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Representatives of govt sectors, civil society give feedback on draft of Balochistan’s First Human Rights Policy

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Civil society representatives and government departments gave their feedback on the draft of Balochistan’s First Human Rights Policy at consultative workshops organized by the European Union (EU) funded ‘Promotion of Human Rights in Pakistan (Huqooq-e-Pakistan)’ Project (HeP) in collaboration with Human Rights Department, Government of Balochistan. The policy, likely to be finalized soon, has been […]

EU Announces Sanctions on Belarus after ‘Ryanair Hijacking’, Kidnapping of Journalist

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The European Union has announced sanctions on Belarus after the Belarusian government used a fake bomb threat to “hijack” a plane and arrest a journalist, Roman Protasevich, earlier this week. On Sunday, Belarus had scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a Ryanair flight after falsely reporting a bomb threat in order to make the arrest.  […]

Shehbaz asks SAARC members to formulate joint strategy against corona

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has said that member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should work together to formulate a joint strategy to combat threat posed to lives of the South Asian people by the coronavirus. In a meeting with Nepal Ambassador Tapas […]

European Union hits 200-million-jab milestone

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At least 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given in the European Union as of Tuesday, according to AFP data tallying up official figures given by member states’ health services. The milestone indicates that the EU should be on track to meet its goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults — meaning […]

UN council urges states to boost development cooperation

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  United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Ambassador Munir Akram, has urged states to boost development cooperation, which is vital to tackle the dual challenge of recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and fighting climate change, as the 54-member body concluded a two-day forum on the subject. Connecting participants virtually, the Development Cooperation Forum […]

Anil Kapoor to grace Europe Day celebrations as chief guest

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Actor and producer Anil Kapoor will be felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India and a European Union (EU) delegation as part of the Europe Day celebrations tomorrow (Friday), an official spokesperson said. The actor will be the chief guest for the celebrations, which will also be attended by EU Ambassador […]

Hungry for change, Ukrainians set to elect comedian as next president

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Ukrainians fed up with entrenched corruption and hungry for change are likely to elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no previous political experience, as their next president in a run-off vote on Sunday. The 41-year-old Zelenskiy, who plays a fictitious president in a popular TV series, has maintained a strong lead since winning nearly twice […]

Amid discord, G7 ministers seek common ground on issues

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Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday in the French seaside resort of Dinard, where they sought to find common ground on a range of contentious global challenges and lay the groundwork for August’s G-7 summit in Biarritz. Diplomats from the G-7 countries – the United States, […]

Amnesty lambasts EU downscaling of Mediterranean migration mission

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Amnesty International criticised the European Union on Wednesday for a “shameful” abdication of its humanitarian responsibilities after the bloc agreed to withdraw ships patrolling the Mediterranean for migrants attempting the perilous voyage. After months of wrangling, the EU agreed this week to extend its Mediterranean naval mission called Operation Sophia for six months from the […]