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Brigadier wins landmark FR case: Court clears way for his promotion

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Dec 8, 2023The Court of Appeal has asked Army Commander Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage to promote petitioner Brig. Chandana Ranaweera to the rank of Maj. Gen. with effect from 01 Jan., 2021. The Court of Appeal bench consisting of Justices Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Chamath Moraes has also directed that the petitioner, an officer of the Light Infantry, be paid salary, etc., he is entitled to as a Major…

Imran’s lawyer rises in the ranks to become PTI senior vice president

by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 23rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: PTI lawyer Sher Afzal Khan Marwat on Wednesday emerged as a key leader of the former ruling party after he was appointed as a senior vice president, with immediate effect. The party’s official account on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) shared the notification for Mr Marwat’s appo­intment, which was signed by PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub. Previously, stalwarts such as Asad Umar and Chaudhry Sarwar…

Cyber Security Act repressive: Editors’ Council

report in Prothom Alo, Sept 21, 2023As most of the sections of the Cyber Security Act (CSA) has been replaced by the provisions of the Digital Security Act, the CSA will be turned into a tool of torturing journalists and infringing press freedom like before once the CSA will come into effect, which is why the CSA cannot be considered nothing other a repressive act. The Editors’ Council made this observation in a statement issued…

The impending NHRC downgrade

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 20, 2023With just two months for the decision of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) to downgrade the National Human Rights Commission to come into effect, the constitutional body has started lobbying to retain its “A” grade. Last week, it urged lawmakers to put pressure on the government to introduce a bill to amend the National Human Rights Commission Act in line with the…

Iran FM: Security Challenges in Afghanistan Will Effect Region, World

By Sabria Abdal in TOLOnews, July 17, 2023 at 5:37 PMIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that if the international community does not pay serious attention to the security challenges caused by the “movements of terrorist groups” in Afghanistan, its negative impact will affect the region and the world. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a meeting with Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Special Coordinator of the UN, discussed the importance of forming an inclusive government and fighting terrorism in Afghanistan,…

Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa takes over as the 19th Sri Lanka Air Force Commander

by Ruwani Fonseka in The Morning, June 29, 2023Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa will take over as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force with effect from Friday (30). This was made known by the Sri Lankan Air Force today. Vice Marshal Rajapaksa has served in the Air Force since 1990 and was previously the Air Force Chief of Staff.https://www.themorning.lk/articles/SFQ5QyBjuS1iJfruFnZH New Sri Lanka Air Force Commander to be appointedreport on adaderana.lk, June 28,…