CHINA STANDS ON ‘RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY’ ON UKRAINE WAR: WANG YI

Sun 20 March 2022: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Beijing stands on the right side of history over the crisis in Ukraine and its position is “in line with the wishes of most countries”.  “China will never accept any external coercion or pressure, and opposes any unfounded accusations and suspicious against China,” Wang […]

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‘KASHMIR FILES’ SUCCESS LEADS TO PEOPLE RECOMMENDING ‘PARZANIA’, A FILM ON GUJARAT RIOTS

Sat 19 March 2022 The Kashmir Files has proven to be one of the most successful recent projects. The film, directed by Vivek Agnihotri, has been breaking box office records and continues to do so with each passing day. Interestingly, the massive success of The Kashmir Files has led some people to recommend another political thriller Parzania that was […]

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AFGHANS HEAD HOME FROM UAE AFTER US FAILS TO TAKE THEM IN

Afghan refugee protest in UAE calling for U.S. resettlement. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Fri 18 March 2022: Scores of Afghans who escaped their country when the Taliban took over and were left in the UAE while their documents to travel to the US were processed have volunteered to return to Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The evacuees say […]

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PM IMRAN WOULD FIGHT TILL END BUT WON’T OFFER MONEY, MINISTRIES TO SAVE GOVT

Fri 18 March 2022: The Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has divided Islamabad; however, this is not the first time that the premier has faced such a motion.  In the March 2021 Senate elections, Yousuf Raza Gilani defeated the government’s candidate former finance advisor Abdul Hafeez Sheikh in the National Assembly for […]

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VOLKSWAGEN FACTORY IN CHINA’S CHANGCHUN REMAINS CLOSED AMID COVID-19 RESURGENCE

Thu 17 March 2022: German carmaker Volkswagen has said that its plant in China’s Changchun would remain closed until Friday amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in the city. “Production in Changchun remains to be suspended tomorrow. In Shanghai, after resumption of production today, we will continue to produce tomorrow.” a company spokesperson said on Thursday. […]

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KASHMIR FILES, HAILED BY MODI, TRIGGERS ANTI-MUSLIM HATE SPEECH

Thu 17 March 2022:  Bollywood film on exodus of Kashmiri Hindus that won accolades from Indian PM is accused of fanning anti-Muslim sentiment. An Indian film focusing on the exodus of thousands of Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir that won accolades from Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fanning anti-Muslim sentiments in the country. The Kashmir Files, a 170-minute […]

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CHINA REJECTS US ACCUSATION IT IS NOT ACTING IN LINE WITH UN CHARTER

Thu 17 March 2022: The Chinese foreign ministry says it firmly rejects US State Secretary Antony Blinken’s comment that China’s unwillingness to condemn Russia is inconsistent with China’s position on the UN charter. China always believes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states should be upheld, said Zhao Lijian, spokesperson at the Chinese foreign ministry, […]

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SOUTH KOREA’S DAILY COVID-19 CASES HIT RECORD OF MORE THAN 600,000

Thu 17 March 2022: On Thursday, South Korea recorded a new high of over 600,000 coronavirus cases, with officials claiming the country was nearing the apex of an Omicron-fueled infection wave. South Korea leads the world in newly reported cases in the last seven days, with 2,417,174 infections, followed by Vietnam with 1,776,045 infections, according […]

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PM IMRAN LAUDS UN FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY TO COMBAT ISLAMOPHOBIA

Wed 16 March 2022: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed a decision by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to approve a resolution setting March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The resolution, adopted on Tuesday by consensus by the 193-member world body and co-sponsored by 55 mainly Muslim countries, emphasises the […]

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