Following High Court’s directive, Pakistan government sets up a panel to formulate a policy on enforced disappearances
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Monday has set up a committee to formulate a policy to deal with the issue of enforced disappearances in the country after a high court asked heads of successive governments to explain how such a festering issue had become a “state policy.” The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Sunday directed […]
Fate of 4 Indians and 18 others unclear as bad weather hampers efforts to locate missing Nepal plane
Kathmandu: The fate of 22 people, including four members of an Indian family, on board a Nepalese airlines plane remained unclear as bad weather and blankets of clouds made it difficult to locate the aircraft that went missing on Sunday in the mountainous region of the Himalayan nation minutes after taking off from the tourist […]
US view on China “gone seriously awry”, Chinese FM Wang Yi
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that the US view on China has “seriously gone awry” and Beijing will not give in to “blackmail and coercion”, in a sharp retort to his American counterpart Antony Blinken’s remarks identifying China as “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order”. Addressing an audience […]
US concerned over China’s efforts to restrict, manipulate UNHR Chief visit to Xinjiang: Blinken
Beijing: The US has expressed concern over China’s “efforts to restrict and manipulate” the just-concluded visit of UNHRC chief, Michelle Bachelet to the volatile Xinjiang province to verify the allegations of mass human rights violations against Uygur Muslims, termed as “genocide” by Washington. “The United States remains concerned about the UN High Commissioner for Human […]
UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies
Beijing: The UN top human rights official said Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of the broad application of counterterrorism and deradicalisation measures on the rights of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in China’s Xinjiang region. Michelle Bachelet, who visited Xinjiang as part of a six-day trip to China, […]
Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle
Kramatorsk (Ukraine): Russia asserted Saturday that its troops and separatist fighters had captured a key railway junction in eastern Ukraine, the second small city to fall to Moscow’s forces this week as they fought to seize all of the country’s contested Donbas region. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the city of Lyman had […]
Case registered against lawyer for making “abusive and derogatory remarks” against Pak Army chief
Islamabad: Pakistan police on Friday registered a case against lawyer Imaan Haazir-Mazari and the daughter of former human rights minister Shireen Mazari for making “abusive and derogatory remarks” against the Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against her at Islamabad’s Ramna police station under Section 505 […]
Consignment of over 25 tonnes of medical supplies from India reaches crisis-hit Lanka
Colombo: India on Friday handed over 25 tonnes of medical supplies worth over USD 700,000 to Sri Lanka as part of its ongoing efforts to help the island nation combat its worst economic crisis and shortage of medicines. “Ongoing commitment to the people of #SriLanka!!!…,” the High Commission of India in Colombo tweeted. Acting High […]
Powerful earthquake shakes southern Peru
Lima (Peru): The US Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook southern Peru on Thursday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The 7:02 am (1202 GMT) quake was centred 13 km (8 miles) west-northwest of Azangaro, but was fairly deep — 217.8 km (135.3 miles) beneath the surface. The quake […]
Partygate: Calls for UK PM to resign as ministers rally in support
London: At least two more members of Parliament from the UK’s ruling Conservative Party spoke out on Thursday to call for party leader Boris Johnson to resign as British Prime Minister in the wake of a damaging rule-breaking culture within the government exposed by the partygate inquiry. Johnson is desperately trying to move on from […]
