The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Facebook that Ukrainian air defense systems shot down an IL-76 aircraft carrying paratroopers from the Russian airborne troops in the Vasylkiv region.

According to the analysis posted by Bloomberg, Pakistan scored a measly 49.8 on the resilience score and had tighter lockdown severity than the countries which topped the board. Pakistan had a lockdown severity of 65 points.

Facebook's parent company Meta said earlier Friday that Russia would hit its services with restrictions after it refused authorities' order to stop using fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms.

This is a rather interesting development as the seat of CM Punjab is the only move that PML-N has to win PML-Q's support. Currently, the Opposition has 162 members. It needs 10 more votes to make the no-confidence motion a success in the National Assembly.

Russia believes Ukraine is moving closer and closer to the West via both the NATO, or North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, and the European Union. Ukraine is not a member of NATO but has cooperated with the alliance and frequently expressed its intention to sign up.

International law and norms prohibit Russia to interfere in the internal affairs of any country including Ukraine. It is completely inhumane, immoral and illegal to hold Ukraine punished, for the reason that it tends to become a member of an alliance.

The draft Security Council resolution demanded that Russia "immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine" and "immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw  all of  its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders."

The Embassy of Pakistan Ukraine has managed to evacuate 35 Pakistani students to Poland. They have reached the camp on the Polish side of the border. The Embassy of Pakistan Poland is making arrangements for their transportation to Warsaw.

Russia had grouped some 30,000 troops in Belarus ostensibly for exercises in the last weeks. They had been due to leave earlier this month but their presence was then extended indefinitely.

In a series of tweets, Pakistan Embassy in Ukraine is releasing directions and advising stuck Pakistani students. As Russia began its military onslaught on Ukraine, Pakistan Embassy assured students of safe evacuation.

The Federal Board of Revenue experienced a loss of Rs 310billion from smuggled goods from 5 sectors including recent influx of smuggled Iranian dairy products.

The ban on in-flight meal service was imposed during the fifth wave of coronavirus on January 15th. A PCCA spokesperson has confirmed that the in-flight meal service will resume from March 1st as cases of coronavirus are coming down in Pakistan.