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By our Staff reporter Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, in theory, introduced a law on the chemical castration of rapists and the swift investigation of cases of sexual harassment. The decision was taken at a federal cabinet meeting where the law ministry proposed a draught anti-rape ordinance, Geo TV announced. No official announcement has been made, however. The report claimed that the proposal involves increasing the involvement of women in the police, speeding up rape investigations and protecting witnesses. Khan stressed that this is a serious matter, so there should be no delay in enforcing the law…

Islamabad Telegraph Report Beijing: BOCI completed the multi-year senior bonds issuance worth US$8 billion for Saudi Aramco as a joint book-runner on November 17 (EST), according to the news release of BOCI. The second overseas bond issuance by the oil giant had been widely sought after by international investors and more than 600 of them involved in it. The peak value of the book exceeded US$50 billion. As a leading oil producer worldwide, Saudi Aramco boasts the world’s largest on- and off-shore oilfields, with its business covering oil exploration, development, production, refining, shipment, and marketing across the globe. This marks…

National News Desk Islamabad: A day after the government notified rules specifying how social media would be regulated in Pakistan, technology companies reported that the regulations will make it difficult for them to continue operating in the region. The rules entitled ‘Removal and Blocking of Illegal Online Content (Procedure, Supervision and Safeguards) Rules 2020’ is set out in the Cyber Crimes Protection Act 2016 (Peca). In a statement shared with Dawn on Thursday, the Asian Internet Coalition (AIC) expressed its concern about the nature of the new law aimed at internet companies, as well as the government’s “opaque process” through…

By Our Staff Reporter Peshawar: Issuing a stay order, the High Court of Peshawar has suspended the recent notification by the provincial government of the dissolution of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Bannu Medical Teaching Institution and the expulsion of its chairman. A bench consisting of Justice Mussarat Hilali and Justice Sahibzada Asadullah issued a notice to the provincial health secretary seeking comments on a petition filed by BoG Chairman Dr Fareed Anwar against notification of 27 October 2020. The petitioner argued that transport minister Shah Mohammad Wazir, who was a member of the Bannu district, had continually…

By Haneen Abbas Karachi: As the cases of Corona increase manyfold posing threat across country, City administration on Saturday forced smart and micro-smart lockdowns in many emerging hotspots across Karachi to deal with growing cases of Covid-19 as part of the second wave of the novel coronavirus, reported the Dawn news. Official sources argued that it was necessary to ensure quarantine, contact tracing and testing to minimise the transmission and spread of Covid-19, in addition to compulsory mask wearing and social distancing interventions. As a result, the Deputy Commissioners in different districts of the city under Section 3 of the…

News Desk Washington: President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Lobsang Sangay, was invited to the White House for a rare visit by the head of the Tibetan administration, in the midst of heightened tensions between China and the US over a host of issues, including trade imbalances and the spread of covid-19. According to the Tibet.net website run by the Tibetan community in exile, Sangay’s visit to the White House, which seems to have taken place overnight on Saturday, was the first in the last six decades. “In the last six decades, the head of the CTA has been…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday that Washington will soon announce a high-level meeting of representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbek to promote trade and growth in the region. The United States, which will also be taking part in the conference, is also launching a fund to promote investment in the South and Central Asian regions. Ambassador Khalilzad is the Trump administration’s Special Response to Afghanistan Reconciliation and has played a key role in securing a peace settlement with the Taliban with the help of Pakistan. The agreement, which calls for the complete…

News Desk Islamabad: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) cautioned that forced repatriation of overseas workers could cause serious economic problems, urging the government to develop a comprehensive strategy to deal with the situation. “While the short-to medium-term focus seems appropriate given the abruptness of the Covid-19 crisis, the government must also take a long-term view and adopt a comprehensive national migration policy,” the central bank said in its recently released State of Pakistan’s Economy 2019-20. The current system does not share any detailed action plan to resolve the concerns of migrant workers in the event of forced repatriation, she…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The U.S. Embassy and EducationUSA celebrated International Education Week (IEW), November 16 to 20, with a series of events encouraging students across Pakistan to consider U.S. colleges and universities as their higher education destination. Known for cutting-edge programs and high-quality student experiences, U.S. universities continue to provide future leaders with a global learning environment in which to succeed and drive change in their communities. “Thousands of Pakistanis are already studying in the United States, and we would like to see even more Pakistani students take advantage of the opportunities to study at our world class…

News Desk Islamabad: Relations between Pakistan and the UAE appear to be on a sharp downward spiral in recent weeks, especially after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan criticised the formalisation of his relationship with Israel by the UAE, people familiar with the matter said on the condition of anonymity. This has been demonstrated not only by the arrest of pro-Palestine Pakistani activists in the UAE, but also by other Pakistani residents, sometimes for minor crimes. People familiar with the matter have said that about 5,000 Pakistani prisoners are living alone in the Al Sweihan Jail in Abu Dhabi. It is…