07 July 2023 (Indian Media) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is moving ahead with plans to replace religion and community-based social practices with a uniform civil law (UCC), raising an outcry among minority rights activists and opposition leaders. India's population of 1.4 billion comprises diverse religious and ethnic communities who are currently allowed to...

Beijing, 04 July 2023 (Xinhua/Media) Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday sought to forge closer ties and boost cooperation within the expanding Eurasian bloc but stressed the group is not directed against any other states. Russian President Vladimir Putin, China’s President Xi Jinping, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi...

03 July 2023 By Ashraf Siddiqui Imran Khan, Pakistan's former ousted prime minister, a cricketer turned politician's entry into Pakistan's national politics relied heavily on ceaseless digital propaganda that aimed to assassinate the character of all politicians, portraying them as highly corrupt. In contrast, Imran Khan presented himself as a savior, a paragon of cleanliness...

United Nations, 1st July 2023 (APP-AP) Pakistan told the UN General Assembly that the Security Council’s inability to secure the implementation of its resolutions on Palestine and Kashmir to enable their peoples to exercise their right to self-determination were the “greatest failures” of the 15-member body that also erode its credibility. “Despite Security Council’s unequivocal...

Manila, 30 June 2023 (Manila Times) The Philippines may turn down the request of the United States to temporarily host Afghan refugees in the country because there are security, legal and logistics issues involved, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday. Speaking to reporters after the launching of Cebuana Lhuillier's Kanegosyo Center in Parañaque City, Marcos...

Rawalpindi, 26 June 2023 (Daily Dawn) Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sharif said on Monday that one lieutenant general, 3 Major Generals and 7 Brigadiers are among 102 persons under military courts trials as part of the military’s “self-accountability process” into the events of May 9. He revealed this today...

Lahore, 24 June 2023  By Asif Luqman Qazi Sahi US-India Joint Statement Ignores Human Rights Violations committed by BJP government on innocent Kashmiris in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK).The Indian government revoked constitutional articles that gave special status to the State of Jummu and Kashmir. (Kumar, Hari. "India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status: What Does It Mean?"...

Doha, 22 June 2023 Recently, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections were held in Qatar, with 102 candidates participating, including four women. Two members were elected unopposed. The voter register had a total of 34,527 registered citizens, comprising both male and female voters. Approximately 40.7% of the voters cast their votes in the elections. The...

Washington, 22 June 2023 (Media) The fanfare around Narendra Modi's visit to the US has been punctuated by protests over accusations that his right-wing administration is cracking down on human rights in India. Modi’s visit also faces heat from human rights groups that criticized Biden for hosting a state dinner, an honor he's bestowed on...

22 June 2023 (Anadolu Agency) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the White House Thursday for a ritzy state visit with US President Joe Biden that is slated to be replete with pomp and circumstance. Modi was feted with a lavish arrival ceremony on the South Lawn, greeted by the Marine Corps band playing...