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Obama jumps in to save Biden as Trump pushes hard

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Barack Obama is more involved in President Joe Biden’s election campaign as there’s “grave concern” that his rival, Republican candidate Donald Trump, could win in November, The New York Times reported. The report published Wednesday mentioned that an unidentified senior aide said the ex-president would “eke it out” with Biden as Trump vs Biden is expected to be a close race. The official also said that Obama has “always” been worried about losing to Trump, who has still not accepted the 2020 election results. The Times reported that Obama, who is a…

Minister says new programme to be discussed with IMF next month

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KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday said a meeting to discuss the new loan programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was slated for April 14 and 15 in Washington. Talking to media at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi, the minister said the fresh programme’s features would be discussed in the forum, whereas detailed talks would be held later in Pakistan. He also reiterated the plan to enter a major programme with the global lender; while, the microeconomic stability would continue as well with the Fund. Prime Minister…

Former senator Joe Lieberman passes away at 82

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Former Senator Joe Lieberman, a distinguished representative from Connecticut who was the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee in 2000, passed away on Wednesday in New York City at the age of 82.  Lieberman, who served in the upper chamber from 1989 to 2013, succumbed to complications resulting from a fall, as stated by his family. “His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him as he passed,” the statement said.  “Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the…

China, Pakistan resolve to make terrorists pay the price: Lin Jian

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Following a suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan yesterday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian has said that both countries have the resolve and capability to make terrorists pay the price and no attempt to sabotage bilateral cooperation will even succeed. “Beijing remains firm in its commitment to working with Islamabad in various fields,” Jian made the statement while addressing a regular press conference on Wednesday after a fierce terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district targeting a vehicle, resulting in killing of a woman among five Chinese nationals,…

Baltimore bridge collapse: Search suspended as six missing presumed dead

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The search operation for six people who went missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore fell down, has been suspended as they have been presumed dead  following 18 hours of search operation, CNN reported. “I’d like to announce tonight that based on the length of time that we’ve gone in this search, the extensive search efforts we’ve put into it, the water temperature, that at this point we do not believe that we’re going to find any of these individuals still alive,” Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath told reporters…

IHC judges seek SJC guidance on spy agencies’ ‘interference with judicial functions’

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ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the Islamabad High Court judges have sought guidance from the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) over alleged interference of members of the executive, including operatives of intelligence agencies, in judicial affairs. In a letter to the SJC, six judges of the IHC — Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Saman Fafat Imtiaz — sought guidance from the council on the “interference” of the spy agencies in courts’ affairs. “We are…

Moscow Concert Hall attack: Putin reiterates claim of Ukraine involvement

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For the first time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has attributed the recent assault on a concert hall near Moscow to “radical Islamists,” while also implying some involvement from Ukraine.  Russian authorities have arrested at least eleven individuals in connection with the Crocus City Hall attack that occurred last Friday. Armed assailants, disguised in camouflage, invaded the Crocus City Hall, opened fire on the audience, and set the building on fire.  The tragic event resulted in the death of no less than 137 people. Russia has charged four men for their…

Tarar sees ‘forward bloc’ in PTI amid ‘internal rifts’

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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar Monday said that a “sheer power struggle” within the ranks of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may lead to its disintegration or creation of a forward bloc. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Monday, Tarar said that top PTI leaders like Gohar Ali Khan and Sher Afzal Khan are taking contradictory stances on different issues. He regretted the “childish attitude” put up by the PTI which is a national party. He advised the PTI leaders to shun their internal politics and play its due role in…