LEAP-Pakistan

March 14, 2019

PM Imran to announce new visa policy today

Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to announce a new visa policy for 190 countries on Thursday in order to promote tourism and investment in the […]
March 14, 2019

Judicial reforms necessary for the country: Fawad Chaudhry

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday underscored the need for judicial reforms and said that it will be the biggest service that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government […]
March 14, 2019

US rights report in conflict with reality, says Zabiullah Mujahid

The Afghan Taliban have rejected a report on human rights violation released by the US State Department, saying that it is ‘in conflict with reality’. In […]
March 14, 2019

Assets in names of kin to be treated as Benami transactions

ISLAMABAD: The enforcement of Benami Transactions Prohibition Act is likely to create ripples, as assets held in names of family members, but created through unexplained sources […]
March 14, 2019

China blocks bid to blacklist JeM chief at UN

China on Wednesday put on hold a request by Britain, France and the United States to add to the UN terror blacklist the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammad […]
March 13, 2019

California death penalty: Governor Gavin Newsom to halt executions

California Governor Gavin Newsom will announce a moratorium on executions and a temporary reprieve for all 737 inmates on death row in the state. US media […]
March 13, 2019

Brexit: EU warns risk of disorderly exit ‘has never been higher’

The risk of a “disorderly” Brexit has never been higher, the EU’s chief negotiator has said, following MPs’ second rejection of Theresa May’s deal. Michel Barnier […]
March 13, 2019

Saudi Arabia puts women’s rights activists on trial

A number of women’s rights activists have gone on trial in Saudi Arabia in a case that has raised questions about the kingdom’s human rights record. […]