Pakistan: Nationwide protests erupt against inflated electricity bills

RAWALPINDI/ KARACHI: Traders’ associations and general public and on Friday initiated large-scale protests against soaring electricity bills and heavy taxes, with major demonstrations being held in Karachi as well as other parts of the country. The protest in Karachi, which was also supported by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), demanded a reduction in the ever-increasing electricity prices and […]

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Pakistan: HRCP fact-finding mission suspects Jaranwala rioters not ‘spontaneous or random crowd’

A fact-finding mission of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has suspected that Jaranwala rioters were not a “spontaneous or random crowd”, but were a part of a “larger campaign of hatred against local Christians”. On August 16, a violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched nearly two dozen churches, and attacked the residences […]

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At BRICS summit, UN chief calls for reforming UNSC, global financial institutions

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the reform of the UN Security Council and sought revision of the Bretton Woods system – a global financial architecture created by the US-led Western countries after the end of World War II. “Today’s structures reflect yesterday’s world,” the UN chief told the BRICKS summit […]

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China carrying out cultural genocide inside Tibet, alleges TPiE delegation

A three-member delegation of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) on Sunday met members of the civil society in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar and alleged that China was carrying out a cultural genocide inside Tibet. They sought civil society’s support in resisting it. Addressing the civil society members at the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) here on […]

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UN Accuses Taliban of Killing 200 Ex-Afghan Officials, Security Personnel

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations said Tuesday that it had recorded at least 218 “extrajudicial” killings in Afghanistan and hundreds of other “serious” human rights abuses since the Taliban seized power two years ago. The victims were allegedly mostly individuals affiliated with the U.S.-backed former government in Kabul, including military, intelligence, and police personnel. “In most […]

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