by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, December 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet on Wednesday extended a deadline for the repatriation of Afghan nationals who have been residing in the country without proper documentation, but waiting to relocate to Western countries under their respective resettlement plan. Other significant decisions made by the caretaker cabinet included the formulation of the National Space Policy, establishment of the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCIA), and a telecom tribunal to…
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report on EconomyNext, Dec 8, 2023 at 7:57 pmSri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry criticized the stance taken by some Western nations on the human rights about Sri Lanka and blamed them for having double standards for political reasons. Sri Lanka is facing an international investigation through a United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) into its human rights records amid allegations that its military committed war crimes in the final phase of a 26-year civil…
Report in The Daily Star, Dec 08, 2023Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy yesterday said they are against any “illegal actions” – sanctions or others – taken by America or other western countries against a country. “We are against any illegal actions … We will be against any sanctions or steps here,” he said at an event titled “Talks with Ambassadors”, organised by the Swadhinata Sangbadik Forum at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka, reports…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 06, 2023 at 8:34 PMThousands of Afghans are returning to Afghanistan as Pakistan escalates crackdowns on undocumented refugees to leave, brushing off calls by the UN, rights groups and Western embassies to reconsider expelling over 1.73 million Afghans. The refugees meanwhile complained about mistreatment by Pakistan’s police, saying that their properties have been seized and destroyed. The refugees said that they are hiding from the police to protect themselves from…
by Saleem Shahid | Ibrahim Shinwari | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has exempted the illegal immigrants scheduled to resettle in Western countries from the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants. The KP home department said in a letter that a list of illegal foreigners destined for third countries was received from the federal Ministry of Interior and individuals destined for third countries would not be subject to arrest.…
UNB Report in Prothom Alo Online, 22 Oct 2023 at 22: 45:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday warned that some Western powers want to install a puppet government in Bangladesh so that they can control it easily. “If They can foil the upcoming 12th general election, they could put a puppet government in Bangladesh and control it easily,” an Awami League MP quoted the prime minister as telling the Awami League Parliamentary Party meeting, held…
by Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya in Daily Mirror, Oct 27, 2023Security surveillance has been beefed up island wide to crack down on organized criminals, particularly in the Southern and Western Provinces, amid the escalating wave of killings and robberies across the country. A senior police officer told the Daily Mirror that the Sri Lanka Police have implemented both short-term and long-term measures to tackle criminals and organized criminals in the country. Recent statistics indicate that the…
by Kesara Abeyawardane in Daily Mirror, Oct 5, 2023In recent times, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been making headlines with his candid and outspoken remarks on critical geopolitical issues during his foreign visits. His latest interview with DW News in Germany, although more of a verbal sparring match than a usual run-of-the-mill television interview, shows a stance against what could be termed as biased narratives perpetuated by Western ‘woke’ media. In a world filled with carefully…
By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:01 PMAmir Khan Muttaqi, acting minister of the Foreign Ministry, said in an annual report of the ministry that the Islamic Emirate does not want Afghanistan to be a field of negative competition between the countries of the world and wants good economic and political relations with the world. Amir Khan Muttaqi added that by implementing a balanced foreign policy, the Islamic Emirate was able to…
report in Global Times, Apr 15, 2023Chinese experts and officials hit back at remarks from Western-backed lenders made during a meeting that China is a major creditor to emerging markets and should do more in helping debt relief. China is willing to implement the common framework for debt disposal with other countries, China’s central bank governor Yi Gang said during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings, according to a statement released…
By Naseer Ahmad Salehi in TOLOnews Online, April 09, 2023 at 7:36 PMThe selling of music cassettes and foreign drama series have been banned by the department of Vice and Virtue in the western province of Herat. The officials said that the cassettes and drama series were non-Islamic materials and thus they prevented them from being sold. “There were things that in contradiction with Islam such as women without Hijab and other things. Thus they…