PAKISTAN COURT ACQUITS FORMER PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF IN 37-YEAR-OLD ‘BRIBE’ CASE

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif (R) with his brother and former PM Nawaz Sharif (R). FILE PHOTO Sat 24 June 2023: A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a 37-year-old case related to him allegedly transferring a “precious state land” to one of the country’s leading media house owner […]

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AT LEAST 281 FAMILIES KNOCK PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT OVER GREEK BOAT TRAGEDY

Sat 24 June 2023: At least 281 families have reached the Pakistani government over the Greek boat tragedy last week, the nation’s interior minister told the parliament on Friday. “82 deceased Pakistani victims had been recovered” after they lost their lives in the tragic boat accident off the coast of Greece on June 14, Rana […]

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U.S. CHARGES 4 CHINESE FIRMS WITH TRAFFICKING FENTANYL MATERIALS

  Bags of fentanyl and heroin that were seized by authorities. Sat 24 June 2023: Four Chinese firms have been charged with criminal activity by the US justice department for allegedly trafficking raw ingredients used to make the addictive painkiller fentanyl. The three indictments, which were released on Friday, are the first time that the […]

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INDIA’S MODI MEETS PRESS AT WHITE HOUSE — AND TAKES RARE QUESTIONS

Fri 23 June 2023: Indian officials agreed to event only the day before, according to Reuters news agency, with an Indian reporter asking him about addressing climate crisis, and an American reporter pressing Modi on human rights concerns. Narendra Modi has done something very unusual at the White House — he took questions from journalists. […]

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PODCAST: WHY BIDEN IS ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET FOR INDIA’S MODI

Thu 22 June 2023: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is joining the ranks of Benjamin Netanyahu, Nelson Mandela, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Winston Churchill and Yitzhak Rabin – the only other world leaders to have addressed the US Congress twice. It is part of his state visit to the United States, which is being hailed as a […]

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MODI IN US: NY TRUCKS POSE QUESTIONS ON UMAR KHALID, WRESTLERS PROTEST & MORE

Thu 22 June 2023: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, the city of New York saw trucks with screens beckoning US President Joe Biden to ask the Indian PM tough questions about happenings in India. An image shared on Twitter showed numerous trucks that had messages written out for Biden. “Hey […]

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CHINA SAYS “READY TO BRING MORE LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS INTO THE BIG FAMILY OF BRICS”

Thu 22 June 2023: China stated on Wednesday that it is willing to bring in “like-minded” partners into the BRICS. Beijing’s remarks came in response to Bangladesh’s reported decision to join the multinational group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. “China stands ready to bring more like-minded partners into the big family […]

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CRITICS DECRY MODI’S US VISIT AS HE BEGINS DAY WITH UN YOGA EVENT

  Activists protest against the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the United States. Seen in NYC: Hey, Joe Biden, ask #Modi why he was banned from the USA from 2005-2014. Thu 22 June 2023: Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister’s Washington, DC, visit. Washington, DC – Indian Prime […]

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PAKISTAN NEGOTIATING TO HAND OVER KARACHI PORT TERMINALS TO UAE FOR EMERGENCY FUNDS

Wed 21 June 2023: Pakistan is undergoing negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hand over operational management of the port terminals of the city of Karachi, as Islamabad continues to seek emergency funds to pay off its debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the Pakistani media outlets, the government yesterday […]

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SA MUSLIM LAWYERS ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR ARREST OF INDIAN PM MODI

Wed 21 June 2023: In an attempt to “arrest, investigate, and possibly prosecute Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) and the South African Kashmiri Action Group (SAKAG) have filed a new complaint with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Services (SAPS), The Citizen reported. In August, Modi […]

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