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Imran Khan sustains bullet injury after gunfire attack during protest march, 1 killed
Islamabad: Imran Khan was injured on Thursday when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his protest march in Pakistan's Punjab province killing at least one person, but the former prime minister was out of danger in what his party claimed was an "assassination attempt. FGN66 PAK-IMRAN-ATTACK-GUNMAN
Wanted to assassinate former Pakistan PM Imran Khan because "he was misleading the public," says suspect
Islamabad: The man who attacked Imran Khan on Thursday during a political march in Punjab province said he tried to assassinate the former Pakistan prime minister because "he was misleading the public" and could not tolerate it. FGN71 PAK-IMRAN-ATTACK-REAX
Pakistani leaders, military condemn attack on Imran Khan, PM Sharif demands report
Islamabad: Pakistan's top leadership, political leaders and the military on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan by an unidentified gunman during his protest march demanding snap polls.
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Pakistan court directs former PM Imran Khan's party to maintain peace during mega protest, sit-ins
Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Thursday said it will not let anyone sabotage peace in the country, as it reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which sought permission to conduct its mega protest rally and sit-ins in the federal capital. FGN69 UK-3RDLD ECONOMY
Bank of England makes biggest interest rate hike in 30 years; predicts prolonged recession for UK
London: The Bank of England on Thursday raised the base rate of interest by 0.75 percentage points to 3 per cent, the single biggest increase in more than three decades, as it said the UK was already in recession which is likely to be the most prolonged since records began.
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India abstains on Russia-sponsored draft resolution at UNSC for probe on Ukraine's alleged bio weapons
United Nations: India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the UNSC that sought to establish a commission to investigate claims by Moscow that the US and Ukraine are carrying out “military biological activities” in laboratories in Ukraine in violation of the biological weapons convention. FGN29: MUSK-TWITTER-INTERNET
Twitter 'simply the most interesting place on Internet': Elon Musk
New York: Twitter's new owner billionaire Elon Musk has said that his social media platform is “simply the most interesting place on the Internet”, amidst outrage over his plan to charge a monthly fee of USD 8 per month for Twitter’s blue tick verification.