Following are the top foreign stories at 1710 hours

FGN20: US-IMRAN-LD TERROR GROUPS Washington: Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that about 30,000-40,000 "armed people", who have been trained and fought in some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir, were in Pakistan and accused the previous governments of not telling the truth to the US about the militant groups operating in the country.

FGN22: PAK-OPPOSITION-IMRAN

Lahore: Prime Minister Imran Khan is a "compulsive liar" and an advocate of terrorists, Pakistan's Opposition parties said on Wednesday, asserting that he tried his best to mislead the international community during his visit to the US.

FGN13: US-OSAMA-PETRAEUS New York: Former CIA Director Gen David Petraeus has said that he is "convinced" that the Pakistani intelligence agencies did not know Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan, countering Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that the ISI provided a lead to the CIA that helped the US track down and kill the al-Qaeda chief in 2011.

FGN16: CHINA-INDIA-DOKLAM

Beijing: The Chinese military on Wednesday said it is striving to promote security and stability along the India-China border and has created "favorable conditions" to resolve the Doklam standoff in 2017.

FGN25: PAK-SAEED Lahore: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan's Gujranwala on Wednesday extended Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's judicial remand for another 14 days.

FGN23: CHINA-TAIWAN

Beijing: China on Wednesday warned of a "war" if there was a move towards Taiwan's "independence" as it accused the US, which plans to go ahead with a potential USD 2.2 billion arms deal with the self-ruled territory, of adopting "unilateral policies" and undermining global strategic stability.

FGN15: LANKA-TOURISM Colombo: Sri Lanka on Wednesday included India and China in the free visa on arrival scheme to revive the country's tourism sector which witnessed a slump following the Easter Sunday bombings.

FGN11: CHINA-HK-MILITARY

Beijing: The Chinese military on Wednesday warned the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong that it could deploy its soldiers on the city government's request to maintain law and order in the wake of anti-Beijing demonstrations against a bill allowing extraditions to China.

FGN14: BOOKER-LD LONGLIST London: British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's yet-to-be-published novel "Quichotte" has made it to the long list of this year's Booker Prize.