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Kamran Adil has done BCL from the University of Oxford and regularly writes on issues related to governance and international law. He is presently serving as Assistant Inspector General of Police, Islamabad Police.

By Giulio Meotti[Originally published by Gatestone Institute]In the aftermath of China’s approval of a new national security law for Hong Kong, which de facto ends the autonomy of the former British colony guaranteed by an international treaty, two Anglo-Saxon democracies immediately protested very loudly.The United States and the United Kingdom tried to convene a meeting of the UN Security Council to deal with the matter (China prevented it). Then the governments of the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada released a joint statement stressing that the international community has a lasting interest in the stability and autonomy of Hong Kong.…

Bureau Report Beirut: Deteriorating economy, high inflation and devaluation of local currency made Lebanese go crazy. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to rods and streets , protesting against the government which has been left with no option other than using force against the protesters.Protests which began on Thursday night and gradually engulfed entire the Lebanese Republic,, a Muslim country of 6.849 million majority Muslim population in Western Asia bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea.With neighboring countries closely watching situation, reports coming out of Beirut…

Islamabad Telegraph Report Islamabad: Tension between security forces of Pakistan and India , two arch-rival nuclear armed South Asian neighbors, continues across Line of Control in Kashmir region. This has, perhaps, compelled Islamabad to raise its defence budget to cope with rapidly changing scenarios in South Asia. Fact is that Pakistan army is equally engaged in national affairs apart from safe-guarding country’s borders, which includes responding to disasters, maintenance of law and order and now, leading Pakistan’s fight against Pandemic of Covid-19. It all makes Pakistan armed forces, one of unique force in its category around the globe. As expected,…

BY KASWAR KLASRAISLAMABAD: Early harvest projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor have created more than 85,000 direct jobs for Pakistanis, budget documents revealed on Friday.According to budget documents (copy available with Islamabad Telegraph), government of Pakistan has proposed establishment of nine Special Economic Zones under CPEC portfolio, which will create 2.5 million job opportunities and technological transformation.In a bid to take maximum benefit of CPEC, National Vocational & Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has executed nationwide targeted skill development programme which is focused on preparing skilled human resource for local & international labor market and primarily for national mega project like…

BY Manish RaiA powerful bomb exploded on Friday inside a mosque in Kabul, killing at least four people, and wounding eight, official told Islamabad Telegraph.Afghan authorities believed it the bomb had been placed inside the mosque which exploded as planned. No further detail was available as authorities were still investigating the case.No group took immediate responsibility. Taliban were the first one to condemn the attack. Sources said Today’s attack can be the work of ISIS. They had attacked a mosque this month and claimed responsibility.Since the US and Taliban have agreed to end bloodshed in Afghanistan, a new wave of…

BY HANEEN ABBASISLAMABAD: Government of Pakistan is mulling to form an Overseeing Committee to supervise the entire process of biometric identification of voters, electronic voting machines and online voting for Overseas Pakistanis.This proposal came under discussion during a meeting to review the progress on overseas voting, biometric identification and electronic voting system in the country, at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. President of Pakistan chaired the meeting.The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Narcotics Control, Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, Secretary IT & Telecommunication, Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Dr. Akhtar Nazir, and Secretary to the President,…

BY KASWAR KLASRAISLAMABAD: Pakistan is a country of particular concern for religious freedom, suggested a report on International Religious Freedom released by US State Department’s office of International Religious Freedom, Today on Thursday. Quoting civil society reports, it stated there were at least 84 individuals imprisoned on blasphemy charges, at least 29 of whom had received death sentences, as compared with 77 and 28, respectively, in 2018, in Pakistan. The government has never executed anyone specifically for blasphemy. According to data provided by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), police registered new blasphemy cases against at least 10 individuals. Christian advocacy organizations and…

By Judith BergmanOriginally published by Gatestone Institutehttps://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15859/switzerland-free-speechThe European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) recently published its sixth monitoring report on Switzerland.ECRI is the human rights monitoring body of the Council of Europe — not to be confused with the European Union. The Council of Europe calls itself the “continent’s leading human rights organization.”ECRI was founded in 1994 by the heads of state of the Council of Europe with the mandate, among other things, to “review member States’ legislation, policies and other measures to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance, and their effectiveness”.The organization is composed of “members designated by…

BY KASWAR KLASRA ISLAMABAD: World Trade Organization is expecting tough competition as member states have nominated internationally acclaimed professionals who have no parallel in their respective fields. There are strong indications that someone from Africa is going to grab top slot of Director General of WTO this time. So, African states have started nominating their candidates and lobbying for them, Islamabad Telegraph learnt on Wednesday. Egypt, one of the most influential member of WTO from Africa has nominated international acclaimed lawyer Mr. Hamid Mamdouh, a Geneva-based Swiss-Egyptian dual national to become the next director general of the World Trade Organization…