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ISLAMABAD: The Pak­is­tan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) witnessed a flurry of app­arent desertions after at least five leaders — including former human rights minister Shireen Mazari — bid the party adieu on Tuesday, with Imran Khan accusing the powers that be of using pre­ssure tactics to dismember his political party. Since May 9, several members of the PTI, including former cabinet ministers …

WEST BEACH: After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from all sides, US President Donald Trump finally signed a massive $900 billion stimulus bill on Sunday, in a long-sought boost for millions of Americans and businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The package “providing coronavirus emergency response and relief” is part of a larger spending bill that, with …