FGN58: BANGLA-PAK ****B’desh to hold first foreign office consultation with Pakistan after 15 years on Thursday Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold its first foreign office consultation (FOC) with Pakistan after a gap of 15 years in the capital on Thursday, officials said on Tuesday.**** FGN42: US-AMBEDKAR-LD NYC ****New York City declares April 14, 2025 as Dr B R Ambedkar Day New York: Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 14 this year as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, with its 8.5 million residents celebrating the day, a top official in the mayor’s office said.**** FGN56: PAK-IMRAN ****Pak court grants Imran Khan right to undergo medical check-up, speak with his sons in UK Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday approved two petitions filed by jailed former premier Imran Khan, granting him the right to undergo a medical check-up and to speak with his children living in the UK.**** FGN46: CHINA-AI-SCIENTISTS ****Death of five top Chinese AI scientists in recent years raises concerns over pressures of competition Beijing: Five top Chinese AI scientists have died prematurely in recent years succumbing to heavy work pressure as China is locked in a tech war with the US in the Artificial Intelligence field, a media report said on Tuesday.**** FGN52: RUSSIA-LAVROV ****Russia yet to reach agreement with US on key issues on resolving Ukraine crisis: Lavrov Moscow: Amid escalating exchange of rocket and drone strikes, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that after several rounds of talks with US negotiators, the two sides have so far failed to reach an agreement on key aspects of resolving the Ukraine crisis.**** FGN29: BANGLA-HASINA-WARRANT ****Bangladesh court issues fresh arrest warrant against Hasina, her son on graft charges Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday issued fresh arrest warrants against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wajed and 16 others in two cases related to alleged irregularities in allocating residential plots on the outskirts of the capital.**** FGN47: PAK-KFC ATTACK-ARRESTS ****17 activists of radical Islamist party arrested for attacking KFC outlet in Lahore Lahore: Seventeen activists of a radical Islamist party have been arrested for attacking a restaurant of an American fast-food chain in Lahore city of Pakistan’s Punjab province during an anti-Israel protest, the police said on Tuesday.**** FGN44: PAK-LD BLAST ****Three constabulary policemen killed, 18 injured in IED blast in Pak’s Balochistan Karachi: Three policemen were killed and 18 others injured on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit a constabulary vehicle in the restive Balochistan province of Pakistan.**** FGN45: UK-INDIAN-RESTAURANT ****London’s iconic Indian restaurant Veeraswamy fights closure threat London: Veeraswamy, one of Britain’s oldest Indian restaurants, is fighting back against the threat of losing its iconic central London location on Regent Street in a lease extension stand-off.**** FGN43: SINGAPORE-POLLS-WONG ****Singapore PM Wong says calling general election at ‘critical juncture’ Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday said he was calling a general election at a “critical juncture” as the world becomes more uncertain and unstable.**** FGN37: PAK-AFGHANS-PUNJAB ****Over 10,000 illegal Afghans deported from Pakistan’s Punjab since April 1 Lahore: The Punjab government in Pakistan has deported over 10,000 Afghan nationals since launching a crackdown against illegal foreign nationals on April 1, police said on Tuesday.**** PTI GSP