FGN53: RUSSIA-TALIBAN ****Russia committed to UNSC anti-terror sanctions in spite of court ruling on Taliban, says Foreign Ministry Moscow: Russia is committed to honour UNSC anti-terror sanctions against individuals and legal entities associated with Taliban, Russian Foreign Ministry said after the apex court here suspended a ban on the outfit as a terrorist organisation.**** FGN24: US-INDIAN-LD FBI ****Indian wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks in Punjab arrested by FBI New York: An Indian, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and who is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been arrested by the FBI, the US agency said.**** FGN45: PAK-PM-TERRORISM ****Pak PM Shehbaz pledges to crush terror threat Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday vowed to deliver a crushing defeat on terrorists so that they never “dare cast an evil eye” on Pakistan again.**** FGN41: PAK-AFGHAN-DAR ****Pakistan’s Foreign Minister to visit Afghanistan on Saturday Islamabad: In an indication of a thaw in the strained ties, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will pay a daylong visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, it was announced on Friday.**** FGN57: PAK-AHMADI ****Man killed in attack on worship place of Ahmadi community in Pakistan’s Karachi Karachi: One person was killed when workers of a right-wing religious party attacked a colonial-era worship place of the Ahmadi community in Karachi’s congested Saddar area on Friday.**** FGN46: UK-SCOTLAND-HINDUS ****Motion to combat anti-Hindu prejudice tabled in Scottish Parliament London: A member of the Scottish Parliament has tabled a motion in the House commending the work of a Glasgow-based Gandhian society that has drafted a report that highlights the “rising levels of prejudice, discrimination and marginalisation” of Hindus in Scotland.**** FGN10: UN-IGN-INDIA ****India main player on world stage today, will surely be contender if decision made on UNSC expansion: IGN Chair Amb AlBanai United Nations: If a decision is made on expanding the UN Security Council, “then surely” India will be a contender, Chair of Intergovernmental Negotiations on UNSC reforms on Thursday said.**** FGN30: SINGAPORE-MINISTER-RESIGN ****Singapore defence minister resigns, not in running for May 3 elections Singapore: Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced on Friday that he is stepping down from politics, making him the first minister confirmed to be not in the running for the general election scheduled for May 3.**** FGN21: PAK-JOBS-ABROAD ****Over 172,000 Pakistanis leave country for jobs abroad in first quarter of year Islamabad: More than 172,000 Pakistanis left their homeland in the first quarter of 2025 to seek job opportunities abroad, with nearly 100,000 individuals categorised as general labourers, according to official data.**** FGN56: YEMEN-HOUTHIS-4THLD US STRIKE ****US strikes on Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say, in deadliest attack of Trump campaign Dubai: US airstrikes targetting an oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday, marking the single-deadliest known attack under President Donald Trump’s new campaign targetting the rebels.**** (AP) FGN58: EUROPE-US-3RDLD UKRAINE ****Rubio says US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days Paris: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the US may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting.**** (AP) PTI GSP