FGN53: PAK-ATTACK-LD CHINESE ****5 Chinese among 6 killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan Islamabad: At least five Chinese nationals were among the six persons killed on Tuesday when an explosive-packed vehicle rammed into their bus in Pakistan's troubled northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said.**** FGN34: PAK-MILITANT-2NDLD ATTACK ****Baloch militants attack Pak naval air base in Balochistan; bid foiled & 4 terrorists killed Karachi: Armed Baloch militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed all four terrorists.**** FGN47: CHINA-SCS-JAISHANKAR-REAX ****China asks India to respect its claim over South China Sea after Jaishankar backs Philippines' sovereignty Beijing: China on Tuesday urged India to respect its sovereignty claims over the disputed South China Sea where it is currently locked in a bitter row with the Philippines, saying that no "third party" will be in a position to interfere in maritime disputes between the two countries.**** FGN42: PHILIPPINES-2NDLD JAISHANKAR ****India supports Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty: EAM Jaishankar Manila: India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty and wants to explore new areas of cooperation, including in defence and security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid Manila's maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea.**** FGN14: SINGAPORE-JAISHANKAR ****Jaishankar's Singapore visit presented opportunity to deepen strategic partnership: MEA Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Singapore and his meetings with the country's top leadership presented an opportunity to take stock of the progress in several areas of cooperation and further deepen the bilateral Strategic Partnership, an official statement said.**** FGN51: UK-INDIAN-ACCIDENT-TRIBUTE ****UK police share family tribute to Indian PhD student killed in road collision London: The Metropolitan Police in London on Tuesday officially named a former NITI Aayog employee Cheistha Kochhar as the 33-year-old woman who was killed in a road collision in north London while she cycled back home from London School of Economics (LSE).**** FGN55: PAK-NAWAZ-GOVERNMENT ****Nawaz Sharif blames 2017’s Pakistan's military establishment for his ouster then Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday again blamed the powerful military establishment for orchestrating his removal from office in 2017 though the current ruling dispensation led by his party post the February 8 polls is reported to have blessings of the current military bosses.**** FGN29: PAK-SANCTION WAIVER ****Pakistan to 'vigorously' seek US waiver for Iran pipeline project: Minister Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to plead "vigorously" and seek exemption from potential US sanctions against the planned construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline to import cheap gas from neighbouring Iran, the petroleum minister has said, asserting that it "can't afford sanctions" on the project.**** FGN39: PAK-POLITICS-COALITION ****Senior PML-N leader rebukes PPP over approach towards coalition govt at Centre Islamabad: In the first reported public spat between Pakistan's ruling coalition members, a senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has launched a scathing criticism of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for its "attitude" towards the coalition government at the Centre.**** FGN31: PHILIPPINES-JAISHANKAR-MARCOS ****EAM Jaishankar calls on Philippine President Bongbong Marcos Manila: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and sought his guidance for expanding the bilateral ties and boosting collaboration between the two democracies.**** FGN26: LANKA-ECONOMY ****Sri Lankan economy records 4.5% growth in fourth quarter of 2023: Central Bank Colombo: After six successive quarters of negative growth, Sri Lanka’s bankrupt economy is estimated to have recorded a growth of 4.5 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Central Bank announced here on Tuesday.**** PTI GSP
