While the bill still needs to be passed by parliament, the decision is seen as a first step towards Germany legalising marijuana. Germany’s cabinet approved a controversial groundbreaking bill on Wednesday that will allow adults to buy and possess small amounts of cannabis for recreational use. The decision, which still has to be passed by […]
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New Delhi, Aug 16: Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan on Wednesday contended before the Supreme Court (SC) that Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir retained internal sovereignty and Article 370 was a constitutional substitute for a standstill agreement. He argued that entering Instrument of Accession with Indian Union resulted in loss of state’s external sovereignty to an […]
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The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) filed a plea in the apex court on Wednesday, requesting it to direct the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce a date for holding the general elections within the constitutionally mandated period of 90 days following the dissolution of the National Assembly on August 9. The plea also […]
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A merchant ship has left the Ukrainian port of Odesa, despite concerns Russia could target vessels in the Black Sea. The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte had been trapped in the port since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv has announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea after a deal […]
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Lithuania is to close two of its six border crossings with Belarus. The two rural crossing points, which are not used by commercial vehicles, will be closed from Friday. The government said the decision was in response to changes in the geopolitical situation and threats to national security, as well as smuggling. Belarus’s western neighbours […]
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LAHORE: Multiple churches were attacked on Wednesday in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over blasphemy allegations. Media reports stated that a mob of over 100 people stormed a local Christian neighbourhood in Jaranwala and set ablaze at least one church, the Salvation Army Church, one of the oldest in the area. The United Presbyterian Church, Allied […]
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WARSAW: NATO member Poland displayed its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems at a massive military parade Tuesday, as war rages in neighboring Ukraine and ahead of parliamentary elections in two months. President Andrzej Duda, the chief commander of the armed forces, said in his opening speech that the protection of Poland’s eastern border is a […]
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The UN said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court should recognize gender discrimination in Afghanistan as a crime against humanity. “The legal opinion we have received shows that the denial of education to Afghan girls and employment to Afghan women is gender discrimination, which should count as a crime against humanity, and it should be […]
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The caretaker government has announced a massive hike of almost Rs18 in the price of petrol and Rs20 in that of high speed diesel, taking them to Rs290.45 and Rs293.40 per litre, respectively. The announcement came at midnight on Tuesday and a fortnight after the Shehbaz-Sharif-led previous government increased the prices of the two products […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Indian leaders have abandoned the tradition of exchanging greetings on their respective independence days, showing the deteriorating state of relationship between the two nuclear armed neighbours. Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on Monday while India marked its freedom day on Tuesday. Although the armed forces of the two countries exchanged sweets on […]
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