RINAGAR: The United Nations have strongly criticised the arrest of a prominent activist in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) on terror charges, saying he is “not a terrorist”.Khurram Parvez was arrested late on Monday by India’s federal National Investigation Agency (NIA), an Indian official briefed on the situation told Reuters.His residence and office were searched and […]
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Reportedly, the SCBA could not carry out the demolition Nasla tower work yesterday and only took out grills and windows from the Tower apartments. Today, the SCBA has started a full-fledged operation to bring down the building.SHC orders razing of extra floors of P&T Housing Society buildingSeparately, the Sindh High Court on Tuesday ordered to […]
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WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on revival of $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that was suspended in April this year. “The Pakistani authorities and IMF staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies and reforms needed to complete the sixth review under the EFF,” read a […]
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A wave of coronavirus cases sweeping across Germany has plunged the country into a national emergency, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday, adding that the situation was more serious than a week ago.“We are in a national emergency,” Spahn told a news conference.According to a Thursday report, Germany is also planning to limit large […]
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Pakistani women recently shared on social media stories of harassment at their universities, schools and colleges. They posted their harrowing stories, named their alleged harassers and shared their pictures. Some people offered support and sympathy, while others threatened legal action.A person can be jailed for up to three years under Pakistan’s laws for posting defamatory […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called upon the international community to take immediate notice of the state terrorism by India and hold it accountable for egregious human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).In a statement issued on Thursday, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said that the recent killing spree of innocent Kashmiris by […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – An F35 fighter from Britain’s biggest aircraft carrier crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, though the pilot ejected and was safely returned to the ship. The pilot ejected during a routine operation over international waters at around 10:00 GMT. No other vessels or aircraft were involved. It was not immediately clear what caused […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to invest billions of dollars in expanding COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity and make available an additional one billion doses per year, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said on Wednesday. Activists have pressured President Joe Biden’s administration to increase vaccine supply to poorer countries. Zients said the government […]
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A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off the coast of Yancheng City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, at 1:54 p.m. Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter was monitored at 33.50 degrees north latitude and 121.19 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 17 km, the CENC said.A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted China’s […]
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The Indian government has finally announced to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on November 17 following the widespread demand from Sikhs as they get ready to celebrate Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary.Sikh members of Indian Parliament from the BJP had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open the Kartarpur Corridor, according to the Indian media.A delegation […]
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