Dawn.com, Islamabad
With Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assuring leaders of Azad Kashmir on Friday that he would raise the Kashmir dispute at the UN in a forceful manner, Pakistan and India are set to clash over the situation in India-held region at the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Prime Minister Sharif will leave for New York on Saturday to participate in the UNGA meeting. He will address the General Assembly on Sept 21 (Wednesday).
Palestinian shot dead
AP, Jerusalem
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron before he was shot dead, the army said, in the fourth attack on Israelis in less than 24 hours.
A military statement said the attacker drew a knife during a routine security check in Hebron’s Tel Rumeida neighbourhood and wounded the soldier.
“In response to the immediate threat, forces at the scene shot the assailant, resulting in his death,” the statement said.
Italy quake death toll rises to 297
BBC Online
The number of dead from last month’s earthquake in central Italy has risen to 297 after two more people died, the Italian civil defence service reports.
One had been injured in Amatrice, the town which saw the heaviest loss of life, and the other in Arquata del Tronto, which was also badly damaged.
The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT) on 24 August, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
NBA owner offers Trump $10m for policy interview
BBC Online
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban offered Donald Trump an unusual deal on Friday: $10 million in exchange for a four-hour interview.
In a series of tweets, Cuban initially said Trump could have the money go to the charity of his choice. But he subsequently suggested that the GOP nominee, who says he’s worth more than $10 billion, could actually use the money.
“I’ll add an option. If you need it, I’ll write you the check and you can keep the money rather than give it to charity,” he jabbed.
