report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023Heather Barr, the head of the Women’s Rights Watch, has stated that a society without the presence of women is “discouraging.” According to her, many women in Afghanistan are behind bars, while only a small number of them have been reported. The head of the Women’s Rights Watch, on Thursday, stated in a report published on her social media platform X that these women have been detained “arbitrarily.”…
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by Abid Mehmood in Dawn, November 26th, 2023• PML-N supremo says Imran’s sponsors equally responsible for economic mess• Calls for political stability, long-term policy to rake in investmentsNAROWAL: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday touted the policy and economic achievements during the tenure of PML-N and said the decision to impose PTI chief Imran Khan on the country stopped the wheel of progress. Addressing a ceremony at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
By Norman Palihawadane in The Island, Oct 31, 2023National Catholic Mass Communications Director Fr. Jude Krishantha Fernando said yesterday that Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had been shocked and dismayed by a recent statement made by SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem that Israel had been behind the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Addressing the media in Colombo, Rev. Fr. Fernando said that Cardinal Ranjith, who is currently in the Vatican, had contacted him and requested that…
By Arfa Feroz Zake & Awaid Yousafzai in The News, October 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday found no apparent malice behind conducting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s jail trial in the cipher case, the court’s verdict read, directing him to approach the trial court if reservations persist. The court’s decision, announced by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, came in the wake of hearing Khan’s plea challenging his jail trial in the…
By Malik Asad in Dawn, October 5th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Special Court (Official Secrets Act) seized with the cipher case against former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is likely to indict both Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Oct 9, it emerged during their trial behind bars on Wednesday. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which had submitted the challan to the court last month, declared both leaders as principal accused in…
by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, Oct 3, 2023Lesser-known small parties, such as Trinamool BNP, BNF, BNM, and the Bangladesh Supreme Party, are gaining importance in the upcoming national elections. The ruling Awami League is strategising to integrate breakaway BNP leaders into these parties and encourage their participation in the elections. Such new parties, which are being called ‘King’s Party’ have gained traction in this political landscape. Islamic parties with backing from the ruling party…
report in The Island, Aug 16, 2023National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday (15) said that those who sought to dispute his claim of US involvement in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ouster should follow international media coverage of Pakistan Premier Imran’s Khan’s removal. Referring to agency reports, the former minister said there was no doubt that Premier Khan has incurred the wrath of the US for refusing to condemn Russia over the war in Ukraine.…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, June 19, 2023With the northern neighbour fully relaxing its Covid restrictions, the frequency of bilateral engagements between Nepal and China has grown over the past few months. China has resumed all kinds of visits, junkets and trips while it is also sending politicians of various ranks to Kathmandu to assess the ground situation as the Communist Party of China (CPC) wants to renew its ties with the CPN-UML,…
report in Daily Mirror online, 28 April 2023at 03:00 pmWhile expressing surprise on the US decision to blacklist him and his family from entering US, North Western Province Governor Wasantha Karannagoda yesterday said that there is ‘something else’ behind the move. “I have some doubts about the move and believed that there is something else behind this,” the former Navy Commander Karannagoda said adding that, “It was a surprise to me that 14 years after…