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By Our Staff Reporter MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir President (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan has said that there is a huge difference between the situations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the liberated part of the Kashmir that also draws a clear distinction between freedom and subjugation. “The people of Azad Kashmir (Free Kashmir) have all the basic rights and civil liberties, the army does not patrol in the streets of cities and towns, the citizens are not arrested, detained or abducted against their will and made enforcably disappeared, while the situation in occupied part of the state is…
By Special CorrespondentUnited Nations: Pakistan made it loud and clear on Tuesday that Hong Kong’s affairs are an internal matter of China, underscoring the importance of not interfering in the domestic affairs of sovereign states.Pakistan representative made the comments delivering speech on behalf of 55 countries at a UN panel, in response to a statement by Germany urging China to respect the rights of Uighur Muslims and expressing concern about the political situation in Hong Kong.The declaration made on behalf of 39 countries called on Beijing to uphold the rights and freedoms of the residents of Hong Kong amid growing…
By Our Staff Reporter Gilgit: Hundreds of people, including women and children, protested in Hunza Valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) area on Monday calling for the release of 14 activists who have been in jail for nearly a decade on charges of rioting and damaging public property in 2011. Activists, including Baba Jan, leader of the Awami Workers ‘ Party, received multiple life sentences from an anti-terrorism court. They were arrested for rioting in the area after a man and his son were allegedly killed by the police while seeking compensation after they lost their homes due to floods and landslides…
By Our Staff Reporter Peshawar: A school principal and professor were shot dead by unidentified attackers in two separate incidents in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The Bhana Mari Police recorded the first information report (FIR) on the complaint of the deceased ‘s brother. Professor Naeem was returning home from work when the assailants ambushed him in the Bhana Mari region of the interior of Peshawar City on Monday, around 1:30 pm, two men riding a motorcycle stopped the professor’s car, opened fire on him, and fled, the FIR said. Naeemuddin, 57, whose death coincided with today’s International…
By Staff Reporter The Pakistan government has released new standard operating procedures (SOPs) against the Covid-19 pandemic, which will require travelers from the affected countries to undergo a mandatory PCR test 94 hours before leaving for the region. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released new guidelines that will apply from Monday to 31 December, as stated by the Express Tribune. Passengers were therefore asked to undergo the corona PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test 96 hours prior to departure for any airport in Pakistan. Passengers from countries where the pandemic has been regulated would, however, be exempted. The test will…
By Our Staff Reporter Karachi /Islamabad: Racting furiously to an attempt by Bahria Town to occupy land worth of billions, Residents of Karachi’s oldest neighbourhoods and civil rights activists on Monday requested Sindh government to take notice of real estate giant Bahria Town’s illegal advancement. They claimed that the real estate giant was forcefully attempting to occupy land of goths in Malir district making indigenous residents of the remote areas homeless. Addressing a press conference from the platform of Karachi Bachao Tehreek at the Karachi Press Club, activists including Laila Raza and Abeera Ashfaq of the Awami Workers Party with…
By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to give a befitting reply to India’s claim of Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Basmati Rice in the European Union and it will file its opposition in the EU. This was decided during a meeting chaired by Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor for Prime Minister on Commerce. The meeting was attended by Secretary Commerce, Chairman, Intellectual Property Organization (IPO-Pakistan), representatives of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) and legal fraternity. During the meeting, REAP representatives were of the view that Pakistan is a major grower and producer of Basmati Rice and India’s…
By Our Staff ReporterLahore: Police in Pakistan registered a case against two former Prime Ministers, two Lieutenant Generals, a sitting Prime Minister and several senior politicians for allegedly conspiring against country and state institutions.As per detail, Punjab police booked heavy weights including three time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and a sitting Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for ‘conspiring’ against the country and state institutions.The case was registered on complaint of a citizen namely Badar Rasheed, under Section 10 (cyberterrorism) of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (2016), and sections 120-A (definition of criminal…
Delhi: The court on Sunday ordered a man to be detained by the police until October 9 for allegedly sharing images of the defense area in Deolali here in the Pakistani WhatsApp group, an official said. The accused, Sanjeev Kumar, 21, was arrested by some soldiers on Friday when he clicked on pictures of the Deolali Camp Military Hospital, where photography or video shooting is forbidden, the police officer said. The soldiers confiscated his cell phone and found that he allegedly sent photographs to the WhatsApp community in the neighboring country, he said. Kumar was handed over to the Deolali Police…
By Special Correspondent Islamabad: A senior politician and respected member of Pakistan’s parliament dropped bombshell on Friday claiming that no progress has been made on projects under CPEC in Blochistan. onvener of the Special Committee on the project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “Briefing given by the ministry and its various allied departments is insufficient and lacks details on many aspects. The departments are shifting responsibility on one another and there seems no to be institutional collaboration”. The Committee directed Secretary of the ministry to prioritize umbrella…