Below are the top foreign stories at 5:00 p.m.

FGN27: YEAR-PAKISTAN

Below are the top foreign stories at 5 p.m

****Pakistan 2024: Troubled relations with neighbors, economic problems and a problem called Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan in 2024 has been plagued by political uncertainty, economic instability, a deteriorating security situation and troubled relations with its neighbors. But what marked the year was not just these eternal evils, but also the country’s inability to act against imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.** **

FGN30: PAK-AFGHAN

****Pak soldier killed, 11 injured in firing by Afghan Taliban troops

Islamabad: A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and 11 others injured when Afghan Taliban forces fired on Pakistani troops’ border posts, days after Pakistan carried out attacks against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban militants.****

FGN31: US-MUSK-TRUMP-H1B

****Musk vows to ‘go to war’ to defend H-1B visa program; Trump is on his side

Washington: Elon Musk has received support from President-elect Donald Trump for his stance on H-1B visas, a day after the tech billionaire vowed to “go to war” to defend the program that lets skilled foreigners Workers are to be brought to the USA.* ***

FGN49: CANADA PLANE

****Air Canada flight catches fire on landing, all passengers evacuated safely

Ottawa: An Air Canada flight from the city of St. John’s on the island of Newfoundland made a rough landing at Halifax Airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, causing the plane to skid across the runway and part of it catching fire.* ***

FGN44: LANKA-ROHINGYAS

****Sri Lanka’s human rights organization complains about refusal to visit Rohingyas

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission has written a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake alleging that they have been denied permission to meet Rohingya refugees staying at a military camp since last week.**** PTI

FGN43: SKOREA-16THLD PLANE

****Plane burst into flames after skidding off the runway at a South Korean airport, killing at least 176 people

Seoul: A passenger plane burst into flames on Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence because its front landing gear apparently failed to extend. Most of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.****

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