Heavy rains pummel southern Philippines, 25 dead and 6 reported missing

 

Heavy rains caused by a summer tropical depression have killed at least 25 people in central and southern Philippines according to officials most of these deaths were caused due to the landslides that occurred as a result of the rain at least six other people were reported missing in the landslides and a search is currently underway although the rescue work was hampered by mud and heavy rain some residents managed to escape or were pulled out of the mar alive but many are still feared to be trapped as per the officials nearly 200 floods were reported in different areas in central and southern provinces over the weekend these floods have displaced about 30 000 families some of whom were moved to emergency shelters in a joint effort the coast guard police and firefighters have rescued some villagers flooded communities including some who were trapped on their roofs the military has also been called in to join the rescue work the tropical storm Maggie is the first major storm to hit the country this year and comes four months after super typhoon which devastated suites of the archipelago nation that killed more than 400 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless scientists have long warned about typhoons which are threatening which a restrengthening more rapidly as the world becomes warmer of course due to climate change the Philippines ranked among the most vulnerable nations to its impact which is hit by an average of 20 storms every year.

India-US 2+2 ministerial meeting: Antony Blinken mentions rights abuses in India

 

Top Indian officials the US secretary of state Anthony Blinken mentioned the rise in rights abuses in India Lincoln said, that the united states is monitoring what he described as a rights in as a rise in human rights abuses in the country by some government officials last week a u.s representative had questioned the alleged reluctance of the Biden administration in criticizing the Indian government on human rights blinking did not elaborate any further on the matter however also there was no response on the issue from the Indian side present at the briefing listening we also share a commitment to our democratic values such as protecting human rights we regularly engage with our Indian partners on these shared values and to that end we're monitoring some recent concerning developments in India including a rise in human rights abuses by some government police and prison officials.

Nation Is Demanding To Open Court In Midnight

 The Supreme Court of Pakistan who extended their services on a weekend as well as at midnight for the ruling elites, now has been under scrutiny of the public as people are demanding the same service for the poor and common people as well.

We Want Good Relation With India : Says PM Shahbaz Sharif

 

    

Newly-elect Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif thanks his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his felicitation after assuming PM Office.

Shahbaz Sharif tweeted: "Thank you Premier Narendra Modi for felicitations. Pakistan desires peaceful & cooperative ties with India."

"Peaceful settlement of outstanding disputes including Jammu & Kashmir is indispensable. Pakistan's sacrifices in fighting terrorism are well-known. Let's secure peace and focus on socio-economic development of our people" he added.

Pakistani Overseas Are In Action

 

"No Imran, No remittances” PTI supporters protest against “regime change” at Hyde Park, London. They were seen saying “we won’t send any remittances until Imran Khan comes back. 

According to the reports, Overseas Pakistanis withdrew money from Roshan Digital Account after the ouster of Imran Khanʼs elected government, claiming “they don't want their hard-earned money to end up in accounts of corrupt looters.”

So far, approximately 1.8 Billion USD has been withdrawn from Pakistan, which could ultimately deplete the forex reserves and thereby hit the economy.

Is Next President Is PDM President

 

Following Imran Khan's ouster as Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Pakistan Democratic Movement or PDM Alliance is all set to form its government. Many names have started surfacing regarding the President and Cabinet formation.

JUI-F Leader and PDM President Molana Fazl ur Rehman is most likely to become the next President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. However, Bilawal Bhutto refused to confirm this and said it will be dependent upon the voting.

Who do you think, will be the next Pakistan President?

Russia focuses on Donbas 'liberation', troops move towards eastern region

 Even as Russia claims to withdraw from northern and central Ukraine conflict in southern and eastern Ukraine reportedly continues now according to the Donetsk governor five people were killed and five others were injured in a Russian shelling after Russia announced that it will focus its special operations in Ukraine mainly in the eastern region to help liberate the rebel east the fighting in the donbass region has intensified bombardment and continued shelling has been reported makes released visuals of Russian military convoy heading to the region Ukrainian officials have also reported shelling in the Luhansk region Ukraine said Russia attacked several buildings  in denipro which caused a fire and injured at least one person according to Ukrainian defense ministry Russia now controls nearly 53 percent of Ukraine's done region and about 93 percent of the Luhansk region together the regions make up don base which is home to many Russian separatist groups Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelinsky came out and said that  his country faces a tough battle ahead in the eastern region.