ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan strongly condemning disrespectful incident occurred at Masjid-e-Nabvi said on Friday that the government would request Saudi Arabia to take appropriate action against those who used indecent language in the premises of Masjid-e-Nabvi and misbehave with ministers. Addressing a press conference along with Adviser to PM on Kashmir […]
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Rasheed wants dissolution of KP, Punjab assemblies
ISLAMABAD: Former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday said it was his desire that the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) might also be dissolved along with the National Assembly. Addressing a press conference here, he said after detailed deliberations, it was decided to opt for early general elections. Imran Khan would […]
Opposition wants to carry out No-Confidence Motion in peaceful manner: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday said that the opposition parties wanted to carry out ‘No-Confidence Motion’ in a peaceful manner to strengthen democracy. Addressing a press conference here, he said that No-Confidence Motion was a democratic process which should be carried out as per the rules as several Prime Ministers […]
Conspirators to fail in toppling Khan’s government: Rasheed
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Tuesday said an international conspiracy and investment was made to topple the government of Imran Khan adding that the conspirators would fail in their designs. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said foreign funding was being made for no confidence motion against the Prime Minister. Imran […]
US renews call on Myanmar to free journalist amid Covid fears
The United States on Friday renewed calls on Myanmar’s junta to free a jailed US journalist as concerns grow about a Covid-19 outbreak in prisons packed with detained activists. Danny Fenster, managing editor of the Frontier Myanmar news outlet, was taken into custody on May 24 after the military deposed the civilian government on charges […]
Hong Kong journalist union says press freedoms ‘in tatters’
Hong Kong’s press freedoms are “in tatters” as China remoulds the once outspoken business hub in its own authoritarian image, the city’s main journalist union said Thursday, adding it feared “fake news” laws were on their way. “The past year is definitely the worst year so far for press freedom,” Ronson Chan, chairman of the […]
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We live in tumultuous times. Reactionary right-wing governments have popped up across the world. Online fake news has strengthened a number of damaging false narratives. The global terrorism problem seems to be getting worse with every passing day. To top it all off, humanity continues to fail to tackle the climate change problem, with many […]