Top Indian police officer resigns in protest over controversial religious bill
A top Indian police officer resigned in protest against the parliament's act of passing a controversial bill that aims to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians and…
Lawyers attack Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore
LAHORE: A large group of lawyers attacked a hospital in the city on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of one woman and several getting injured.
According to media reports, lawyers…
US blacklists Rao Anwar for alleged human rights abuse
The United States on Tuesday blacklisted for Malir SSP Rao Anwar for alleged human rights abuse.
The US Treasury Department said that Anwar had staged over 19 fake police encounters in…
Provinces return Rs202bn to centre
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's four provinces returned Rs202 billion to the centre on Sunday, indicating that they underspent on development projects for the quarter.
The amount was returned in the…
Protesters take to the streets against controversial Indian bill
AFP: Protestors in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown across the region hours after lawmakers approved the government´s new…
IHC grants bail to former president Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former president Asif Ali Zardari in the fake bank accounts case on medical grounds.
The former president was asked to…
FM Qureshi arrives in Riyadh to hold talks with Saudi counterpart
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Riyadh on a one day visit to Saudi Arabia, Radio Pakistan reported.
During his stay, the foreign minister will hold talks with…
Indian Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims: HRW
(New York, December 11, 2019) – The Indian government’s proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said today.…
Controversial Indian citizenship bill faces crucial test
The controversial Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, or CAB, will be tabled in Upper House of the Parliament Wednesday afternoon, two days after the legislation was passed by the Lok…
Nasir Jamshed pleads guilty to spot-fixing
Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed will be sentenced in February after pleading guilty in a British court to conspiring to bribe other players to spot-fix a Twenty20 match, the BBC has…
Pakistan ranks 152nd in UN’s Human Development Index
Pakistan was ranked at 152nd position among 189 countries in U.N.’s 2019 Human Development Index (HDI)’s annual rankings that is measured by combining indicators of life expectancy,…
PCB issues clarification on Dawn story
The PCB has issued the following clarification to Dawn to its 6 December 2019 article under the caption PCB spent lavishly on top 5 officials but peanuts on cricket development, which is…
PM Imran slams fascist Modi govt over citizenship legislation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday condemned Indian citizenship legislation as contrary to all norms of international human rights law and bilateral agreements with Pakistan.…
Muslim MP tears controversial Indian bill amid heated debate
HYDERABAD: Muslim MP Asaduddin Owaisi tore a copy of the proposed nationality legislation in the midst of a heated debate in the Indian parliament on Monday, NDTV reported.
"It is an…
US rights body seeks sanctions against Indian minister over proposed law
Washington: A federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, terming it…