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00:00Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has condemned Imran Khan's PTI for allegedly running a propaganda

00:14campaign against Pakistan's armed forces, warning that such actions will not be tolerated

00:20at all.

00:21We all know that he was the one who attacked the parliament, he was the one who attacked

00:28the television station, everyone knows that he was the one who came to the Prime Minister's

00:33house and his group came.

00:35I am talking about 2013-14.

00:37The whole nation knows.

00:39Today, he is the one who is using new tactics and making new allegations against Pakistan,

00:46against Pakistan's security forces, against Pakistan's armed forces, the way he is being

00:53assassinated.

00:54The way he is being assassinated.

00:56The way he is being assassinated.

00:58The way he is being assassinated.

01:00The way he is being assassinated.

01:02The way he is being assassinated.

01:04The way he is being assassinated.

01:06The way he is being assassinated.

01:08The way he is being assassinated.

01:10The way he is being assassinated.

01:12I think that this is a moment that we have to fully realize.

01:18And we will not tolerate any action against the motherland, against the innocent people

01:25and against Pakistan's armed forces.

01:33This came during a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, where various national issues

01:38were discussed.

01:39In related news, PTI founder Imran Khan claimed that individuals without social media knowledge

01:45are mislabelling others as digital terrorists.

01:48He stated that this labelling has fuelled hate and division between the military and citizens

01:54and warned of severe consequences if PTI supporters are targeted.

01:58Meanwhile, the US State Department has expressed concern over the arrest of PTI leader Rauf Hassan

02:05and the raid on the party's office.

02:08We have seen the reports of the arrests of PTI leaders.

02:11We are always concerned when we see arrests of opposition leaders.

02:14I'm always personally concerned when I see the arrest of a spokesperson.

02:18We support the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles, including the rule

02:23of law, equal justice under the law, and respect for human rights like freedom of expression

02:28and freedom of peaceful assembly.

02:29And we urge that these principles be respected in accordance with Pakistan's constitution

02:33and laws.

02:34Spokesperson Matthew Miller urged the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic

02:40principles.

02:41In a separate development, the US administration has requested a $101 million budget for Pakistan

02:49aimed at strengthening democracy, combating terrorism, and stabilising the economy.

02:55Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

02:57Chairman Wilson, Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Phillips, Ranking Member Berra, members

03:04of these subcommittees, we are engaged in an important struggle in South and Central

03:09Asia.

03:10It's a struggle to compete with the PRC, to counter Russian and PRC disinformation,

03:16and to prevent terrorist groups from threatening our security.

03:20And we are grateful for the resources provided by the Congress.

03:24We also recognize we live in a world of constrained budgets.

03:28I want to propose today to talk about both our foreign policy priorities, but also the

03:33trade-offs the President is proposing in the FY25 budget.

03:38The President's budget request for this region is $1.01 billion of foreign assistance.

03:45That's a decrease of 1.9% off of FY23 levels.

03:51Our first priority is to build our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.

03:56The PRC is seeking to secure military and commercial footholds in the Indian Ocean.

04:01Our most effective strategy to counter an assertive PRC is to demonstrate that we have

04:07something better to offer.

04:09Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lew made this announcement to a Congressional panel

04:15on Tuesday.

04:18U.S. Congress is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite criticism

04:24from some lawmakers.

04:26Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will boycott the address, citing international

04:31courts' decision of Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as war criminals.

04:38Sanders also opposes the U.S. funding for what he calls the inhumane destruction of

04:44Gaza.

04:45U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and several other senators will miss the address due to

04:50scheduling.

04:51However, former President Donald Trump claims Harris is avoiding Netanyahu.

04:56Trump, on the other hand, expressed eagerness to meet Netanyahu and achieve peace in the

05:02Middle East.

05:03Hamas official Basim Naeem has criticized the U.S. for hosting Netanyahu, calling his

05:09arrest based on international court decisions.

05:13Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has bombed a home in Jaliba al-Balad

05:19killing five people, and demolitions and clashes with Hamas have displaced over 400,000 Palestinians.

05:27The Gaza Health Ministry reports over 39,000 deaths and 90,000 injuries since October 7.

05:36In other news, French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed Israeli athletes at the

05:42Olympics while condemning the ongoing assault on Gaza.

05:46The Palestine Olympic Committee has asked for Israel's exclusion, accusing it of violating

05:52the Olympic truce.

05:54In a remarkable display of resilience, Palestinian weightlifting champion Mohamed Hamada continues

06:00to train in Doha despite war injuries and facility damages.

06:06A passenger plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

06:11The pilot was rescued from the burning wreckage, but all 18 others on board died, according

06:17to the police in Nepal's capital, told AFP.

06:21Nepal has poor aviation safety records, with many tragic crashes over the years.

06:27The Saura Airlines flight had two crew members and 17 staff on board.

06:33According to police spokesperson Dan Bahadur Karki, told AFP, he said the pilot has been

06:40rescued and is receiving treatment.

06:43Eighteen bodies have been recovered, including one foreigner, who is in the process of taking

06:48them for post-mortem.

06:50Gaye Nandra Bull from Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority told AFP the flight was likely for

06:57technical or maintenance purposes.

07:00Neither he nor Bahadur would confirm the nationality of the foreign passenger.

07:05Images shared by Nepal's military showed the plane's fuselage split and burned, with

07:11soldiers standing on the wreckage.

07:13The crash occurred around 11.15 a.m. local time, with military and rescue teams responding

07:20quickly.

07:21The news site near Khabar Hub reported that the plane caught fire after skidding on the

07:26runway.

07:27It was supposed to fly on Nepal's busiest route between Kathmandu and Pokhara, a major

07:33tourist destination.

07:35Saura Airlines exclusively flights Bombardier CRJ200 jets.

07:41Nepal's aviation industry has grown rapidly, transporting goods, people, and tourists.

07:47However, safety issues, including insufficient training and maintenance, remain a concern.

07:54The country's mountainous terrain and quickly changing weather make flying challenging.

07:59The European Union has banned all Nepali airlines from its airspace over safety concerns.

08:05The last major crash was in January 2023, when a Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Pokhara,

08:13killing all 72 on board.

08:16This was the deadliest crash since 1992, when a Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed,

08:23killing all 167 people aboard.

08:28In the latest developments from the U.S. presidential election campaign trail, Donald

08:33Trump has re-entered the fray after a brief hiatus.

08:37Following Vice President Kamala Harris's emergence as the new Democratic candidate,

08:42Trump is set to hold his first campaign rally in Charlotte, New Carolina,

08:47a crucial battleground state for the November 5th election.

08:51Earlier this week, Harris took aim at Trump during her first rally as the Democratic candidate,

08:58highlighting his vulnerabilities and contrasting her prosecutorial background with his criminal record.

09:05A recent Reuters-slash-IPSOS poll shows Harris with a slight lead over Trump, with a two-point edge.

09:15This marks a shift from last week's poll, which showed Trump leading President Joe Biden

09:20by two points before Biden stepped down from the race.

09:24In related news, FBI Director Christopher Wray addressed a congressional panel about

09:30the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

09:33Wray assured that the FBI would thoroughly investigate the incident,

09:37which occurred at a July 13th rally in Butler, Pennsylvania,

09:42where the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, injured Trump.

09:47The FBI is working to understand how officials failed to prevent the shooting.

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