Mon 20 March 2023: The UK’s Ministry of Defence has apologised after asking Afghan asylum seekers in hiding to get their documents stamped by the Taliban, the very people they are trying to flee. Human rights groups have recorded how the Taliban have banned peaceful protests, executed alleged resistance fighters and suppressed women’s rights. Yet […]
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Mon 20 March 2023: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for a state visit and talks with President Vladimir Putin, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday. A plane with Xi landed at landed at the Vnukovo-2 airport in Moscow. Xi Jinping will visit Moscow from March 20-22 at the invitation of Russian President […]
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Jabir and other protesters at Ghatmeeka Eidgah in Rajasthan. Sun 19 March 2023: Children of Junaid still have hope that their father will visit them one day and deliver cookies, a month after his passing. As hundreds of cars visited the village in the last month, the children woke up to every car’s sound thinking […]
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Sun 19 March 2023: As Sikh hardliner Amritpal Singh is still at large, the day after Punjab Police launched a massive manhunt to nab him, Jalandhar police chief Kuldeep Chahal termed it a game of “chor-police”. In a statement to the media on March 19, Chahal refuted accusations of improper management of the circumstance. He said, “It […]
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Sun 19 March 2023: New Delhi: Top officials of the Delhi Police descended on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence on Sunday, March 19 morning, in connection with a notice served on him on March 16 for a speech he had made during the Srinagar leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Gandhi’s speech mentioning the grief of sexual assault […]
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Sat 18 March 2023: A court in Pakistan has cancelled arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a corruption case, according to Khan’s lawyer. Faisal Fareed Chaudhry, part of Khan’s legal team, told Al Jazeera that the court in the capital, Islamabad, adjourned the session and instructed the former prime minister to ensure […]
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Sat 18 March 2023: The situation between India and China in the Ladakh region of the western Himalayas is fragile and dangerous, with military forces stationed close to one another in some areas, according to Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, When the two sides clashed in the area in the middle of 2020, at least […]
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Sat 18 March 2023: Chandigarh: Punjab Police has reportedly arrested Pro-Khalistan Sikh hardliner Amritpal Singh Saturday, March 18, along with a dozen of his supporters. Across Punjab, internet services have been suspended till 12 noon on Sunday, March 19, and police have asked people not to “panic or spread fake news or hate speech.” Request all citizens to […]
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Sat 18 March 2023: Pakistan police have raided the Lahore home of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who is on his way to the capital, Islamabad, for a court appearance. Khan was summoned by the court in relation to a state gift case in which he is set to be indicted on Saturday. Soon […]
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Fri 17 March 2023: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday it will send a team of scholars to Afghanistan for dialogue on aspects related to Islam’s position on women’s education and work. “The OIC will continue its efforts and dialogue with the concerned authorities in Afghanistan and, in coordination with the International […]
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