Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN48: PAK-INDIA-TERRORISM
     *Pak accuses India of ‘sponsoring terrorism’ without implicating it in Balochistan train attack
     Islamabad: Pakistan accused India of “sponsoring terrorism” on Thursday without directly implicating it in the Balochistan train attack that killed 21 passengers.

     FGN45: BANGLA-ARMY-MAGISTRACY
     Interim govt in Bangladesh extends military’s magistracy power
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Thursday extended the magistracy power of the military forces for 60 more days for the third time amid a nationwide law and order situation.

     FGN52: UK-STARMER-HEALTH
     UK PM Keir Starmer declares war on red tape, abolishes health body
     London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday declared a war on red tape and bureaucracy, announcing the abolition of an “arms-length body” that manages the taxpayer-funded National Health Service (NHE) among some efficiency measures in his mission to “reshape” government.
         
     FGN44: LANKA-INDIA-MEDICINES
     India gifts urgently-needed medicine to Sri Lanka
     Colombo: India has donated urgently-needed medicines to Sri Lanka responding to an urgent request from Colombo, the Indian High Commission said here on Thursday.
    
     FGN41: PAK-BLA-HISTORY
     BLA's seige of Pak train reveals changing face of Baloch insurgency
     Karachi: From hit-and-run strikes to the terrifying seige of Jaffar Express this week, the Balochistan Liberation Army has evolved into an outfit that can carry out audacious attacks with tactical precision, experts say.
    
     FGN35: BANGLA-INDIA
     India's recent remarks on Bangladesh 'unwarranted': Foreign Ministry
     Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday termed the recent remarks by the Ministry of the External Affairs on the country as "unwarranted" and amounting to "interference" in another country's domestic affairs.

     FGN21: PAK-TRAIN ATTACK-SHARIF
     *Pak PM visits Balochistan after insurgents attack train
     Karachi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the restive Balochistan province to review the law and order situation and to express solidarity with the people there following the Jaffar Express hijacking incident in which 21 civilians and four soldiers were killed.*

     FGN29: PAK-ASIF-TRAIN
     *Defence Minister Khawaja Asif slams Imran Khan's party for spreading 'fake narrative' regarding train attack
     Islamabad, Mar 13 (PTI) Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday slammed jailed former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for spreading a "fake narrative" regarding the deadly terrorist attack on a train in Balochistan.*
    
     FGN15: SA-G20-LD TRADE
     *South Africa to host first G20 trade and investment meeting
     Johannesburg: South Africa will host the the first G20 Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) meeting under its presidency from March 18 to March 20, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) announced here on Wednesday.*
    
     FGN7: UN-GUTERRES-TRADE
     *All will lose: UN chief warns amidst growing global trade war
     United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that "all will lose" when countries get into trade wars, against the backdrop of tariff wars unleashed by the Trump administration.*
    
     FGN9: UN-INDIA-DIGITAL
     *India ready to share experience of bridging gender divide through digital public infrastructure: Union Minister Annapurna Devi
     United Nations: India has voiced its willingness to share with the world its experiences of using digital public infrastructure to bridge the gender digital divide, as top UN leaders lauded measures taken by the country towards scaling digital financial inclusion.*
    
     FGN11: UN-EFFICIENCY-INITIATIVE
     *UN chief announces new 'UN80 Initiative' to improve efficiencies amid shrinking resources, uncertainty
     United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced a new initiative aimed at improving efficiencies at the 80-year-old world organisation and making it more cost-effective, as he voiced concern over shrinking resources and liquidity crisis amid an environment of "uncertainty and unpredictability".*
    
     FGN16: US-INDIAN-STUDENT-PROBE
     *Person of interest identified in disappearance of Indian student in Dominican Republic: Report
     New York: The US authorities have identified a 24-year-old man as person of interest in the case of a 20-year-old Indian student who has mysteriously gone missing during a spring break visit to the Dominican Republic.*
    
     FGN27: PAK-IMRAN
     *Stability not possible until govt based on public trust is established in Pakistan: Imran Khan
     Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said that stability will not be possible until a government based on public trust is established across the country, including in Balochistan.**

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