Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

     FGN34 PAK-MUNIR-KASHMIR
     * Pak army chief describes terrorism in J-K as 'legitimate struggle'
     Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has described terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as a "legitimate struggle", saying his country would always stand by the people of Kashmir in their struggle. *

     FGN21 PAK-CHINA-BLOC
     * Pak, China working to establish new regional bloc with potential to replace SAARC: Report
     Islamabad: Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), according to a media report on Monday. *
    
     FGN27 PAK-RAINS
     * Death toll in rain related incidents rises to 45 in Pakistan
     Islamabad: Another seven people were killed in the past 24 hours in rain related incidents in Pakistan, bringing the death toll to 45, according to official data released on Monday. *

     FGN11 CANADA-US-LD TRADE
     * Canadian Prime Minister Carney says trade talks with US resume after Canada rescinded tech tax
     Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with US have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax US technology firms. * PY
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