UAE COURT REJECTS SOUTH AFRICA’S EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR GUPTA BROTHERS

Fri 07 Apr 2023: A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said on Friday. The Indian brothers, arrested in the UAE in June 2022, are accused of using their connections with Jacob Zuma, president of South […]

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ARE WE WITNESSING THE END OF PAKISTAN’S MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT?

Fri 07 April 2023: In the West, the existence of a “deep state” remains a contentious issue. Many activists and political outcasts have referred to it, even targeted it, while mainstream media outlets have rushed to condemn the concept as a conspiracy theory. Even so, many in Britain, for example, still refer to the “Establishment”.  […]

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SUELLA BRAVERMAN WORDS ON BRITISH PAKISTANI MEN DISCRIMINATORY: PAKISTAN

Thu 06 Apr 2023: Pakistan’s foreign office has criticised British Home Secretary Suella Braverman for “discriminatory and xenophobic” comments after she said that British Pakistani men “hold cultural values at odds with British values”. In an interview with Sky News on Monday, Braverman also alleged British Pakistani men worked in child abuse rings or networks […]

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MUSLIMS TARGETED ON HINDU FESTIVAL, SAYS OIC; INDIA REJECTS CHARGE

Hindu devotees sporting swords at a Ram Navami procession in Howrah, West Bengal Getty Images Wed 05 Apr 2023: A prominent Muslim body has denounced the “provocative acts of violence and vandalism” during the Hindu festival of Ram Navami in India, which has accused the organisation of an “anti-India agenda”. In a statement on Tuesday, the […]

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PAKISTAN’S SUPREME COURT ORDERS PUNJAB ELECTION ON MAY 14

Tue 04 Apr 2023:  Pakistan’s Supreme Court has declared the country’s poll panel’s decision to delay the assembly elections in two provinces as “unconstitutional”. The top court on Tuesday ordered the government to hold snap polls in the country’s most populous province of Punjab on May 14. The court’s verdict followed a petition filed by […]

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HINDU FUNDAMENTAL GROUPS USING RAM NAVAMI, HANUMAN JAYANTHI TO TARGET MINORITIES: REPORT

On March 31, during the Ram Navami procession, the oldest madrasa of Bihar Sharif, Madrasa Azizia, was set ablaze by the Hindutva mob. There were about 4500+ more books in it.  Tue 04 Apr 2023: Hindu fundamental organizations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, along with their affiliates, are using the Sri Ram Navami […]

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NEPAL SEES COMMUNAL TENSION AT RAM NAVAMI RALLIES ‘FOR THE FIRST TIME’: REPORT

Video screengrab of the Ram Navami rally in Nepal’s Janakpur. Mon 03 Apr 2023: Communal tensions surrounding Ram Navami rallies were seen for the first time in Nepal, according to a detailed report by BBC Hindi. The news comes as violence continues in various parts of India as a direct aftermath of communal clashes during Ram […]

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MALAYSIA ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, NATURAL-LIFE PRISON TERMS

Mon 03 Apr 2023: In a landmark decision, the Malaysian parliament on Monday (April 3) approved legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty. In the sweeping legal reforms that were passed, the parliament also cut down the number of offences punishable by death and abolish natural-life prison sentences.  The amendments that were passed will […]

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PAKISTAN DENIES REPORTS OF TRADE RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL

Sun 02 Apr 2023: Pakistan has on Sunday denied reports of trade relations with Israel and has vowed to investigate any goods allegedly “exported” to the occupation state, with which Islamabad has no diplomatic relations. On 30 March, the American Jewish Congress (AJC) issued a statement on “Trade Between the State of Israel and Pakistan,” claiming that the […]

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