Sun 18 April 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asked the governments of Western countries to “penalise those deliberately spreading their message of hate against Muslims” by disrespecting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the same way that they had “outlawed any negative comment against the Holocaust”. Expressing concern over a rising wave of Islamophobia, particularly […]
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Sun 18 April 2021: Locals face reduced political representation, participation since region’s autonomy was revoked, say UN rapporteurs The loss of autonomy in August 2019 and introduction of new laws may lead to a reduced level of political representation and participation of local groups in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, according to UN experts. This […]
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Sun 18 April 2021: On March 13, Sarath Weerasekara, Sri Lanka’s minister of public security, announced that the government will ban wearing of the burqa and close more than 1,000 Islamic schools in the country. The minister was quoted as saying that “the burqa” was a “sign of religious extremism” and has a “direct impact […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: Myanmar’s State Administration Council remitted sentences of a total of 23,184 prisoners on Saturday, the first day of Myanmar Calendar New Year. According to the council’s orders, 23,047 Myanmar national prisoners and 137 foreign prisoners are remitted sentences to mark Myanmar’s traditional new year and on humanitarian ground as well as […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: India on Saturday recorded a new high of more than 234,000 daily coronavirus cases, according to Health Ministry figures. The figures show 234,692 cases were registered, which pushed the total to 14.5 million. There were 1,341 new deaths, taking the number of fatalities to 175,649. Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The withdrawal of the Italian contingent from Afghanistan will begin in the coming days, Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini said on Friday. “A few days ago, together with the Atlantic Alliance [NATO], we decided to complete a mission of many years in Afghanistan. The return of 800 Italian servicemen deployed to […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The police in Yancheng in eastern China’s Jiangsu province have raided an online service for gambling illegal in the country which accepts cryptocurrencies as payment, the local police department said on Friday. According to a statement from the Yancheng police, the online gambling service is based on an app called “Biggame,” […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: Scam-accused billionaire Nirav Modi’s extradition to India has been cleared by the British government. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel today signed the extradition order. Nirav Modi, 50, is a step closer to extradition but still has the option of legally challenging it within 28 days before the UK High Court. The […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The social media sites have been restored in Pakistan which were earlier shut on the orders of the Interior Ministry for four hours. The federal government had on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend social media platforms in the country from 11am-3pm. In a notice to the Pakistan […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked social media sites for four hours in Pakistan Friday morning, Samaa TV reported A temporary ban has been imposed on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Telegram, Tiktok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. They will resume working at 3pm. In a brief statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced “complete access to social […]
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