Following are the foreign stories at 2010 hours

China on Friday told Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who air-dashed here to seek its support on Kashmir, that it regards both India and Pakistan as "friendly neighbors" and wants them to resolve the issue through UN resolutions and the Shimla agreement. By K J M Varma

FGN25 PAK-THAR EXPRESS After Samjhauta, Pak to suspend Thar Express service

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday announced that it will suspend the Thar Express train service with India which links the two countries across the Rajasthan border, a day after it stopped the Samjhauta Express following its decision to downgrade bilateral ties. (PTI)

FGN28 PAK-INDIA-IMRAN Khan says India creating 'war-like' situation, MEA calls it a ploy

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused India of creating a "war-like" situation similar to the post-Pulwama terror attack to divert the world's attention from the Kashmir issue. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN2 UN-INDOPAK UN chief recalls Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan, appeals for maximum restraint

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has recalled the Simla Agreement of 1972, a bilateral agreement between India and Pakistan that rejects third-party mediation in Kashmir after Islamabad asked him to play his "due role" following New Delhi's decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special status. By Yoshita Singh

FGN7 INDOPAK-CULTURAL-TIES Pak to ban all cultural exchanges with India: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to ban all cultural exchanges with India, including all kinds of joint ventures between the entertainment industry of the two countries after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said on Friday. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN26 HK-3RDLD PROTESTS Hong Kong leader rules out concessions warn of the economic downturn

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned Friday that two months of pro-democracy demonstrations were causing economic chaos in the city but ruled out making concessions to "silence the violent protesters". (AFP)

FGN6 HK-SAFETY-LD ASSURANCE Hong Kong reassures visitors of safety as protests continue

Hong Kong: Hong Kong sought Friday to reassure visitors to the city after several countries issued travel safety warnings related to ongoing prod-democracy protests, potentially devastating its crucial travel industry. (AP)

FGN4 S KOREA-US-ENVOY Seoul appoints an envoy to the US who called Trump 'treacherous'

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday appointed a new ambassador to the US who has described Donald Trump as "treacherous", only a month after Britain's envoy to Washington had to step down over his criticisms of the US president. (AFP)

FGN24 PAK-SAEED Pak court to take up terror financing charges against Hafiz Saeed on Sep 2: official

Lahore: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan will take up the terror financing charges against Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jammat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed on September 2, an official said on Friday. By M Zulqernain

FGN11 MEXICO-LD BODIES 19 bodies hung from the bridge or hacked up in Mexico gang feud

Mexico City: Mexican police found nine bodies hanging from an overpass Thursday alongside a drug cartel banner threatening rivals, and seven more corpses hacked up and dumped by the road nearby. Just down the road were three more bodies, for a total of 19. (AP)

FGN29 PAK-MARYAM-LD CUSTODY Maryam Nawaz remanded in custody of Pak's anti-graft body till August 21

Lahore: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter and vice-president of Opposition PML-N, Maryam Nawaz, was on Friday sent to the custody of Pakistan's anti-graft body till August 21 in a money laundering case. By M Zulqernain

FGN21 MALAYSIA-BANKING-LD SCANDAL Malaysia charges current, ex-Goldman executives over 1MDB

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia filed criminal charges Friday against 17 current and former executives of three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries, piling further pressure on the Wall Street titan over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. (AFP) IND