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US sanctioned Hong Kong leader has no bank account


November 29, 2020

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has “piles of cash” at home as she has no bank account after the United States slapped sanctions on her in response to a draconian security law China imposed on the city. Lam was targeted, along with 14 other senior city officials, in the toughest US action on Hong Kong since …

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Independence is in clear sight, says Scotland’s first minister


November 29, 2020

GLASGOW: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Saturday said she had “never been more certain” of achieving independence, with Britain’s final departure from EU trading arrangements set to precede key Scottish elections in the months ahead. The head of Scotland’s devolved government and the leader of the pro-independence SNP told supporters at the party’s virtual conference that the prospect of …

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OIC asks India to rescind illegal acts in occupied Kashmir


November 29, 2020

• Pakistan takes up visa ban issue with UAE • CFM adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution on Islamophobia • Islamabad to host next CFM meeting ISLAMABAD: Amid conflicting reports whether the Kash­mir issue was on the agenda of an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s meeting in Niger, the foreign ministers of the OIC’s member states in a diplomatic victory for Pakistan unanimously reaffirmed support for …

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Suicide car bomb kills 30 Afghan security personnel


November 29, 2020

A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni city, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has seen regular fighting between the Taliban and government forces. It came as the …

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Balochistan varsity teacher ‘goes missing’


November 29, 2020

QUETTA: The chairman of the Brahvi department of Balochistan University, Prof Liaquat Sani Bangulzai, went missing while travelling to Khuzdar along with two other university teachers on Saturday, officials said. The two other professors — Prof Shabbir Shahwani and Prof Nizam Shahwani — were later found in the Kanak area along Quetta-Taftan highway. Officials of the university said Dr Liaquat …

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Ordinance restraining children from evicting aging parents being considered


November 29, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering a proposal to promulgate an ordinance that would restrain children from evicting their aging parents from their homes. Federal Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem on Saturday discussed the proposal with Prime Minister Imran Khan to promulgate the ordinance to prescribe the right of parents to evict their children and their spouses and protect rights of …

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Rehabilitation work underway in Diplomatic Enclave


November 29, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Rehabilitation work in Diplomatic Enclave is in full swing and broken circular roads, especially near Chinese and United States embassies, have been carpeted. Moreover, two new parks are being established in the area — one on 4th Road and the other at the entrance of the enclave. Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed on Saturday visited the …

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‘52pc of forced conversion cases reported in Punjab’


November 29, 2020

LAHORE: Minority rights organisation Center for Social Justice (CSJ) held a consultation where they denounced the rise in the incidents of forced conversion of women, and specifically of underage girls from the religious minority communities. The discussion titled ‘Forced Conversion Complaints and Religious Freedom’ was held online on Saturday. CSJ stressed that around 162 questionable conversions had been reported in …

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Opposition challenging govt writ, violating court order: CM’s aide


November 29, 2020

RAWALPINDI: Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday lashed out at opposition parties and said that they were not only challenging the government writ and exposing people to Covid-19, but openly violating the court orders. Addressing a press conference at the Rawalpindi Press Club, she said the law will take its course against …

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Labour bodies slam govt decision to sack over 4,500 PSM workers


November 29, 2020

KARACHI: Labour activists and organisations on Saturday aired their disappointment with the government and fears for the poor workers and labour force in the country a day after the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) unceremoniously laid off as many as 4,544 of its employees. “All workmen in pay groups II, III, IV and JOs including (i) teachers/lecturers, non-teaching staff of schools …

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