BANGKOK: Mass protests continue in the Thai capital Bangkok with thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets with demands for reforms in the monarchy and the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who came to power in a coup six years ago. As they promised, demonstrators remained on the streets …
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Iran: Sanctions are not back except in Pompeo’s imaginary world
TEHRAN: The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the international community will not buy into Washington’s frenetic attempt to reinstate all United Nations sanctions against the Islamic Republic, adding that US officials live in “an imaginary world.” “Nothing has happened, except in [US Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo’s imaginary world. No one …
Read More »Two years following election, Nawaz Sharif once again calls attention to ‘dishonour of votes’
ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on Islamabad where the much-hyped gathering of the opposition leaders, aimed at devising a strategy to oust the PTI-led coalition government, is taking place. PPP leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari delivered the opening speech at the PPP-hosted multiparty conference through video link. Zardari thanked …
Read More »French MPs under fire for protesting Muslim woman’s hijab at parliament
PARIS: A lawmaker from the ruling party of French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of racism after she led a walkout at the country’s national assembly in protest at the presence of a Muslim student union representative wearing a headscarf. In a controversial move earlier this week, lawmakers from …
Read More »UN chief says will take no action on US ‘snapback’ push against Iran
NEW YORK: The United Nations secretary-general says “uncertainty” prevents him from taking any action on a US declaration that all UN sanctions have been reinstated against Iran. “There would appear to be uncertainty whether or not the process … was indeed initiated,” Antonio Guterres said on Saturday in a letter …
Read More »All eyes on Islamabad as opposition meets to devise anti-govt strategy
ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on Islamabad today where the stage is set for a much-hyped gathering of the opposition leaders aimed at devising a strategy to oust the PTI-led coalition government. A day earlier, it was announced that supreme leader of the PML-N and deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif would …
Read More »Motorway rape case: Police fail to nab key suspect Abid Ali even after over 10 days
LAHORE: Punjab Police’s special teams have failed to arrest the key suspect, Abid Ali, even after more than 10 days have passed since two armed men allegedly gang-raped a woman stranded on the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway with her children before robbing her. The deputy inspector-general (DIG) of police for investigations, Shahzada …
Read More »China, Russia next targets if US wins in undermining Iran
Pointing to US unlawful move to reimpose sanctions against Iran and importance of confronting its unilateralism, Cartalucci said China and Russia are next targets of the US if it will be successful in undermining of Iran. Under the 2015 nuclear deal that Iran struck with six major powers; the UK, …
Read More »Is Pakistan prepared for a second wave of COVID-19?
By Aftab Siddiqui It has been six months since coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the United States, the caseload has crossed six million. While India’s prime minister is facing one of the sternest tests of his political life. Despite the world’s strictest lockdown, …
Read More »Militancy and Sectarian Approaches in Pakistan
By Dr. Muhammad Husain The sectarian fronts always entail high risks that Pakistan is facing for decades. The culture of militarization, on sectarian grounds, stems from different intervals, the Afghan, the Syrian war, and the current political recessions in the Middle East. It was the era of 1979 when the …
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