Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours
PTI Updated: August 20, 2022 17:03 IST
FGN20 UK-MUSEUM-ARTEFACTS-INDIAScotland museum signs deal to return 7 ancient artefacts to India London: Seven artefacts, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh, has been transferred back to India by Glasgow’s museums as part of Scotland’s “largest-ever” repatriation of objects from a single collection. By Aditi Khanna FGN19 US-RUSHDIE-SOLIDARITY-2NDLD EVENTWriters, friends gather in support of Salman Rushdie, read from his works at solidarity event in New York New York: A week after author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage at a literary event, writers and friends of the Mumbai-born author gathered at the New York Public Library here and read from his works, expressing their solidarity with him and his “relentless” advocacy for free expression. By Yoshita Singh FGN23 PAK-FIA-PROBE-IMRANPak's top probe agency may arrest ex-PM Imran Khan in prohibited funding case: Report Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan could be arrested by the country’s top investigating agency for failing to appear before it and snubbing its notices in the prohibited funding case, according to a media report on Saturday. FGN22 PAK-INDIA-SHARIFWant 'permanent peace' with India; war never an option to resolve Kashmir issue: Pak PM Sharif Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan wants to have "permanent peace" with India through dialogue as war is not an option for either of the countries to resolve the Kashmir issue, according to a media report on Saturday. By Sajjad Hussain FGN18 LANKA-ECONOMY-IMFIMF delegation to visit Colombo next week to finalise staff-level agreement Colombo: A top IMF delegation will visit Colombo next week for discussions on finalising a staff-level agreement with the government in the “near term,” the Washington-based lender has said, indicating that a bailout package would require "adequate assurances" from creditors that debt sustainability will be restored. FGN15 US-INDIA-OFFICIAL-LD VISITSenior US treasury official to visit India, to focus on strong bilateral economic relationship, energy security Washington: A senior US Treasury Department official will travel to India next week to hold talks with top Indian officials to enhance the strong bilateral economic ties, bolster energy security cooperation and ways to ensure a secure Indo-Pacific region. By Lalit K JhaRUP
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