Nawaz Sharif, Daughter to Be Arrested Upon Landing in Abu Dhabi
Former Pakistani President Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Sharif will both face arrest in Abu Dhabi as they return to Pakistan from London on Friday, 13 July. They will be arrested by a special NAB team at Abu Dhabi Airport, reported ANI.
The former leader was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 10 years’ jail on 6 July.
Despite US Indictments of 12 Russians, Trump-Putin Meet on Cards
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting to take place despite US indictments of Russian intelligence officers, news agency AFP reported quoting White House.
Earthquake of Magnitude 2.8 Hit Raigarh in Maharashtra
An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on Ritcher Scale hit parts of Raigarh district in Maharashtra on Friday, 13 July, at 9:31pm, reported ANI.
The epicentre of the quake is not known yet. No casualties have been reported so far.
S-400 Missile Deal With Russia to Go Ahead Despite US Sanctions: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on 13 July, said the S-400 Triumf air defence missile deal with Russia will go ahead notwithstanding the US sanctions on military transactions with Moscow.
Referring to CAATSA (Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act), under which the Trump administration has imposed sanctions on military deals with Russia, she said it is an American law and not a UN law and India has conveyed its position on the issue to the US.
"Our defence relation with Russia has endured several decades and we have conveyed about it to a US Congressional delegation which visited India recently," Sitharaman told a group of reporters at her office in South Block.
Mukesh Ambani Becomes the Richest Asian, Topples Alibaba's Jack Ma
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries chairman has toppled Alibaba founder Jack Ma to become the richest man in Asia on Friday, 13 July, reported Bloomberg.