FGN23 SINGAPORE-JAISHANKAR
* Happy with progress in bilateral initiatives: Jaishankar to Singapore Deputy PM
Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said he was “glad to note the steady progress" in various bilateral initiatives with Singapore as he met Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong here. *
FGN28 PAK-IMF
* Pak's economic reforms under IMF's loan strong so far: IMF representative
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economic reforms under the IMF’s USD 7 billion loan have been “strong so far”, a representative of the international money lender said on Sunday. *
FGN26 PAK-RAMAYANA
* Pak drama group stages adaptation of 'Ramayana'
Karachi: A Pakistani drama group is making waves by staging an adaptation of the “Ramayana”, a powerful legend of good versus evil deeply rooted in Hindu mythology, in Karachi city of Pakistan's Sindh province. *
FGN10 PAK-IMRAN-PROTEST
* Former Pak PM's party launches 'Free Imran Khan movement' for his release from jail
Lahore: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has informally kick-started the 'Free Imran Khan movement' from Lahore demanding the release of the incarcerated former prime minister with police making several arrests to prevent party workers from joining the protest, the party said on Sunday. *
FGN8 PAK-TERRORIST-ATTACK
* Police station in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hit by quadcopter for fifth time
Peshawar: Terrorists carried out a drone attack on a police station in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in the fifth such strike on the same installation within a month, police said on Sunday. *
FGN19 BANGLA-LYNCHING-LD ARRESTS
* 7 arrested so far in Bangladesh scrap trader's lynching case
Dhaka: At least seven people have been arrested so far, and a nationwide combing operation was launched in Bangladesh on Sunday in connection with the killing of a scrap trader here, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said. *
FGN17 BANGLA-DEMOLITION
* Structure related to Liberation War protest in Bangladesh demolished
Dhaka: A structure that came into prominence during the 2013 Shahbagh protests, symbolising the spirit of the Bangladesh Liberation War and the demand for justice against war criminals, has been demolished here. *
FGN27 ISRAEL-GAZA-2NDLD WAR
* At least 30 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as war deaths top 58,000, officials say
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 30 people on Sunday, including six children at a water collection point, local health officials said, despite attempts by mediators to bring about a ceasefire. * PY