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Pakistan: After 4 days of violence, Army chief Munir says “No Martial Law”

May 13, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Amid reports quoting a US diplomat that the Pakistani Army is facing mutiny in the aftermath of the widespread violence following former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “unlawful” arrest this week, Army chief General Asim Munir ruled out imposition of a Martial Law in his unstable South Asian country already facing […]

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Roving Periscope: G-7 finance chiefs to warn of global uncertainty as the US debt crisis looms

May 13, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The USA’s current debt crisis, which could spark worldwide havoc if not resolved by May-end, may echo in the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting of the prosperous Group of Seven (G-7) countries in Japan, where they are likely to warn of a global uncertainty beginning June. Their three-day […]

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Pakistan: Imran gets bail in graft case; PM Shehbaz says he is pushing the nation toward destruction

May 12, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Amid indications that former Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, against whom more than a hundred cases are pending, could be re-arrested anytime even after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted him bail in the Al-Qadir Trust case on Friday, his successor Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif warned that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf […]

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Roving Periscope: In just 3 months, China punishes 110k ‘corrupt’ officials

May 12, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the world’s second-largest political party with a membership of 96 million, is also the planet’s most corrupt organization. The way ordinary Pakistanis mock their corrupt and all-powerful Army as Namaloom (Anonymous) fearing reprisals, the common Chinese people identify the CCP simply as “the Party” (of […]

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Road to Perdition: SC releases Imran Khan; Pak Army “abducts” PTI leaders to quell riots

May 11, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Pakistan braced for more mayhem as the Supreme Court ordered the “immediate release” of former Prime Minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi on Thursday, terming his arrest “unlawful”, as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders exhorted the people to hit the streets after prayers on Friday. His arrest on Tuesday sparked unprecedented […]

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G-20 meet in J&K: Security tightened, schools suspend physical classes

May 11, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: In view of a series of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in recent weeks, the government has tightened security in the border state which is scheduled to host an international meeting on tourism from May 22 to 24 as part of the Group of 20 (G-20) conclaves under India’s […]

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Roving Periscope: Million of Americans may lose jobs if…warns President Biden

May 11, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: US President Joe Biden has warned that the American economy could slip into a recession and throw millions out of jobs unless the Opposition Republicans agree to raise the country’s USD 31.4 trillion debt ceiling before June. If the debt ceiling is not raised and the US defaults, it may […]

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Pakistan: As nation burns and PKR sinks further, court indicts Imran in Toshakhana case

May 10, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A day after his arrest triggered unprecedented violence and arson across Pakistan, which claimed at least one life and injured many, a court on Wednesday indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, and ordered his non-bailable arrest, throwing the restive South Asian country deeper into anarchy, bankruptcy, […]

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Trump: Jury asks ex-US President to pay $5 mn for sexually abusing columnist

May 10, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Former US President Donald Trump’s efforts to re-enter the White House in 2024 suffered a jolt on Tuesday when the jury found him liable for sexually abusing in the year 1996 advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, now 79, and awarding her USD 5 million. Announcing the verdict in a New […]

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Roving Periscope: With Apple as an anchor, the West sees India as “China plus One”

May 10, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: For a change, the Western countries are now seeing India in a new light, as “China plus one,” somewhat the way they had viewed China as a “Japan plus One” way back in the 1980s to counter the then challenger, the USSR. India is making a concerted push to be […]

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