Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir: Senate passes resolution asking for addressing concerns in Dasu, Diamer Bhasha Dams
The Senate on Monday passed a resolution expressing deep concern over the present situation emerging in the areas of the Dasu and Diamer Bhasha dams and asked for recruitment in the said projects as per the quota fixed for them. The resolution was tabled by Muhammad Talha Mahmood. The resolution further said that the salary […]
Europe
Migrant smugglers could face up to 15 years in prison under proposed new EU rules
The European Commission is seeking to toughen penalties for human traffickers as the bloc struggles to bring down the number of migrants lured in by networks of smugglers. In the first ten months of 2023, the European Union saw nearly 331,000 irregular border crossings, with the Central Mediterranean route accounting for the vast majority of […]
French teens who beheaded teacher for showing Charlie Hebdo caricatures face in-camera trial
Geo News reports: Six teenagers are set to face trial behind closed doors on Monday in connection with the shocking beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, a crime that deeply disturbed the nation. The teacher had exhibited caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) during a class on freedom of expression, causing discontent […]
International News
Baltic foreign ministers pull out of OSCE summit over Russia invite
The foreign ministers of three Baltic states have announced that they will boycott a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was invited to the event. In a statement on Tuesday, the officials from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania said that a decision to invite Lavrov […]