Year: 2023

Imran urges lawyers to lead movement for masses rights

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that Pakistan stood at the crossroads, calling upon the legal fraternity to lead a movement for upholding the masses rights, most importantly, their right to vote and elect their leaders and to define their future themselves. According to the party’s Central Media Department here, in his message to the nation, the PTI chairman emphasised it is the duty of the judiciary and lawyers to protect the Constitution, upon which rests the progress of our nation. He called upon the legal fraternity…

‘Friends’ creators detail final conversation with Matthew Perry before his death

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Friends creators detailed how Matthew Perry was “happy and chipper” in their final conversation with the late actor. On the preview of Wednesday’s episode of the Today show, Marta Kauffman, 67, and David Crane, 66, recalled their final conversation with the late actor just two weeks before his tragic death. “It was great,” Kauffman told host Hoda Kotb via the virtual interview. “He was happy and chipper. He didn’t seem weighed down by anything,” the award-winning writer-director reflected. “He was in a really good place, which is why this seems so unfair,” she…

NCHR urges govt to deal with Afghan asylum seekers as per human rights commitments

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Islamabad: Responding to a petition submitted by a delegation of prominent human rights defenders (HRDs), the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has written a letter to the government and other stakeholders urging them to deal with the Afghan asylum seekers according to national and international human rights commitments. A delegation of prominent human rights defenders (HRDs) submitted a petition in NCHR requesting the Commission to play its role in restraining the government from detaining, forcefully deporting or otherwise harassing Afghan asylum-seekers. The petition also suggested the Commission to direct…

Sheikh Rashid appoints nephew his political successor

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ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid has declared his nephew Rashid Shafiq as his son. In a video statement along with Rashid Shafiq, Sheikh Rashid said, “I have no children; I declare Rashid Shafiq my son. My political decision will be the political decision of Rashid Shafiq and he stands by my side.” He said, “We are with the great army and we both father and son condemn the events of May 9. I will contest the election from both seats and Rashid Shafiq is a part of it.”…

Israel thrusts anti-Hamas ads into children’s video games, dehumanising Palestinians

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Israel is taking aid of media propaganda in order to continue waging its war on Palestinians, as graphic pro-Israel advertisements make their way into children’s video games. As Maria Julia Cassis’s 6-year-old son entered the dining room with a pale face, she was enjoying lunch in her north London terraced house. His Android phone’s puzzle game had been cut off by a blurry, horrific film featuring distressed Israeli families and Hamas gunmen. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the first-grader a message over a black screen that said, “WE…

World Cup: Bangladesh say ‘no other option’ except defeating Pakistan

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Bangladesh aim to win against Pakistan Pakistan when they take on Babar Azam’s men tomorrow (Tuesday) at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, skipper Shakib Al Hasan said Monday, noting that they have no other option. “There is a lot to play for. As you know, we have to win to be able to qualify for the Champions Trophy. That’s an important target I think we can set at this moment,” said Shakib. The International Cricket Council on Monday announced the top seven teams plus hosts Pakistan will qualify for the Champions Trophy…

SC to hear intra-court appeal challenging NAB law verdict today

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is set to hear the federal government’s intra-court appeal challenging the verdict in the accountability law amendments case today (Tuesday). The first intra-court appeal was filed after the implementation of the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan had challenged NAB amendment last year. The hearing of the appeals will be conducted by a five-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minullah and Justice Hasan Azhar…

Illegal foreigners repatriation compliant with international norms: Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday slammed the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) statement on the repatriation of illegal foreigners and clarified that the process is being implemented as per the “applicable international norms and principles”. “The Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP) applies to all illegal foreigners residing in Pakistan, irrespective of their nationality and country of origin. The decision is in exercise of Pakistan’s sovereign domestic laws, and compliant with applicable international norms and principles,” said Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in a statement. The…