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Pakistan welcomes Trump’s unprecedented second term, aims for stronger bilateral ties Blogging Sole

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Pakistan welcomes Trump’s unprecedented second term, aims for stronger bilateral ties Blogging Sole

President Asif Ali Zardari (left), US President Donald Trump (centre) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — APP/Reuters/File President Zardari expresses his best wishes for the new US president. The Prime Minister calls for Pakistani and American collaboration for peace and prosperity in the region. President Trump’s inaugural speech ‘constructive’: Khawaja Asif. Pakistan’s top leaders on … Read more

Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in for a third term amid outcry over elections and detention of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado Blogging Sole

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President Donald Trump issues warning to Venezuela Maduro President Donald Trump issues warning to Venezuela Maduro 03:03 Caracas — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, was sworn in on Friday for a third six-year term despite a global outcry that brought together thousands of people on the eve of the ceremony. Opposition leader … Read more

Iran shows strength with war games ahead of Trump’s second term Blogging Sole

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Iran’s military forces conducted four days of extensive exercises on Wednesday that many believe are essentially preparations for how the country might respond to a U.S., Israeli or combined attack on its nuclear facilities. Brigadier General Mohammad-Nazar Azimi, commander of the western headquarters of Najaf Ashraf, the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, touted the national … Read more

Constitutional Court rejects plea challenging army chief’s term extension Blogging Sole

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Constitutional Court rejects plea challenging army chief’s term extension Blogging Sole

(Clockwise from top left) The collage shows Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Naeem Afghan. — SC website The Court maintains that the Registrar’s objections to the plea are inadmissible. The constitutional judiciary transfers another case … Read more