Following are the tope foreign stories at 1700 hours:
FGN16 PAK-INDIA-LD KARTARPUR
Pak describes incomprehensible India's decision to reschedule upcoming Kartarpur meeting:FO
FGN15 UK-NIRAVMODI
Nirav Modi to seek bail again at UK court hearing
London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is set to appear before Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Friday, when his legal team will make a second bail application. By Aditi Khanna
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FGN18 PAK-IMF-BAILOUT
Pak likely to get USD 8bn to USD 12bn bailout package by mid-May, FM Umar
FGN7 UN-TERRORISM-INDIA
States apologists for terrorists will continue to provide alibis to justify their actions: India
United Nations: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India said countries that are "apologists for terrorists" will continue to provide "alibis" justifying their actions and inaction, as it called on the Security Council to ensure crucial sanctions measures against the UN proscribed terrorists and entities are strictly enforced. By Yoshita Singh
Azhar listing in UN: China denies its action amounted to sheltering terrorists
Beijing: Defending its repeated attempts to block the listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, China on Friday refuted US allegation that its action amounted to protecting violent Islamic groups from sanctions. By K J M Varma
FGN12 US-POMPEO-BRI-LD CHINA
Chinese connectivity projects across the world have national security element: Pompeo
Washington: Chinese infrastructure and connectivity projects around the world have an element of "national security" and are less of an economic offer for host countries, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as Beijing is gearing to host the second Belt and Road Forum. By Lalit K Jha
Nawaz Sharif advised 'complete rest' by doctors
Lahore: Ousted Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was released from a high-security jail here for six weeks on medical grounds, has been advised "complete rest" by doctors after increase in angina pain and kidney complications. By M Zulqernain
FGN8 BANGLA-FIRE-LD TOLL
Bangladesh skyscraper inferno toll rises to 25
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FGN13 NZ-ATTACK-LD REMEMBRANCE
Christchurch survivor tells remembrance service: 'I choose peace'
Christchurch: A Maori lament echoed across Christchurch Friday as a survivor of the New Zealand mosque attacks told a national remembrance service he had forgiven the gunman responsible for the racist massacre that took his wife, and shocked the world. (AFP)
Pope mandates reporting of sex abuse claims in Vatican city