Protest in Kashmir on Narendra Speech at UNGA By: S. A Haidri on September 26, 2020Protest observed in Kashmir on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speech at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Large number of people gathered in the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir under the aegis of Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu Kashmir holding black flags and ribbons tied on their arms. People lamented that the address of […]
Australia’s Afghanistan Test, one-day series vs New Zealand postponed By: Agencies on September 26, 2020MELBOURNE: Australia’s one-off Test against Afghanistan and one-day series against New Zealand have been postponed to the 2021-22 season due to scheduling “complexity” during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday. Australia were to play their first home Test against Afghanistan in Perth from Nov. 21 and three one-day internationals against New Zealand […]
Hamilton expects FIA response to shirt protest By: Agencies on September 26, 2020SOCHI: Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton expects the governing FIA to set out new rules on protest gestures after he wore a T-shirt declaring “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor”. The Mercedes driver, who can equal retired Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 wins at this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, wore […]
China’s Clover says its coronavirus vaccine candidate showed promise in animal test By: Agencies on September 26, 2020An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Clover Biopharmaceuticals appeared to be safe and able to trigger immune responses in animal tests, researchers have said. The result of the study on monkeys comes months after Clover began an early stage human trial in Australia in June, as global drug makers race to develop a safe […]
US protesters defy second night of curfew in Breonna Taylor protest By: Agencies on September 26, 2020More than 1,000 people defied a second night of curfew in the US city of Louisville to protest over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor, with some seeking refuge in a church. Two officers were shot during clashes in Louisville a day earlier, after authorities announced a grand jury […]
Protest declared unlawful assembly after police building set on fire By: Agencies on September 26, 2020A fire was set to the outside of a police union building late Thursday, leading authorities to declare an unlawful assembly as Portland, Oregon, grappled with another night of protests over racial injustice. Several photos and videos posted online showed flames erupting outside the doors of the Portland Police Association office. The fire was quickly […]
Indian diplomat summoned to protest ceasefire violations By: Agencies on September 26, 2020Pakistan on Friday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register Pakistan’s strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in which two innocent civilians received serious injuries. The ‘indiscriminate and unprovoked’ ceasefire violation by the Indian occupation forces on September 24 in Baroh Sector of the LoC, […]
Relatives protest as body of minor found in Karachi By: Agencies on September 26, 2020The body of an eight-year-old boy, who was kidnapped and allegedly raped before being murdered, was found in Karachi’s FB Industrial Area, prompting his relatives to block the main road in protest, police said on Friday. A suspect who allegedly killed the child was also arrested from the same area. The victim, aged between seven […]
Senior Indian diplomat summoned to register Pakistan’s strong protest over Ceasefire Violations by India: FO By: Web Desk on September 25, 2020A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to register Pakistan’s strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 24th September 2020, resulting in serious injuries to two innocent civilians. Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces […]
Anger, tears for protesters seeking justice for Taylor on September 25, 2020Angry, confused and shedding tears, demonstrators who spent months calling for justice in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor resumed their protests Wednesday after prosecutors announced a single officer had been indicted – but not on charges involving the Black woman’s death. The protests, which rekindled as soon as news of the grand jury’s […]