Following are the top foreign stories at 1710 hours

    
     FGN35: PAK-INDIA-PRISONERS
     *Pak, India exchange one prisoner each at Wagah-Attari border
     Lahore: Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged one prisoner each — both security personnel — at the Wagah-Attari border, officials here said.
    
     FGN34: PAK-LD IMF
     IMF disburses USD 1.023 bn tranche to Pak; to hold virtual discussions about budget
     Karachi/Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund has disbursed a second tranche of USD 1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, the central bank said on Wednesday.
    
     FGN16: CANADA-CABINET-INDIAN MINISTERS
     Indian heritage Anita Anand is Canada's new foreign minister; Sidhu given International Trade
     Ottawa: Indo-Canadians Anita Anand and Maninder Sidhu have landed important portfolios in the new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney after reshuffle.
    
     FGN38: SAUDI-TRUMP-LD IRAN
     Trump tells Gulf leaders Iran must cease support of proxy groups as part of any nuclear deal
     Riyadh: President Donald Trump told Gulf leaders on Wednesday he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear programme but Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region as part of any potential agreement.
    
     FGN37: PAK-SHEHBAZ-CANTONMENT
     Pak PM Shehbaz visits Pasrur Cantonment in Sialkot; interacts with soldiers
     Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Pasrur Cantonment in Sialkot on Wednesday and interacted with officers and soldiers involved in the recent military confrontation with India.
    
     FGN36: PAK-NAWAZ
     Military ops against India was designed under supervision of Nawaz Sharif, claims Punjab minister
     Lahore: A senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday claimed that the military operation against India was designed under the supervision of the party president Nawaz Sharif.
    
     FGN11: PAK-INDIA-US-TRUMP
     Convinced India, Pak to let's have peace: President Trump
     New York: US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim that Washington “got involved” with India and Pakistan, saying he “didn’t like what was happening” and that he did a “good job” as he “convinced” the two countries “to let's have peace and let's go and make trade deals”.
    
     FGN8: PAK-INDIA-US
     Want to encourage direct communication between India, Pak: US State Department
     New York/Washington: The US said it encourages “direct communication” between India and Pakistan and commends Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for choosing the path of peace.
    
     FGN5: PAK-INDIA-UK
     Will support efforts to deal with terrorist threat: UK on India-Pakistan conflict
     London: The UK stands ready to work with India and Pakistan to ensure a lasting ceasefire and will lean in to support efforts on both sides to deal with “horrendous terrorism”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has told the British Parliament.
    
     FGN4: PAK-INDIA-UN
     Hope parties will use deal for outstanding issues: UN spokesperson on India, Pak understanding
     United Nations: With India and Pakistan having reached an understanding to end hostilities “we're in a better place,” a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said and hoped the countries would use it to deal with their “outstanding issues”.*

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