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China 1.        China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-beijing-government-and-politics-a766511d7b63ab7c8c887fbe809588e9 2.        N. Korea pledges to fully support China’s resolution on Taiwan, denounces Pelosi’s trip https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220810000631 3.        A US-China War Over...

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  Did Pakistan Help the US Take Out al-Zawahiri? https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/did-pakistan-help-the-us-take-out-al-zawahiri/ Ø  Pakistan played ‘absolutely no role’ in al Qaeda chief...

  Afghanistan 1. US drone strike kills al Qaeda chief Zawahiri in Afghanistan https://tribune.com.pk/story/2369077/us-drone-strike-kills-al-qaeda-chief-zawahiri-in-afghanistan 2. US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/2/us-killing-al-zawahiri-in-kabul-a-violation-of-doha-pact-taliban 3. Tashkent Mtg Participants Show Readiness...

Press Release Seminar "August 5, 2019 - An Assault on Kashmiri identity" August 4, 2022 "August 5, 2019 was not only an assault on Kashmiri identity but...

India 1. No showering of petals on Muslims, they bulldoze our houses: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi https://indianexpress.com/article/india/no-showering-petals-muslims-bulldoze-houses-aimim-asaduddin-owaisi-8054789 2. India’s economic outlook at the mercy of monsoon.* https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/explained-indias-economic-outlook-at-the-mercy-of-monsoon/articleshow/93145036.cms?UTM_Source=Google_Newsstand&UTM_Campaign=RSS_Feed&UTM_Medium=Referral 3. Ahead of PM visit,...

Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention of doing so https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-nuclear-chief-we-have-technical-means-produce-atom-bomb-no-intention-do-so-2022-08-01/ Blinken backs EU proposal to...

Press Release Centre for Afghanistan Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at ISSI and The Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS) signed an MOU on August 03, 2022 Centre for...

China  1.         China launches DF-17 hypersonic missile off Taiwan Strait https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31766-china-launches-hypersonic-df-17-missile-off-taiwan-strait 2.         Global Political Calendar: PLA's 95th birthday, ASEAN FMs' meeting https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-31/Global-Political-Calendar-PLA-s-95th-birthday-ASEAN-FM-s-meeting--1c74mdcRhIs/index.html 3.         EDP to sell US$ 500 million hydroelectric project in...

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  Pakistan's human trafficking rating improves as US takes it off 'watchlist' https://tribune.com.pk/story/2366859/pakistans-human-trafficking-rating-improves-as-us-takes-it-off-watchlist Ø  Report: https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-trafficking-in-persons-report/Ø  Pakistan’s Climate Challenges Pose...