YEREVAN: Several thousand demonstrators on Wednesday protested in the Armenian capital as anger mounted over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s decision to cede swathes of disputed territory to Azerbaijan under a controversial peace deal. Pashinyan announced a Russian-brokered peace agreement with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh in the early hours of Tuesday, ending weeks of intense fighting that left more than …

India’s federal government will regulate content on video streaming platforms, including global services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disney’s Hotstar, as part of rules announced this week. India’s ministry of information and broadcasting will oversee streaming video content, which was previously unregulated, a brief government circular said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Earlier this year, more …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday declared the Pakistan Medical Commission Act, 2020 intra vires of the Constitution, but restrained the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) from holding the medical and dental colleges admissions test (MDCAT), scheduled to be held on Nov 15, in the absence of a validly constituted National Medical Authority (NMA) and National Medical & Dental Academic …

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Wednesday approved a project worth Rs350 billion aimed at addressing malnutrition and stunted growth among children. In its 43rd meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the CCI took serious note of malnutrition and stunted growth among children and decided to launch a programme that would target this core problem. The …

GILGIT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice-president Maryam Nawaz insisted on Wednesday the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government will go home before this year end. Addressing a corner meeting in Nagar Khas on Wednesday, she said the Nov 15 elections were very important for the people of GB as they would decide their fate through their votes. She insisted the Imran Khan-led government …

• 79,603 prisoners against sanctioned strength of 64,099 in 116 jails, says ombudsman • Provinces asked to follow Sindh govt example in revising outdated laws, procedures ISLAMABAD: The federal ombudsman has conceded in a report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday that there are 79,603 inmates in 116 jails of the four provinces against the sanctioned capacity of 64,099 …

LAHORE: Contrary to its earlier claim to bring former premier Nawaz Sharif back to the country by Jan 15 from London, the PTI government on Wednesday declared that it could give ‘no time frame’ in this regard. “No date can be given regarding bringing Nawaz Sharif back from the United Kingdom,” Special Assistant to the PM on Accountability and Interior …

A man was arrested for allegedly subjecting a woman and her minor daughter to rape for two days after duping the former with a job offer in northern Sindh’s Kashmore district, police said on Thursday. Police arrested the suspect using a trap while an accomplice is currently at large. Kashmore Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amjad Ali Shaikh confirmed the …

Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday visited a London clinic, which his doctor said marked the beginning of a fresh series of medical evaluations which had paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nawaz visited specialists at The Physicians’ Clinic (TPC) in Marylebone, which describes itself as a cohesive medical practice that …

• Alyani owns Rs728.41m assets including foreign properties • Buzdar owns properties in Multan, Taunsa Sharif and DG Khan • Punjab food minister’s family keeps assets in UK, UAE ISLAMABAD: Key leaders of Balochistan, including its incumbent and former chief ministers, are not only multi-millionaires but also own foreign properties, it emerged on Wednesday. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan …