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🚨🌖 | Pakistan’s delegation asked for a 30-40 percent discount on Russian crude oil during talks in Moscow on Wednesday. But the Russian side said it could not offer anything right now as all volumes were committed, The News has learnt.

The talks ended with no cogent conclusion but the Russian side promised to consider the demand of Pakistan and to share its mind later on through diplomatic channels.

However, the sources said that Russia can offer crude at the rates it is providing to its large client countries, which are reliable and sound economies, at a suitable time. Right now all volumes are committed with big buyers, they said. 🇵🇰🇷🇺⛽️

🚨 China relies on Pakistan for projecting its military and economic might as Islamabad remains a key Beijing ally, says the US Department of Defence.

The China Military Power 2022 report — released on Tuesday — examines how China seeks to achieve its “national rejuvenation” objective by 2049 with the help of international partners, such as Pakistan.

According to the report, China ranks Pakistan as its only “all-weather strategic partner” while Russia as its only “comprehensive strategic partner with coordination relations”.

During the last five years, China has expanded ties with both of its historical partners, Pakistan and Russia. Pakistan is also one of the places that China has likely “considered as locations for military logistics facilities”. 🇨🇳🇵🇰🪖

🚨 The report notes that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is associated with pipelines and port construction projects in Pakistan. But with the help of those projects, China “seeks to become less reliant on transporting energy resources through strategic choke points, such as the Strait of Malacca”.

Reviewing China’s growing military and economic cooperation with Pakistan, the report notes how Beijing helped Islamabad complete the in-orbit delivery of the Pakistan Remote-Sensing Satellite.

China also vigorously pursues its policy of supporting a BRI host-nation’s security forces through military aid, including military equipment donations. 🇵🇰🇨🇳💰

🚨 Read the official US department of defence report on China. 🇺🇸🇨🇳

➡️ https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/29/2003122279/-1/-1/1/2022-MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA.PDF

🚨 Read the comprehensive part related to Pakistan here. 🇨🇳🇵🇰

➡️ https://www.dawn.com/news/1724020

🚨 Morocco finishes their group at top 🔝 above last time runners up Croatia and Belgium in the FIFA World Cup. 😳🇲🇦

🚨 Morocco becomes the second Muslim country to qualify for the round of 16 after Senegal. 🇲🇦🇸🇳

🚨 Pakistan demands Taliban to prevent attacks emerging from Afghanistan’s soil.

The bombing in Balochistan’s Capital Quetta killed four people and appeared to target police protecting polio workers in the area. Islamabad blamed the attack on the Pakistani Taliban fighters who are hiding across the border in Afghanistan.

At a news conference, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the latest claim by the Pakistani Taliban underlined the threat of Afghanistan turning into a haven for militants, despite its Taliban rulers saying they would prevent such attacks from their soil, after they seized control of Afghanistan last year. 🇵🇰🇦🇫💣

Read More ➡️ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/pakistan-demands-taliban-prevent-attacks-after-suicide-bomb/

🚨 Pakistan Govt urged to call joint session on terror threats. 💣

The coalition government has been asked to convene a joint sitting of parliament immediately to discuss the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) fresh claim about a breakdown of negotiations with Pakistani authorities and instructions to its militants to carry out terrorist attacks across the country. 🇵🇰⚡️🏳️

🚨 Pakistan and Tunisia to sign Free Trade Agreement in early 2023. 🇵🇰🇹🇳

Tunisian ambassador Borhene El Kamel has confirmed that his country had finalised the draft agreement of free trade with Pakistan. 💰

🚨🌖 | Pakistan’s new Army Chief General Asim Munir has directed that in future no ceremony of change of command shall be held. He directed it for all ranks and formations, according to reports. 🇵🇰🪖

🚨 NOTE: The change of command ceremonies was introduced by former General Asim Bajwa of DGISPR (media wing) under General Kiyani in 2010.

Before that change of command ceremonies in Army didn’t exist. 🇵🇰🪖

🚨 For the first time a Major General from EME Corps (science and technology command) has been appointed as a DGISPR head (media wing of Military) as reshuffles begin under new Army leadership. 🇵🇰🪖