LAHORE – In a major step forward for child welfare, the Punjab Cabinet has officially approved the province’s first comprehensive Child Protection Policy under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The policy, developed by the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau, outlines a clear roadmap to prevent child abuse, neglect, violence, and exploitation. It was […]
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German woman arrested in foiled plot to kidnap health minister
German woman arrested in foiled plot to kidnap health minister. German police on Thursday arrested a woman accused of being the ringleader of a far-right anti-lockdown group that planned to kidnap the health minister. The plot was uncovered earlier this year, when police arrested four men accused of “preparing explosive attacks and other acts of […]
California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute
A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities said Wednesday. Hannah Star Esser, 20, was charged with murder in the death of Victor Anthony Luis, 43, and detained on $1 million bail, the […]
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager as violence simmers in West Bank
Ramallah: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager on Thursday during clashes in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have stoked fears of an escalation. Violence in the West Bank has surged in recent months as Israel has intensified raids following a spate of […]
Mexican border city violence leaves 11 dead, shops burned
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: A wave of violence in a Mexican city on the border with the United States left 11 people dead, including a radio presenter, and businesses torched, authorities said Friday. In the first incident in Ciudad Juarez, two prison inmates were shot dead and 20 injured in a riot involving two rival gangs, […]
Muslims facing systematic discrimination, violence in India
ISLAMABAD: Muslims in India have been facing systematic discrimination and violence for long and anti-Muslim sentiments have risen since the fascist BJP’s Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. RSS-backed BJP is pursuing Hindutva agenda to turn India into a Hindu Rashtra and persecution of Muslims, Christians and low-caste Hindus has increased manifold during the […]
Dozens injured as fans clash at Mexico football match
Mexico City: At least 26 people were injured after violence broke out between opposing fans at a Mexican football match, authorities said on Sunday. Fights broke out just after the hour mark of Saturday’s game between Queretaro and Atlas at La Corregidora stadium in the city of Queretaro. As some fans, including families with children, […]
15 killed in suspected revenge attacks in Haiti: police
At least 15 people, including a journalist and an opposition activist, were killed in Haiti in overnight violence suspected to be revenge attacks after the death of a police officer, officials said Wednesday. Photographs of reporter Diego Charles lying dead on the ground and of political activist Antoinette Duclair dead in her car circulated on […]
Colombia leader says chopper hit by gunfire near Venezuela border
Colombian President Ivan Duque said Friday the helicopter he was flying in near the border with Venezuela was hit by gunfire. It was the first attack against a Colombian president in nearly 20 years. No one was injured. Colombian authorities did not say if the shots were fired from the Colombian or Venezuelan side of […]
Taliban declare 3-day Eid holiday ceasefire as violence soars in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire for this week’s Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan. Violence has soared since May 1 – the deadline missed by the United States to withdraw the last of its troops – and while the […]