Mon 12 February 2024: Qatar has released eight former Indian naval officers previously sentenced to death on charges of spying for Israel. India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) thanked Doha on Monday as it announced that the octet had been freed. The details surrounding their arrest, sentencing, and commuting remain unclear. “We appreciate the decision […]
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Sun 11 February 2024: Candidates, mostly linked to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, won the most seats as Pakistan’s election commission announced on Sunday final results of the Feb. 8 general elections. The independents got 101 seats, followed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) winning 75, […]
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Nepali mercenaries fighting for the Russian army in Ostrykivka, village near Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia, Russian-occupied Ukraine [Photo courtesy Atit Chettri] Sun 11 February 2024: Kathmandu, Nepal – On a bitterly cold morning in early January, somewhere near Tokmak city in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Bimal Bhandari* began a risky journey to desert the Russian army he […]
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Sat 10 February 2024: Amnesty International has called on Indian authorities to immediately halt the “unlawful” demolitions of Muslim properties, as it released two new reports describing the targeting of homes, businesses and places of worship across several states belonging to the minority community. Calling the demolitions a form of extrajudicial punishment, the rights group […]
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Fri 09 February 2024: Violent clashes broke out between police and local residents in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, February 8, after the municipal authorities demolished a madrassa, calling it an encroachment on government land. The clashes broke out shortly after Haldwani municipal officials conducted demolition of the madrassa located near Banbhulpura police station. In retaliation, […]
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Fri 09 February 2024: Malaysia’s top court has ruled that 16 Islamic laws in the northeastern state of Kelantan are unconstitutional in a landmark decision that could have major implications for the country’s legal system. By an 8-1 majority, the Federal Court ruled on Friday that the Kelantan state government did not have the power […]
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Fri 09 February 2024: Britain’s Unilever said on Thursday that fourth-quarter sales growth in south-east Asia had been hurt by shoppers in Indonesia boycotting brands of multinational companies “in response to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East,” Reuters has reported. INDONESIANS BOYCOTT MCDONALD’S, STARBUCKS OVER SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL The maker of Dove soap, Knorr stock cubes […]
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Thu 08 February 2024: Counting is underway after polling for Pakistan’s crucial general elections ended on Thursday evening, Anadolu Agency reports. According to initial results, a tough contest is seen between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of three-time Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and independent candidates backed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of incarcerated ex-Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Contrary […]
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Head of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan’s largest religio-socio-political party, Siraj-ul-Haq cast his vote Thu 08 February 2024: Standing in line outside a polling station in the southern district of the port city of Karachi, Unas Aamir is anxious as he awaits his turn to cast his ballot in Pakistan’s high-stakes general elections. He is one of […]
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Attacks on religious buildings are war crimes under international law [Courtesy of Amnesty International] Thu 08 February 2024: Myanmar’s military should be investigated for war crimes over an air attack last month that killed 17 villagers, including two children, as they attended a Sunday church service, Amnesty International has said. Amnesty said photo and […]
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