Following are the foreign highlights at 1700 hrs

FGN16 US-G7-LD INDOPAK Helping reduce Indo-Pak tension one of five 'big takeaways' from G7 Summit: White House

Washington: US President Donald Trump's efforts to help reduce the India-Pakistan tension is one of the five "big takeaways" from the just-concluded G7 Summit in France, according to the White House.

FGN15 PAK-CHINA-KASHMIR Pak Army chief discusses situation in Kashmir with top Chinese general

Islamabad: Pakistan and China have signed an MoU for the enhancement of defence cooperation and capacity building of the Pakistani Army, as the top generals of the two armies discussed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

FGN19 PAK-SAEED Pak court summons counter-terror official on Hafiz Saeed's petition

Lahore: A Pakistani court on Tuesday summoned an official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police on a petition filed by Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed challenging his arrest in the terror financing cases.

FGN20 AUS-CHINA-3DLD ESPIONAGE

China confirms arrest of Australian writer, faces spying charges Melbourne/Beijing: Chinese-Australian writer and political commentator Yang Hengjun, who was detained by China in January, has been formally arrested on suspicion of spying, Beijing confirmed on Tuesday.

FGN18 G7-CHINA-LD HK China expresses 'strong dissatisfaction' with G7 on Hong Kong

Beijing: Beijing on Tuesday voiced "strong dissatisfaction" with a joint statement issued by the G7 leaders, who backed Hong Kong's autonomy and called for calm after months of civil unrest.