Minister for Information and Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that at the beginning of the new year 2022, there was need to reduce the bitterness among our ranks.

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian assailant running towards them with a knife at a bus station in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the army said, and the Hamas militant group claimed him as a member.

President Xi Jinping in his New Year address declared that "the complete reunification of our motherland is an aspiration shared by people" in both China and Taiwan.

Holiday activities have been canceled in droves, thousands of flights have been canceled, and cruises have been canceled: the Omicron variety has created havoc in the United States, and the new year may bring even more problems.

The station would operate through 2030 if approved by international partners and funded by the U.S. Congress. Currently, Congress has approved funding through 2024.

Two stampedes in as many months in India in 2008 left more than 370 Hindus dead. Others in Kerala in 2011 and in Madhya Pradesh two years later each killed more than 100.

The ADB country head for Pakistan said “in 2021, Pakistan and ADB achieved historic high level of cooperation with over $2.3 billion committed so far by ADB”.

The Chinese side showed its readiness to help Afghanistan in easing difficulties like people’s livelihood and rebuild its economy to the best of its capability.

The building was also opened to the public a few times in the past, in pursuance of the government’s commitment to open all state buildings to the general public which otherwise used to be considered a no-go area.

Several stretches of the lengthy frontier are disputed and relations have soured dramatically since 20 Indian soldiers died in a brawl in June 2020 on one section between Ladakh and Tibet. Since then, both sides have reinforced the region with thousands of extra soldiers and military hardware.

Security forces were raiding suspected hideouts in the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan when four soldiers were killed during an intense exchange of fire. The militants were involved in "terrorist activities against security forces, targeted killing and kidnapping for ransom."

On December 17th, PM Imran Khan had appeared before the court via video link and verified an affidavit submitted by him in the court. The video shows the premier took an oath to speak the truth in front of the court.