Imran Khan govt to push for ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's deportation from UK
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has tasked relevant authorities with bringing back Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo leader Nawaz Sharif from London, media reports said.
Amsterdam: The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) hosted a well-attended webinar titled, ‘Rise of ISIS in South Asia’, on the sidelines of the 45th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
India slams Pakistan over its treatment towards minorities
Geneva: At UNHRC, India on Monday slammed Pakistan by stating that Pakistan is known as the “killing field” for the minorities.
Pakistan media bodies target Imran Khan govt, condemns ‘systematic war’ against press
Islamabad: Expressing their strong opinion against Prime Minister Imran Khan's regime, the country's journalist fraternity on Sunday issued a declaration expressing serious concern over torture, abduction and arrest of mediapersons, unannounced censorship through financial curbs on media houses, threats to owners and journalists by anti-media forces to compel them to toe the official line or face government’s wrath.
Pakistan opens border crossings with Afghanistan in NW province for pedestrians
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistan has announced to open the border crossings with Afghanistan in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province for pedestrian movement from Tuesday, which were closed due to COVID-19 in March, a government notification and officials said.
Pakistan: Supreme Court bars release of prime accused in journalist Daniel Pearl murder case
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday barred the Sindh government from releasing Omer Saeed Sheikh, main accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case.
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif arrested as his bail is rejected
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, was arrested on Monday after his bail plea in the money laundering case was rejected by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Protesters chant slogans, hurl abuses outside Nawaz Sharif's residence
London/UNI: About two dozen men gathered outside Nawaz Sharif's London residence yelling slogans and hurling abuses against him.
Children in Pakistan are vulnerable to many forms of violence and exploitation: EU Chronicle
In its editorial, the EU Chronicle magazine has claimed that children in Pakistan are vulnerable to many forms of violence and exploitation.
Geneva: European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) director Junaid Qureshi has targeted Pakistan and said the country's military establishment has used youth from Jammu and Kashmir to join its various terrorist proxies like Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed since 1980s.
UN must intervene to protect minorities from persecution in Pakistan: Activist Anila Gulzar
Geneva: Rights activist from Pakistan Anila Gulzar has urged the United Nations to intervene and protect the rights of minorities in the south Asian nation.
UNHRC: Baloch leader targets Pakistan over its oppression on people
Geneva: President of Baloch Voice Association, Munir Mengal, told United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) that people in the region are unable to end oppression, suppression and forced annexation by Pakistan.
Declare BRI projects between China and Pakistan as illegal: activist urges UN
Geneva: A prominent political activist from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir has urged the United Nations to declare Belt and Road Initiative projects between China and Pakistan as illegal and said Islamabad is committing war crimes in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Geneva: Amsterdam-based think-tank The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has hit out at Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said the country is harboring terrorists in its territory.
Pakistan: Lady health worker shot dead
Islamabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead a lady health worker in Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Monday, reflecting the lawlessness in the nation, media reports said on Friday.