Urges Indian government to have the confidence to look at the human rights situation in Kashmir and understand…alienation of the entire population of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the young people Islamabad: Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged India to have confidence to …
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World Bank vows to work with India-Pakistan to resolve to resolve water issues
Islamabad:The World Bank said an agreement on the way forward to address Islamabad’s concerns regarding the Indus Waters Treaty with India wasn’t reached at the conclusion of the meetings, adding that it will continue to work with both countries to resolve the issues in an amicable manner and in line …
Read More »Future of Chabahar Port in limbo
Ayaz Ahmed When the US had lifted sanctions on Iran as a result of the Iran nuclear deal of 2015, the Rouhani-led government in Tehran optimistically expedited its efforts to fully operationalise the Chabahar Port in the near future. Since the Trump administration has now completely withdrawn the US from …
Read More »IMF chief urges India to focus on women in wake of child rapes
Washington: IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday called on India´s leader to focus more on women in the wake of the “revolting” rape and murder of two young girls. While she praised the nation´s economic performance, “what has happened is just revolting,” Lagarde said when asked about the incidents in …
Read More »Afridi’s support for Kashmiris irritates Indian twitteries
Islamabad: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi found himself the subject of heavy indignation on Tuesday after he tweeted his concerns over the worsening situation in India-held Kashmir. Calling on the international community to urgently respond to the ongoing human rights violations, the former cricketer termed the situation in held Kashmir …
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