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May 14, 2024 (Tuesday)

GLOBAL

Asia Pacific

1.       U.S. and China Engage in High-Level Discussions on AI Military Applications. U.S. and Chinese officials are set to engage in their first bilateral discussions focused on the risks associated with the military use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

2.       China and Cambodia to Begin Annual Military Exercise to Strengthen Cooperation, Fight Terrorism. Cambodia and China begin their annual Golden Dragon military exercise this week to strengthen cooperation and exchange military experiences, a Cambodian official said.

Russia/Europe/West

3.       Russia Warns it is Ready for Direct Conflict if the West Wants to Fight for Ukraine on the Battlefield. If the West wants to fight for Ukraine on the battlefield, Russia is prepared for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared, as Sweden's Prime Minister said he would be willing to host Western nuclear weapons should war break out.

4.       Ukraine Evacuates Nearly 6,000 as Russia Makes Moves in Kharkiv. Russia's continued advances into Kharkiv this past weekend led Ukrainian authorities to evacuate nearly 6,000 residents from their homes because of deteriorating situations there.

REGIONAL

India/South Asia

5.       Three Naxalites Killed in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli. According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian forces acted on an intelligence input that some members of the Perimili Dalam of Naxalites were camping in a forest near Katrangatta village in Bhamragad Taluka.    

IIOJK

6.       India Put Multi-Layered Armed Forces under Garb of Sham-Polls in Srinagar. A multilayered arrangement of armed forces under the garb of sham-polls was put in place on Monday in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) capital Srinagar to hoodwink world opinion.

Afghanistan

7.       Qatar Deploys Search and Rescue Team to Afghanistan Following Devastating Floods. Qatar deployed a search and rescue team to Afghanistan after destructive floods claimed more than 300 lives over the weekend, the state news agency (QNA) reported.

Middle East/Africa

8.       U.S. Warns Israel Has No Plan to Eliminate Hamas, as IDF Battles Regrouped Militants in Northern Gaza. The Israeli military intensified its attacks on northern Gaza, battling a regrouped Hamas in areas it said it had cleared and renewing questions over Israeli strategy in the war as the United States issued some of its harshest public criticism yet.

Iran

9.       India, Iran Sign Long Term Bilateral Contract on Chabahar Port Operation.  India and Iran on 13 May signed a 10-year contract for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran, a move that will boost regional connectivity as well as trade ties.

INTERNAL

Security

10.      Nation Owes its Independence and Security to Martyrs’ Sacrifices: COAS. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief expressed these remarks during an investiture ceremony held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

Economy

11.      Non-Filers to Pay Rs90 Out of Every Rs100 Mobile Recharge. Under a new initiative, the FBR plans to implement a substantial increase in withholding tax, hiking it from 2.5 per cent to a staggering 90 per cent for non-compliant individuals.

Politics

12.      Shehbaz Steps Down as PML-N President. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stepped down as the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), paving the way for party supremo and three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif to be elected as the party head.