Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan staged a protest outside Karachi Press Club, demanding the immediate resignation of Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab and strict legal action against those responsible for the Gul Plaza shopping mall fire that claimed at least 60 lives and left many injured.
The Hague, Jan 22 (IANS) A delegation of Baloch National Movement (BNM) met various representatives of the Netherlands Parliament, drawing attention to what it described as the ongoing “serious and systematic human rights violations” by Pakistani forces across Balochistan.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami is going all out to ensure that it secures a massive victory in the Bangladesh elections slated to be held in February. The organisation has devised separate strategies for the urban and rural areas and is targeting 163 constituencies exclusively where internal surveys have suggested a victory for the party.
United Nations, Jan 22 (IANS) Delaying Security Council reforms would cause “more human suffering and misery”, the G4 nations have warned while presenting a model for early action to restructure the UN’s highest decision-making body.
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Between geopolitics and economic pitches, US President Donald Trump’s Davos schedule was punctuated by jokes, off-script remarks, and self-deprecating asides that lightened a day otherwise dominated by war, trade and security.
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) A Republican-led House committee recommended holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress, thus escalating a standoff over their refusal to appear for depositions in a congressional probe linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
United Nations, Jan 22 (IANS) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India surged by 73 per cent last year, bringing in $47 billion, according to UNCTAD.
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the Middle East was more stable after talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Davos.
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) A new US rule, which changes how H-1B work visas are chosen, could bring strong economic gains over the next 10 years, according to a government watchdog, but may be taking effect faster than the law allows.
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) A federal judge in New York rejected a bipartisan request by two US lawmakers, including Indian American Ro Khanna, seeking court supervision of the Justice Department’s compliance with a law mandating the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
