Shehbaz Sharif extends felicitations to US on Independence Day

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended felicitation to United States of America on its Independence Day.

PM Shehbaz, in a tweet, said “It is my pleasure to extend heartiest felicitations and greetings to the people and government of the United States on their Independence Day”.

It is my pleasure to extend heartiest felicitations & greetings to the people & government of the United States on their Independence Day. My govt looks forward to engaging with the Biden Administration at all levels to promote our bilateral relations including trade & investment

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 4, 2022

The premier further said that his government looks forward to engaging with the Biden Administration at all levels to promote bilateral relations including trade and investment.

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Fire brake out in rubber factory in Lahore

According to details, fire broke out in a rubber warehouse located in the Shadbagh area of Lahore on Sunday night

The blaze spread and engulfed the entire warehouse very quickly. At least 13 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot after being informed and brought the fire under control after a hectic effort of two hours.

According to rescue sources, the cause of fire is not yet known. Rescue sources also informed that no casualty was reported in the incident. However, valuables worth millions of rupees were reduced to ashes by the fire.

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Pakistan reports 675 covid cases in 24 hours

Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 538,622. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,403 on Monday.

According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 675 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan has conducted 14,632 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 675 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 4.61 percent.

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Palestinian teen martyred by Israeli forces

A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank a day earlier, Palestinian medical sources said.

The 17-year-old was identified as Kamel Alawnah by the Palestinian health ministry, which said he “succumbed to wounds from live fire by the occupation (Israeli army) in the abdomen and hand in Jenin”.

A Palestinian medical source told AFP that Alawnah was wounded in Jaba, a village in the Jenin governorate of the northern West Bank.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the incident.

Forty-nine Palestinians have been killed since late March across Israel and the Palestinian territories; civilians, attackers and suspected freedom fighters among them.

They include Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who according to the United Nations was killed by Israeli army fire while covering a military raid in Jenin.

Over the same period, 19 people — the majority Israeli civilians inside Israel — have been killed, mainly in alleged attacks by Palestinians. Three Israeli Arab attackers have also been killed.

Israeli security forces have been carrying out near-daily raids in the West Bank, including in and around Jenin.

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Palestinian teen martyred by Israeli forces

A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank a day earlier, Palestinian medical sources said.

The 17-year-old was identified as Kamel Alawnah by the Palestinian health ministry, which said he “succumbed to wounds from live fire by the occupation (Israeli army) in the abdomen and hand in Jenin”.

A Palestinian medical source told AFP that Alawnah was wounded in Jaba, a village in the Jenin governorate of the northern West Bank.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the incident.

Forty-nine Palestinians have been killed since late March across Israel and the Palestinian territories; civilians, attackers and suspected freedom fighters among them.

They include Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who according to the United Nations was killed by Israeli army fire while covering a military raid in Jenin.

Over the same period, 19 people — the majority Israeli civilians inside Israel — have been killed, mainly in alleged attacks by Palestinians. Three Israeli Arab attackers have also been killed.

Israeli security forces have been carrying out near-daily raids in the West Bank, including in and around Jenin.

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Defense minister claims PTI apologized to Donald Lu

Federal Minister for Defence Affairs Khawaja Asif Sunday claimed the PTI has apologised to the United States' Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu for levelling allegations against him of being involved in former prime minister Imran Khan’s ouster.

The defence minister said: “We [the coalition government] have obtained all records regarding PTI’s apology to Lu. Evidence has been received regarding PTI leaders' meeting with the US government where they tendered an apology.”

He went on to say that while Khan was chanting slogans against the US during his public gatherings; he is now "apologising for his mistakes". 

Asif further added that the PTI chairman has sent a message to the US that he wants to "fix things and his relationship with the superpower".

Commenting on the leaked audio of former first lady Bushra Bibi — in which she could be heard instructing PTI's Dr Arsalan Khalid to run traitor trends on social media — Asif said that the PTI can file a petition in the court to get the leaked audio verified through forensics from a third party.

The defence minister said that if they [PTI] claim the audio of former first lady Bushra Bibi was manipulated, they can get it tested through forensics.

Asif said that Khan is attacking institutions because he has lost power; however, “he should be ashamed of levelling allegations against the institutions.”

“In the past, we too criticised the institutions but never levelled allegations,” he said, adding that till the time Khan was in power, he liked all these things which he has been commenting against.

Earlier today, speaking to journalists, the minister said the former prime minister was fulfilling India’s agenda as his “only mission was to weaken Pakistan’s nuclear programme”.

The PTI chairman was creating divisions in the defence establishment, he said.

“He [Khan] can neither be loyal to the soil nor anybody else as he isn’t loyal to his own blood," Asif said, adding that he has had the shock of his life after the alleged audio of his wife, Bushra Bibi, surfaced.

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All set for Re-polling in 15 polling stations of 13 wards of eight districts of Balochistan

All arrangements have been finalized for re-polling of local government elections in 13 wards of eight districts of Balochistan today (Saturday).

Polling will start at 8:00am and will continue till 5:00pm without any interval.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established a Central Control Room in Islamabad and Provincial Election Commissioner office in Quetta for monitoring and registering complaints related to re-polling of local government elections.

Re-polling would held in 15 polling stations of 13 wards of eight districts of Balochistan including Duki, Killa Abdullah, Ziarat, Loralai, Panjgur, Sibi, Naushki and Kech.

The local government elections were postponed in the aforementioned districts on May 29, 2022, due to law and order and other incidents.

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