UNITED NATIONS: China’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang province came under debate at the United Nations on Tuesday, with 54 nations praising Beijing’s “remarkable achievements in the field of human rights” but 23 states assailing its record. It all began when the 23 nations — mostly western — backed a British statement condemning Beijing’s track record. However, China’s allies …

Shops and offices were shut in Indian occupied Kashmir on Thursday and the streets largely deserted as federal authorities formally revoked the restive area’s constitutional autonomy and split it into two federal territories. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision in August to change occupied Kashmir’s status and tighten its grip over the region has stoked anger and resentment among Kashmiris. …

Twitter announced an end Wednesday to political campaign and issue ads on its service, calling it an important step in reducing the flow of election-related misinformation. But some of its users might face an unintended consequence or two. Among those potentially affected could be public-interest nonprofits eager to reach an audience larger than their official followers, challengers to incumbent officeholders, …

The Pentagon has released its first images from last weekend’s commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned that the militant group may attempt to stage a “retribution attack”. The declassified, grainy, black-and-white aerial videos from Saturday’s raid showed US special operations forces closing in on the compound and US aircraft firing …

RAHIM YAR KHAN:  A passenger train caught fire near Rahim Yar Khan  Thursday, with TV channels reporting over seventy dead. Television footage showed flames pouring out of the carriages in Rahim Yar Khan district in Punjab province, as people could be heard crying. While most of the dead were charred beyond recognition, some injured passengers shifted to a hospital in …

HYDERABAD: The management of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) has decided to introduce five non-engineering disciplines under Bachelor degree programme 2019-20. It is first-ever in the history that Mehran University is introducing non-engineering disciplines, the university spokesman informed and added that written test for admissions in these disciplines will be conducted on November 30 and December 1, 2019. …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N President Shehbaz Sharif will participate in Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Azadi March in Islamabad on Thursday. According to Geo News, the former Punjab chief minister was due to leave Lahore for Islamabad in the afternoon. Sources said the PML-N leader will also address the protesters of Azadi March. Meanwhile, Amir Zulfiqar DIG Islamabad took an aerial view …

ISLAMABAD: A passenger of Tezgam train has disputed  Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad’s statement that the incident took place due to gas cylinders carried by Tableeghi Jamaat members. In a video that went viral on the Internet, the unnamed person claimed that the fire could not be attributed to the gas cylinder blast since all the cylinders were emptied at …