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
Europe risks dying and faces big decisions – Macron
Europe must escape from its self-imposed naivety or face the risk of dying. That was the stark warning at the heart of a major speech on the EU by French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday in Paris. Over two hours in the historic auditorium of Sorbonne university, the French president said Europe must react fast if […]
EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
The European Commission launched a probe into China’s public procurement of medical devices on Wednesday, the latest in a series of moves that ratchet up trade tensions ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe next month. The investigation – which Beijing swiftly criticized – is meant to determine if European suppliers of devices ranging […]
International News
Pakistan rejects US human rights report as ‘biased and politicised’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has outrightly dismissed the 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices recently released by the United States State Department. “The contents of the report are unjust, relying on inaccurate information and are disconnected from the realities on the ground,” stated the foreign office on Thursday. In a strongly worded statement, the foreign office […]
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