Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir: Karakoram Highway blocked as protesters demand compensation promised for Diamer Bhasha Dam
Dawn News reports: Affectees of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer Bhasha Dam blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) on Wednesday in protest against Wapda for failure to pay compensation promised to them for leaving their lands for the dam’s construction. The protesters were demanding pending payments for the Chula (stove) Package which entitles them to financial assistance before departure […]
Europe
Pro-Palestinian students occupy Paris university campus
Scores of protesters on Friday occupied the central campus building of Sciences Po and dozens of others blocked its entrance. Students in Paris – inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States – blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university on Friday. The pro-Palestinian protest at the Paris […]
Ukraine war: Kyiv’s plea for Patriots falls short in Greece and Spain
According to BBC reports Greece has rejected pressure from European allies to help Ukraine boost its air defences, arguing that Athens needs the systems for itself. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed for at least seven more Patriots or similar defence batteries to protect its cities and power plants from Russian attack. But Greece has said […]
International News
One and only in Pakistan: Govt mulling to tax 12kw or above solar panels
ISLAMABAD – The federal government is considering a proposal of levying tax on the installation of 12KW and above solar panels, it is learnt reliably here yesterday. Similarly, the government is also considering downward revision of tariff for net metering, an official source said. According the source, there is a proposal to levy tax on […]