LONDON (Reuters) – Britain slapped sanctions on 30 people globally on Friday, including Russian and Iranian authorities, for acts of torture, sexual abuse, and violent repression of public movements. The action comes a day after France imposed additional European Union sanctions against Iran for human rights violations in its securityContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court asked the newly established joint investigation team (JIT) on Thursday to provide an interim report on the death of veteran journalist Arshad Sharif within two weeks. The ruling was given by a five-member panel led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial while hearing a suo motuContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan stated on Sunday that the banned group IS-KP has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Pakistan embassy in Kabul. “We have read allegations that IS-KP (Islamic State-Khorasan Province) has taken responsibility for the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Embassy compound on December 2,” said the ForeignContinue Reading
President Joe Biden came in Japan on Sunday (May 22) to reveal a plan for increased US economic engagement with the Indo-Pacific region, drawing criticism even before the program’s announcement that it will provide little benefit to the region’s countries. Biden will meet with leaders of Japan, India, and AustraliaContinue Reading
According to a court official, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has been excused from attending an accounting fraud trial hearing on Friday because he will be hosting the US President’s tour of a semiconductor plant in South Korea. Although the defendant’s presence is generally essential to protect hisContinue Reading
President Joko Widodo announced Thursday that Indonesia will lift its restriction on palm oil exports next week, easing pressure on the global vegetable oil market after prices soared due to the suspension and the war in Ukraine. In the face of a domestic shortage, the island nation enacted the restrictionContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Channel News) – Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan planned a lengthy march to Islamabad in the final week of May on Saturday. In a video message, the former prime minister stated that the party’s central committee met today and agreed to make the announcementContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (Channel News) – The nephew of former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad was detained by government personnel disguised in civilian clothing as soon as his jet landed at New Islamabad International Airport on Sunday, according to Dunya News. According to reports, the former minister’s nephew, MNA Rashid Shafique, wasContinue Reading
On Friday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced that the federal government has ousted Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar from his position and appointed Omer Sarfraz Cheema in his stead. The announcement came just hours before a crucial session of the National Assembly on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s no-confidence motion, asContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The ruling coalition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and Mutahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), will convene a crucial consultative meeting on the no-confidence vote today (Monday). According to reports, the PML-Q team, which includes Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Tariq Bashir Cheema, Moonis Elahi, Salik Hussain, HussainContinue Reading
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