Opposition alliance resolves to give govt ‘a tough time’ – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An alliance of opposition parties, on Tuesday, resolved to increase coordination in order to give the government a tough time. At a dinner, hosted by Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz-i-Ayeen-i-Pakistan chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, opposition leaders Fazlur Reh­man, Asad Qaiser, Omar Ayub, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Sardar Latif Khosa, Arif Khan, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and others agreed to hold…

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Sheikh Hasina’s government committed ‘crimes against humanity’ to retain power in Bangladesh, says UN

The UN accused Bangladesh’s former administration of orchestrating systematic attacks and killings of protesters during its attempt to maintain power last year, potentially constituting “crimes against humanity“.In August last year, before student protests ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her administration violently suppressed demonstrators, with the UN citing “hundreds of extrajudicial killings”. The UN rights…

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IAEA chief, Dar discuss role of nuclear energy in climate mitigation, adaptation: FO – Pakistan

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) Rafael Mariano Grossi on Wednesday called on Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to discuss the role of nuclear energy in climate mitigation and adaptation, according to statement by the Foreign Office. Pakistan holds a long-term partnership with the IAEA which is responsible for ensuring peaceful use of…

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MQM-H’s Afaq picked up in DHA raid after four trucks, water tankers torched – Pakistan

• IGP says MQM-H chief was arrested for ‘inciting people’• Transporters block National Highway, Northern Bypass KARACHI: Police on Tuesday evening picked up Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi chairman Afaq Ahmed after unknown persons torched four heavy vehicles in the city during the day in what appeared to be incidents of vigilante justice. Recently, the Sindh government…

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Mallikarjun Kharge targets PM Modi over deportations of Indian nationals from US | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deportation of Indian nationals from the United States, questioning the PM’s claims of a ‘close friendship’ with former US President Donald Trump.Kharge expressed concern over the alleged inhumane treatment of the deportees, arguing that India could have arranged its own…

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