asia and get strategic autonomy from West" - Chiense top diplomat said.

05/07/2023

Islamabad:— Pakistan becomes 4th biggest IMF debtor after new loan:

— Top 5 IMF borrowers with debts:

🇦🇷 Argentina:— $46B
🇪🇬 Egypt:— $18B
🇺🇦 Ukraine:— $12.2B
🇵🇰 Pakistan:— $10.4B
🇪🇨 Ecuador:— $8.2B

Source:— IMF

04/07/2023

Islamabad:— Pakistani government has increased salary of Chief Justice to 1.2 millions rupees per month.

— A comparison of salaries of the top judges in South Asia, in US dollar, per month, exclusive of other perks.

🇵🇰:— $4362
🇮🇳:— $3414
🇧🇩:— $2860
🇲🇻:— $2404
🇧🇹:— $1828
🇳🇵:— $723
🇱🇰:— $653

02/07/2023

Pakistan:— 17 high-profile inmates have escaped after a jailbreak in the Pakistan's Balochistan region.

— Police says high profile prisoners, who were mostly implicated in serious crimes, staged a surprise attack on the officers on duty.

— Encounters between the police and the escaped prisoners led to the death of one of the fugitives and injured two others, who were taken to the hospital.

— Authorities have suspended three police officers, including the jailer, and launched an inquiry against them.

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Australia:— The moment Pakistan' Hamza Khan ended Pakistan's 37 years wait & won World junior Squash Championship.

Paris:— French govt debunks claims about migrants and Muslims being 'responsible' for recent riots in France. ☆ "4000 people were arrested, 90% of them were French - only 10% were foreigners." - French Interior Minister says in a Parliament ☆ "Out of all these arrested people, only 40 people were illegal immigrants." - Minister Interior Minister statement in the Parliament of France

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