<h1>China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement Launches, Boosting Market Access and Reducing Tariffs Between Nations.</h1> The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement, effective from January 1, is hailed as a significant milestone, offering reduced tariffs and enhanced market access between the two nations. In Pakistan, an Indian man was jailed after illegally crossing the border to marry a Facebook friend who declined the proposal. In New York, a mass shooting outside a Queens nightclub injured 10 people. A Bangladeshi court denied bail to a Hindu monk in a sedition case. Bangladesh's new textbooks credit Ziaur Rahman with declaring independence, replacing previous references to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Pakistan's military accepted mercy petitions for 19 convicts from May 9 violence.