Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    
     FGN27: PAK-POK-DEAL
     *Pakistan Govt, protesters sign agreement to end violent protests in PoK
     Islamabad: After days of violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the federal government and protesters on Saturday signed an agreement to end the ongoing demonstrations that have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured.
    
     FGN18: UK-INDIA-SCIENCE
     India, UK quantum computing tie-up in focus ahead of UK PM’s Mumbai visit
     London: A research tie-up between Imperial College London and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to harness quantum computing and biotechnology to help farmers grow stronger crops that are more resilient to climate change has emerged as a focus area ahead of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s expected visit to Mumbai next week.
    
     FGN29: JAPAN-LD POLITICS
     Japan's first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in male-dominated group
     Tokyo In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party that critics call an obstacle to women's advancement. (AP) *

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