The United Nations chief of human rights said Monday that he was "deeply concerned about the impact of recent actions" by the Indian government on the human rights of cashmere. In her presentation speech for the start of the last session of the Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet expressed her concern about India's actions against […]
Bollywood actress Akshay Kumar celebrates his 52nd birthday today. On this special day, Akshay Kumar released the next film. Recently Akshay Kumar shared the motion poster of his next film Prithviraj on Twitter handle. Together Emperor Prithviraj got a chance to show on the screen. This is my first historical film. Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan is
Finally, economic managers in Pakistan have done something they should have done long before. They have expanded the base of the consumer price index (CPI), also taking into account prices in rural markets. The CPI has now become more representative and inclusive. Naturally, the inflation measured through it will now be closer to the realities
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan set up a high-level committee on Sunday to develop plans to address the problems faced by Karachi residents. The committee has been asked to suggest short, medium and long-term measures to improve Karachi. The decision was made at a meeting to review the ongoing cleaning campaign and development projects in
SRINAGAR: The authorities reinforced a one-month security shutdown on Sunday in the main city of Srinagar in occupied Kashmir after breaking Shias processions that defied a ban. A military repression was imposed in the disputed Himalayan region on August 5 to avoid unrest when New Delhi revoked its autonomy. On Sunday, mobile phone networks and
LONDON: According to a strong report from the influential Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK government, those who violate media freedom should be ashamed and punished through international coordination and sanctions. The report, which refers to the evolution of physical, virtual and financial threats facing journalists worldwide, urges the Foreign Office to support journalists by
HONG KONG: A large crowd of democracy activists marched to the US consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday in an attempt to increase international pressure on Beijing after three months of great and sometimes violent protests. Millions have taken to the streets of Hong Kong in the last 14 weeks in the biggest challenge to
COX BAZAR: A Bangladeshi university suspended a student for being Rohingya, officials said Sunday, as impatience with refugees increases after a second failed attempt to repatriate them to Myanmar. Some 740,000 members of the Muslim minority fled to southeastern Bangladesh after a military offensive in Rakhine state of Myanmar in August 2017, joining 200,000 Rohingya
RIAD: King Salman of Saudi Arabia replaced the energy minister on Sunday with one of his children, state media said, in a major shock as OPEC falters due to low oil prices. The appointment of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, half brother of the de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marks the first time
LAHORE: The Punjab government and police went into action on Sunday and reportedly persuaded a policewoman not to quit her job and announced that she would protest against the injustice that had been committed after she was allegedly humiliated. and slapped by a lawyer in the courts of Ferozewala last week. Earlier in the day,
